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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30
FINDING THE FORTRESS OBSOLETE

All ideas plans and specifications for forrcsscs
will have TO he revised In fact il is now a fore
gone conclusion that the old style fortress, which
once would withstand the onsaughtS of anything
the enemy could bring against it, is obsolete
American army engineers in planning for the
mure defense Of this country will scarcely ignore
the lessons already taught by the European war
among which is the very patent fact that the steel
and concrete STRONGHOLD is thing Of the past The
fortrcsses at Ncrdm and Toul have escaped de
yastation because they have been defended from
the German army not because they have been
able TO repel its attacks
N is reasonable to expect that from now
projects for great ForrpsSes will he cast aside
in most part and that there will he substituted
strong field entrenchments extending perhaps in
several series from frontier 10 frontier and prc.
sentng continuous lines of defense which will be
practically impreGnabc TO frontal attack
Already some hint of the probable permaneucy
Of such lines in the European states il given In
the quarters that have been thrown MP by the al
lied armies in France, which furnish 10 the sol
dery many of the comforts as well as the neces-
sites Of life, and in the strong sharpshooter bar
racks OF the Germans that give their occupants al
most complete immunity from harm
II is easy TO imagine that the substitution NJ
Snch trenches for pretentous fortifications wonld
have peculiar advantages aside from their imme-
d,atC availability ms shelters and as strongholds.
They should be relatively inexpensive both 70
make and to maintain They could be made more
continuous than any line of fortresses. They wonld
be mobile in that they could take advantage Of
ev'ry natural inequality of the ground and could
hc quickly altered TO meet emergencies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

France reports that 4s9733 wounded soldiers
have been treated thus far in its military hos
pltaIs, The death rate is the lowest in the history
OF war. This is due in part to better tvpes OF
ordnance and in part to better medical and sur
e'caI attention. While no man can refuse his sym
pathy with every means whereby the horrors of
warfare can he minimzed there is little doubt that
me better care Of the wounded and the cleaner
cuts OF modern bullets and weapons are mighty
power in lengthening conflict
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

suggestion she would have come near
cr having 1t followed by those she Is
trying to Influence
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

As matter Of fact we deem Il
proper to inform the readers Of this
column that young people will marry,
regardless Of all the warnings that
can be heaped upon them, and that
sometimes older persons do not show
that they have learned anything by
experience
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

Livestock men assert that there has
been decrease OF over i0,0O0,OOO
head Of cattle In this country during
the last two years and an increase In
valuation OF almost $3.50, 100000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30
ACTIVE FOR PEACE.

campaign for worldwide peace
viii sOon be IN full swing In the
United States.
As soon as the war now deyastat.
lng Europe II over II Is believed that
Il united effort will be made by the
nations to take steps to forever pre-
vent amy possibility Of future wars.
Secretary Of state William J.'Bryan
has prop sed to congess Of all neu
tra nations to lay the foundation "
AN international peace commission or
world government" Its plan contem
mates call for peace congress hy
american women
The International Peace and Equity
League, the object Of which Is 10 dis
ram all nations Of the earth IL active
In the organization Of local leagues.
" IL predicted that the league will he
one ~ the important factors In bring
ING universal disarmament.
The horse had run away and was
tangled up In the wire fence ut the
side ot the muddy road. Its half
witted owner had kicked and sworn
and tried to lift the animal till he
was out Of sorts and covered with
mud
A well gromed man came laong took
in the situation and suggested {;
Spring the fence back, and then
he can get bis feet free"
The owner Of the horse did as he
was told "Now give him a cut with
the whip and he'll get mp himself. v
This the owner also did Then he
looked at the horse up and ready
for travel, looked at himaelf covered
with mud, looked at the immaculate
gentleman In the road. Wrath filed
his soul
We'll" he grumhled, thank You
Just as much as n you'd helped me.
--Everybodys,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

A campaign for worldwide peace
viii soon be IN full swing In the
United States.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30
NOTICE TO SURSCRIBFRS.
MAKING RFMITTANCES.

