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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
TERY few families Of the pres
~ ent day. even at the simple
home dinner. have the roasts

" ent day, even at the simple
home dinner. have the roasts
and meats brought on the Ia
BILE to be carved. 1t is so much sim
pier for every n concerned to have
the maid carve 1t In the kitchen and
pass 1t to each diner.
This simpler way, then, makes 1t pos
sible to have a much smaller table and
also does away with the necessity Of
placing any carving implements and
serving forks or spoons On the table
during the process Of setting it. The
arrangement of the silver at each place
has gradually changed during the past
I've years. and. while many Of the best
families adhere to the old way, still
the new method ts becoming almost
universal
The knives and spoons are always
placed together at the right Of the
plate and the forks at the left For
merly these were arranged according
to the order in which they were used.
beginning at the outside. with the knife
or fork for the first course. and work
ing In to the plate. But this makes
such an ugly arrangement that 1t Is
only retained by a few families.
Fur pretter is the present day ar.
rangement. which is made for its ap-
pearance rather than for convenience
Nowadays in setting the silver we
place the soup spoon next to the plate,
the largest knife right next to that,
then the next sized knife beyond that
down to the smallest knife and spoon
to be used. The coffee spoon Is not
put on the table. but is brought into
the dra wing room with the coffee serv.
ice. later.
A plate is always put al each place
on the table between the silver. being
removed when the soup Is brought in.
The glasses are above the knives, and
II there are to be wines or liquors the
glasses for these drinks are arranged
in order after the water tumbler. To
the left. above the fork. the butter dish
or bread and butter plate is placed.
Directly above each plate. in between
the glasses and the butter plate. should
be put individual salt and pepper shak-
era. Each person should have the use
Of a separate salt and pepper boz.
Flowers make the centerpiece. and
the four or two c~andlesticks are on 81.
Their side Of the center. Olives. celery,
radishes. pickles. bonbons Or nuts are
placed on the table from the start. No
bread or butter 10 put ON the table. but
10 passed by the maid.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
Cleveland Centenary.

There is strong sentiment In Cleve-
land. o.. In favor Of conmemorating
the one hundredth anniversary Of the
establishment Of the city BY the dedi-
cation OF the new public works. which
nre now practically completed at a cost
Of $15.OOO.000. Mayor Baker and Pres
ident Thwing Of Western Reserve uni
versity are strongly IN favor Of the
celebration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
A Gallon Of Gasoline.

A single gallon Of gasoline VIII Do
wonders almost anywhere, but mo-
where has 1t been applied to better
purpose than on the farm. Heee are
some Of it's stunts. 1t will milk 200
cows. bale four tons of hay. mix thirty
I've yards of cement. move q ton truck
fourteen miles, pillow three-6fths AZ IN
acre Of land and make enough e!ec-
tricity to keep eight lights going In the
farmhouse for thirty days.
Goodby to boyhood memories Of turn
ing the grindstone.-Wall Street Jour:
nal. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
Nature. Danger ce,ers.

The strong yellow and black
marking Of the European salaman-
der is what is called q warning
coloration, just as is the yellow and
black outfit Of the poisoned wasp.
Animals learn to leave the yellow
and black livery untouched, and
tentative bites are thus avoided BY
the creatures 20 marked.-Sir Ray
Lancaster.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
Traditional.

"Father," said the minister's lit
tie daughter, "the paper says you
toficiated at the wedding clad in
the traditional garb of the clergy
What does traditional mean?"
Traditional my DEAR" answer
ed the good man as he looked at his
cheap suit Of black, with a sigh,
strefers to something that has been
handed down" Chicago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
Belgian Refugees For tie South.

Belgian Refugees For the South.
The Southern Settlement and Devel-
opment organization. with headquar-
tiers in Baltimore. has recently been
organized. One Of the chief objects
OF the organization Is the plan to
bring to the south Belgian, refugees
from the a The Southern Settle
ment and Development organization
= not In the land business and Il not
opernted for profit
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
BUDAPEST AS A SUPPLY BASE
Capital Of Hungary Forwards Supplies
to Army In Poland.