Hmanceu should be made by posOffice order o
bank draft rrmttns subscription by mail definite ~
formation should be given whether II Is subserp
lion renewal Make money orders aud drafts payable
Times
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

The number OF cattle In the United
States has diminished and the popu
latlon increased progressively for ten
years until now they are too widely
divergent to hope to get full supply
for least ten years more.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

Also II is well to bear In mind that
Colonel Palamon was only hero In
one Of Hon Dryden's poems and that
he never performed any Of the valor-
GUS deeds accredited to him except In
Imagination.
And those who want 10 believe that
Colonel Arctic who died, was In
reality more fortunte than Colonel
palRmon, they still have the privilege
n clinging to that belief
hut those who ARE suffering from
broken homes ar bruised places aC.
Quired while the surface VI the state
was covered with sleet and snow have
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

II il officially stated that unless
scientific breeding for increase IL geu.
eral and the slaughter Of calves
ceases before five years have expir"l
America will find herself in the class
Of European countries that have TO
import beef"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30

All these arguments are vain, how
ever. and should all the mothers give
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.
lie Progress Among New Jersey Mu-
inequalities Since 1911.

lts Progress Among New jersey Mu-
inequalities Since 1911.
Since the adoption Of the Walsh act
BY the New Jersey legislature in 1911
commission government elections have
been held in forty-three municipalities
in the state. Twenty-one municipah-
ties have adopted the new form and
TWENTY-FIVE have rejected It. In the TO-
tai vote Of 1O4.Oe9 cast throughout the
state commission government leads By
q majority Of 800. In commenting on
these figures the Newark Evening
News says:
3 ,.srhe margin isn't wide. but it 10 dig
.ni6cant tusview Of the powerful com
bination that has been formed. to tight
against any and all plans that will take
municipal rule ont Of machine control
and win make 1t q business propesi-
ton"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
People. Of Peru.

Peru has q within her borders a be-
wildering variety of ace There are
the white people Of Spanish descent.
the mestizos (half Spanish, half nativel
and the Indians. The Indians them
selves are of two races-those of the
mountains and those Of the forests.
The highlanders are the descendants
Of the ancient people of the Incas.
Both lowlanders and highlanders are
treated as beasts of burden by the 9th
er classes. So accustomed r they to
being cheated that when an English
traveller recently exploring the Andes
paid his porters without a grumble or
a deduction he overheard. them excit-
edly commenting upon the fact that
the "Ingles" had paid up in full.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
Il CIVIC paoME.

Three or four men cannot
make q town. ten or twelve can
not mold a city. and yet through
innumerable towns and cities Of
this continent isolated and pub
lie spirited little groups are slav-
ing away in a determined indi-
vidual effort to make their civic
homes bigger and better and
more prosperous. Month after
month. year after year. the
workers labor with the whole
hearted power Of their enthusi-
astic convictions, and in the end
their most earnest efforts are
only too frequently bafled by
the lethargy and stupidity Of
their owl eyed fellow citizens.
A man who neglects his bust
ness is an 'idler," "a sluggard."
A man who allows his home to
tumble into decay is "a rascal"
or "a sot," but a man who
shirks his civic duty, shuns his
civic obligations. slurs his civic
authorities. is-oh, we'll, simply
Indifferent:
Let US hope some time the day
may come when. the civic .drone
shall be pilloried alongside the
bankrupt and the vagrant. his
faithful prototypes. his true
compeers.-Town Development.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
SOCIAL CENTER MOVEMENT.
Report Shows Considerable Growth In
the Past Year.