Capital Of Hungary Forwards Supplies
to Army In Poland.
Budapest, the capital Of Hungary, Is
the principal base of supplies and pro-
visions for the Austro-H Hungarian army.
This city. $50 miles from Przemysl.
must provide enormous quantities of
-four. preserves. sugar. tea and every
thing else necessary for the mainte-
nance of the millions in the field. In
addition to this Budapest must provide
food for It's own population Of 100000
souls. These provisions are requisi-
toned in a country whose men be-
tween the ages Of nineteen and forty
two have gone to war and where the
work Of field and household is done
mainly by women. children and old
men.
From many quarters In Europe one
hears of the enormous increase in the
cost of living. Of disturbed economic
conditions and of the cessation of COM
merce and industry. But while Buda-
pest is naturally affected by war condi-
lions. she has no great reason to COM
plain. Very few shops have closed
their doors. In front Of the bakeries
and butcher shops there are no large
crowds clamoring for provisions. There
is no apparent widespread stagnation.
Despite the many great difficulties
that must be overcome. the victualing
Of the city goes on fairly smoothly. To
lie sure, Budapest feels the adversities
Of war In many ways. The cost of liv-
ing has gone up. for instance, but the
Increasing prices do not exceed those
which prevailed in times of economic
crises. i
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
His Punishment.

II had a horrible dream last night
said Huddleston when he came down
to breakfast the other morning.
rWhat was IT." asked his wife.
81 dreamed that I was In purgatory,
and was made to do all the thingsI
had told my friends I would do if I
were In their places."-Brooklyn Liza
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26

How 70 soften Hard Watsr with Com.
mon ooda.
A simple method 70 soften hard ~.
ter q ~ boil It for . quarter Of an
hour. pour It into an earthen Jug add
u quarter Of an ounce Of common soda
to each two esllonA stir. and when
cold carefully pour % the clsar watar
from tho sediment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26
TOWN BOOSTING.

Mark Twain once remarked
that q man would rather brag
about his own town when he Is
away from home than brag
about any other subject whatsO-
ever, including his own wife.
This is because a wife makes
herself largely. But a town Is
made by its own citizens and by
no one else.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-26

The earth l. our Workshop. We ~
not curse Il; We are bound 70 saaet1el
it-NaRini.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
Coalition Holding Up
Ne,U Water POlUer Bill

Jurisdiction over water powers in ma
tional forests away from Secretary
EiodstQn, anu those on public lands
away from secretary Lane, and place
all power an the hands of Garrison.
Tie Shields bill does not require the
Wa,er power interests TO pay for the
enormously valuable privileges which
| Il is proposed 10 give them. although
the amended Adamson bill for which
| II is substituted does protect the pub
lie interest in precisely this way. The
Shields bill fails 10 provide for the
necessary publicity and uniformity or
accounts, so as TO make possible the
proper supervision of the AFFAIRS
OF the companies as the Adamson bill
ibid
The Shields bill ostensibly provides
for method OF terminating the wa
terpower grant at the end OF 80 years,
but as a matter OF fact, II is apparent
ly carefully drawn so as 10 make IL
practically impossible for the United
States TO resume its rights. Ii does
this by opening the way for indefinite
I litigation over the fair value" or the
property TO be. taken back, and by
n the use of language under which the
! United States might be required TO
take over the whole electric lighting
plant OF city. in order TO get posses
sion again of waterpower owned by
the people
This bill also gives the power trust
the right TO condemn any land, public
or private. right which they should
never have. but which should be ex-
ercised when required for waterpower
development either by the states or
| the national movement Worst or all,
\ the Shields bill requires the govern
ment. on taking back again the prop
| erty whose use they have granted. TO
pay the unearned increment on land
condemned or otherwise acquired by
the company
! The Shields bill for the granting or
waterpowers on naYigable streams Is
| the bill of the water power monopo-
! lists said Clifford Pinchot, president
Of the National Conservation associa-
tion. in a statement severely scoring
! Secretary Garrison for his partlcipa-
\ tion in this scheme. There has been
no clearer attempt 10 defeat the con-
servation policy since water power
! first became a great national prob
lem II Is a direct reversal OF the
wise and fair conservation provisions
contained In the Adamson bin as II
passed the house. for which the
Shields bill was substituted. Presi-
dent Wilson endorsed the final Adam
! son bill The Shields bill is directly
opposed 10 the water power policy
which the president has endorsed.
But the Shields bill Is approved by
Secretary Garrison.
This is the second time We have
| been forced TO call public attention to
reprehensible neglect or the public
interest in water power on the part OF
| Secretary Garrison"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
Undercurrents of the War
Objection Our Selling War Supplies Not in Interest Of