Report Shows Considerable Growth In
the Past Year.
A list Of seventy-one municipalities
having paid social center workers has
just been published in a report COM
piled by Clarence Arthur Perry of the
Russell Sage foundation department
Of recreation.
Concerning the social center move
ment throughout the country the Rus
sell Sage foundation report shows that
in places where it has already started
the rate of growth is much higher
than the rate at which it spreads in
new localities. In other words, the &C.
tual results of the social center are
more effective in getting public sup
port than the words Of its most enthu-
siastic champions.
The work is getting on a more solid
basis. Seventy-one cities had during
the winter of 1928 paid workers for
some form Of social center activity as
opposed to forty-four the previous sea-
son, and the amount expended, in the
maintenance of school centers has
grown from $139.5s5 in 1912 to 1884,
575 in the past year. There T 1927
paid workers reported. This. with the
volunteer workers, brings the number
of persons engaged in social center d.
rection above the 5000 mark.
That the general social and recrea-
tional possibilities of the wider use Of
the school plant" movement are max
ing a constantly greater appeal may
be seen from the fact that In 961
.schoolhouses there were public enter
tainments and lectures. in 496 school
buildings there were open meetings of
adults to discuss local problems, ath-
letics or folk dancing in 474 schools
and social dancing in 100. +
A notable development Of wider
use'' in 1928 was for election and
other civic purposes. Balloting dur
ing elections took place in $40 school,
houses. 259 buildings were used for
registering voters, and political rallies
to the number Of 481 took place in
school edifices. =,
Mi. Perry reports great difficulty in
obtaining exact statistics Of social
center activities. Little uniformity Of
agreement exists as to what consti-
tutes a social center. Even the name
itself is not constant. The institution
is variously reported as recreation
center" ''civic CENTER" social and rec
reation CENTER" evening center"
"commnnity CENTER" etc. Some cities
have social center activities going on
six nights a week while others open
their school buildings once or twice a
month.
we should. however. look beyond
the mere figures in judging social cen
ters." says Mr.. Perry. "Centers Of in
dividual growth and refinement. Of
civism and social integration-that Is
what these places are. and no system
Of numerals can ever be devised that
will convey an adequate notion Of the
~:vitalising influences which radiate
from them"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15

"About a year ago my three
boys had whooping. cough and I
found Chamberlain s Cough Re
medy the only one that would re-
lieve their coughing and whoop-
ing spells. l continued this treat
ment and was surprised to find
that it cured the disease in a very
short time," Writes Mrs. Archie
Dalrymple, Crooksville, Ohio. For
sale by all dealers.-Adv.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
"p,.,r In n. L.o.l s.n.e.

In the legal sense the word "plea'
is grossly misused. One reads that the
lawyer during a trial delivered an clio.
quent plea to the jury" he did moth
ing of the sort. He delivered to the
jury an argument or ar entreaty that
may or may not have been eloquent.
A plea is properly used only Of the
pleadings or arraignments before q
trial. not of the argument at the
trial. A plea is invariably addressed
to the court; an argument" may be
addressed either to the court or the
jury. The same applies (still in the
legal sense Of the wordsD to the verbs
Ito plead and ITO argue."-New York
World. .rft
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15

There 10 no one feature Of civic prog
ress in Europe that 30 impresses the
careful American observer and student
as the orderly and thoughtful develop
ment Of the cities. The art Of munich
pal government. is not only known and
studied. but is practiced. The most
visible effect Of tt. ef3clert practice =
the. physical development Of the cities.
This IL city planning in its broadcast
aspect. says Edward Ewing Pratt =
Town Development.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15

but the gas bag. l didn't put any 1a1tn
in this Interpretation. Since I could
get n o information l determined to
leave my business in charge of my
demonstrators, go to the office Of the
company and find out for myself what
was at the bottom of my good fortune.
carried out my resolution and m
day walked into the Office Of the manu-
f%acturer. I was obliged to send In my
card to the president and received a re-
ply to call at his home that evening.
When l presented myself there, after
being admitted, an elderly woman
came in to receive me and said:
"My husband has asked me to say
that he is under q great obligation to
you, which he is endeavoring to repay.
But it is in your power to do him a
great injury. He suggests that you re-
turn to your home and accept the ben
elts he has bestowed upon you and
those he intends to bestow, asking no
questions"
"And he will not see met"
He prefers not"
MAY I ask why"
Because you may recognise him."
And II I dot"
II can answer no more questions. I
will say this, however, consider my
husband oveftimid about the matter"
II cannot conceive why I should In
jure one who has 20 befriended me-" :
She remained silent, and I withdrew.
l returned to my home and within q
week received a certificate for another
thousand shares Of stock.
One night while lying awake mem
DRY brought me a possible explanation.
When 4 younsster, some fifteen years
before, while hunting I started from
the bushes 4 man wearing stripes. He
begged me mott betray him. Instead
Of doing 90 l secured ordinary clothes
for him, which he put on and went his
way. ! never heard from him. I do not
doubt that this man became successful
and was my benefactor. After think
ing the matter over I decided to respect
his wishes and never again tried to go
him
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
Tools Of the Ancients.

or the materials used by the a%ncients
in making tools nothing is known. nor
are the methods employed by them
known. but we do know that their
tools for stone work equal t"
anything in lae by us.
They used both solid and tubular
drills and straight and circular SAWS.
The drills were set with jewels. prob
ably cormndum. and even lathe tools
had such cutting edges. So remarka
BILE was the quality of the tubular
drills. 1t is said. and the skill of the
workmen that the cutting marks in
the hard granite give no indication of
the wear Of the tool. while a cut Of a
tenth part OF An inch WAS made in the
hardest rock Mt each revolution. and a
hole through both the hardest and soft
est material was hored perfectly
smooth and uniform throughout.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
Meeting Of Shareholders

Meeting Of Shareholders
There will be a n: ceting of the
shareholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of Waahburn, N. D..
at their banking room ON Tues
day, June 9, at 4 o'clock p. M,
for the purpose Of electing a
board of directors.
Dated at Washburn, N. D.
April 20, 1914.
Aug. E. johnson, Cashia r.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
Guarding Against Mishaps.

Guarding Against MIohapo.
The. kid came into the library and
politely begged his fathers pardon for
disturbing him.
well, what is it?' asked the father.
II hate to bother you, dad, but Sis
ter Ann is going to elope with that
young Mi. Taylor tonight"
"How do you known
HE has a rope ladder hid in. the
garage"
Thanks for telling me. son. Now.
look here; you run right upstairs and
tell your mother what you've just told
me. II she doesn't know about It be-
forehand she might think 1t was bur
glars when it comes of and raise Z
row."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15

Psalm OF Lives.
lives Of tomcats oft remind ~,
After all 10 said and done
We would hate to pay insurance
On nine lives instead Of one.
Florida Time0-Unto0.
Lives Of centipedes remind u
We would all ambition lose
II We had to find the cash to
Keep the centipede in shoes.
Allentown Democrat
Lives Of elephants remind NJ
It would put US in q funk
II from birth to death We had to
Lug around q silly trunk.
Springfield Union.
Lives Of mermaids oft remind us
That we'd never have the blues
II we could Just saw the dollars
That we now invest in shoes.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
Lynch Law.

Iy0cu law.
Very often when a crowd has taken
the administrat ton Of justice into its
own hands you will hear mention Of
the lynch law.
The name Lynch" vas that Of a
United States planter OF the eighteenth
century who undertook on bis own &C.
count to support the government ct his
region and protect society. according
to his way Of thinking. by Furnishing
with stripes or Punishment all lawle~s
persons.
Today the term lynch Law 10 used to
describe all al by which q crowd
wreaks its vengeance against a pris-
oner without the presence Of judge.
counsel and witnesses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15

c~ensidsrats Censorship.
Does your father know l love you?"
mo. Papa isn't very well, and we've
kept it from him."-Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
FOR THE CHILDREN
Nv Aunt's Garden.

usually the oldest Of the group. 10 chos-
en- speaker. The speaker begins by
saying: II come from my aupt's gar
den. In my aunt's garden are four
corners"
Each player In turn must repeat the
name sentences. not emitting or chang
ing a word. II q mistake 10 made the
child making It 10 placed in the center
Of the circle to be disposed Of later,
and the person next to him goes OF
with the. game. After each has had
his or her trial at repeating after the
speaker the latter again has the door.
IL come from my aunt's garden. In
my aunt's garden are four corners. In
each corner grow a rose and a lilac
BUSH"
Again the members of the company
in turn repeat the words Of the speak
er, and those making mistake are plac-
ed with the FIRST culprits inside the cir
cle.. sitting cross legged on the floor.
Again the speaker takes up the thread
of the game.
II come from my aunt's garden. In
my aunt's garden there are four cor
ners. In each corner grow a rose and
q lilac bush. And three bees gather
honey from the rose. And a worm
eats at the lilac blossoms"
Again the process Of repeating after
the speaker is gone through, and the
game continues as before. the speaker
using her or his W Judgment as to
just how long to make the story OF the
"aunt's garden" At the close OF that
part of the game the culprits in the
center Of the circle are made to pay
some fun making forfeits.
A Fighting Pair.
Dogs fight; you all know that. But
did you ever hear Of scissors being
quarrelsome? Here is a fable called
The Cross Scissors" d.
why must we always keep togther.
fastened up tight by that tresomc
screw" So cried n of the two sides
Of a pair Of scissors.
"H0w much more work we could do
apart! Each Of IFS has a sharp point.
each has q round ring at the end to
hold the finger or thumb. and each has
an edge for cutting. We don't care to
keep together; we don't choose to keep
together. If We can get rid Of that
screw we'll be as wide apart as we
cant"
So the two points Of the scissors
were stuck out on each side as wide as
they could 60. and 30 we're the two
round rings. till they looked as cross
% could be. But the silly pair Of
scissors soon found out what a great
mistake had been made. Some silk
was placed between the two points.
which it was their duty to divide. but
it was very clenr that no cutting could
he done while they remained apart.
AFTER all. ] can't get on without
you," said the right side to the left.
LET us kiss and be friends" said
the left side to the right.
So the two rings touched. and the
two tips kissed. and the silk was divid-
ed with ease.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15
Dressing w.

OToootn8 ".
Do you think that mother will mind
II dress in her lovsliest thingsY
mar 10 nothing much lacking. I dnd.
Except just. her beads and her ria0.
DO YOU think she will get . surprise
/, when I come with the train IN my hand7
These slippers are more h my Size.
But the buckles are perfectly grand!
IL win be 10 funny to zee
The look that will come to her facs!
I know It's becoming to me-
That scarf Of beautiful lace!
WV vas that. "A step on the stair7
Il II certainly coming this way!
What . pity II -! But. there.
can try It again some day!
Youths Companion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15

Dshsadinss and cv+talinss.
/. Behead and cuEta1l to ffightan one
and leave Q travelling Conveyance. 2.
Dohead and curtail q worthless. lazy
1G1low and get, a. male animal. 3. Be-
Nod and curtail summer insects and
ret q falsehood.
Answsrs.-1. scare: 2. tramp; 3.
flies.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Preacher Valves Fee
To Couple He Unites
In Dome of the Capitol

That fine old poem about "curfew
shall not ring tonight puts the size
of the city as "a speck beneath" to
Bessie, swinging on the clapper OF
the big bell But J. C. Carr and his
1S-year- old bride. who was Miss Ell
sic Elliott, agreed Saturday morning
that Atlanta looked like a good sized
bit OF territory. while they were be-
ing married the day before in the
dome of the Capitol
Il really wasn't swinging on a bell
clapper to save my lover" says Mrs.
Carr. "and guess that makes diff
ference"
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr are the second
couple to be married in the tall dome.
The Rev. w. 3. Wilson, Baptist
minister and an engineer in the Cap
itol basement, performed the cere-
mony.
MY fee will be $40 in the base
ment," he told the young couple. III
you will climb up to the dome I'll do
the job for nothing" They did
Carr is % years old and station
airy engineer He lives at No. 81
Hayden street.