} This policy would force on all ma
tions degree of preparedness never
before thought Of unless the peoples
lacking self-sufflciency were to be al.
ways at the mercy OF such self-suffi-
cient nations as the British empire,
Germany and the United States. No
nation would be ready for war unless
It's arsenals, warehouses and ship
yards were filed not only with all the
war supplies which might reasonably
seem requisite, but with all which un-.
der any state OF things might possibly
be required.
IT would impose upon the small and
unevenly-developed nation burdens
not possible TO be borne, or absolute
unpreparedness. Argentina, for In
stance, would have TO look out for
manufactured war material, while Hol
land would always have to be supplied
with foodstuffs enough for a war
It would broaden the field OF war
preparations enormously, and set the
nations watching each other with q
more hawk-like scrutiny than ever. A
nation finding itself temporarily In
possession OF an advantage over an
other would be tempted TO strike be-
fore the antagonist could make ready.
The nation caught short OF supplies
would be helpless and hopeless. The
advantage would pass forever and
completely TO the militaristic peoples.
They would no more be restrained
from attack by the fear that their
foes would be able to secure supplies
in the worlds markets. Preparedness
Is a great advantage as things are, but
with the worlds markets closed to
the warning nations, II would always
be the deciding factor. The nation
which failed to keep stocked up with
material or war would exist only SO
long as its prepared neighbors saw At
TO tolerate its existence. The manu-
facturers OF war supplies would profit
greatly by this policy in the long run.
but the world would not.
The proposal Is not advanced In the
interests OF peace, and would not
make for peace. II is one Of the un.
dercurrents Of selfish and unneutral
opinion-making. Look out for IL
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
Well Armed

Nerinex, provisional burgomaster OF
Louvain, has got OF some words that
ought to be engraved IN marble and
put in the archives at Washington.
He says:
America armed with bread. Is
Americanizing Belgium!"
Less than. a year ago America knew
almost nothing about Belgium and GER
tainly had little interest in IT. The
Relgians were just small people
located over there somewhere near
Frarce, Germany and Holland. Fn-
war came. America beheld a peace
full, Industrial people starving amid
the horrors OF war. America took up
another white mans burden" not
with the bayonet. not with political
arrogance, but with bread Men, wo-
men and children were foodless. II
was enough for America. America
armed herself with bread and Invaded
Belgium.
What does Americanizing Belgium
with bread mean? II means some
thing more than filling empty stom-
achs.
When Christ, chosen for crucifxion,
went up on to the mountain and re-
fused the world rather than bow dow~
u EVIL, including war. He had a vi
sion of all the peoples loving each
other as brothers and sisters. He had
put Himself and all the possibilities OF
human life into short sermon, Love
yc one another" He saw mankind
struggling for II, slowly progressing
toward It. finally reaching IL, as the
all Those Belgian men and women
are cur brothers and sisters. Our
bread is sympathy, help, love. and
such was Christ.
Can any 4hobler sentiment concern.
Ing America be craven in the imper-
ishable records than that she impress
ed upon a whole nation the glory Of
universal brotherhood?
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
When Shall We Learn?
BY J. A. eiFFIN

When shall we learn, and when shall
we learn.
How foolish we all can be?
We first build UP, and then tear down
When cherished ideals fee.
We worry and hurry and toll through
the years
For that which brings renown;
And then like children who build In
the sand,
We tear the whole thing down.
When shall we learn, and when shall
we learn
That rulers are only men.
Who patiently build for a nations 8
veal,
And then tear down again
With false ambition they toll through
the years
To win enduring fame;
And then they cast the garland OF
praise
In the furnace OF wars red flame.
When shall we learn. and when shall
We learn
That brothers all men should be,
And whether they're white or yellow
or black,
Should matter not TO me?
And those who earnestly seek through
the years,
To learn the Fathers plan,
VIII find neither war nor race nor
creed
In the brotherhood of man.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
BY HERBERT QUICK. /.

D1 HhhbEhI QClChs
AS in any great food, there are gh-
dercurrents in the flood of war. To
neutrals, undercurrents OF thought and
opinion are most important We as
citizens of the greatest OF the neutral
nations should be alive TO the danger
OF being led astray by them.
! An American likes to have opinions.
but he feels good deal of chagrin
when he is duped. The intellectual
pickpocket is abroad In the land, and
will rob US OF our views il We are not
cautious.
Take this matter OF selling muni-
tions OF war to the belligerents, for
instance. II by it We could stop the
practice Of going TO war, all of us
would be in favor of the embargo, ex-
cept such as have stock in steel works
and armament companies; but the
whole scheme of refusing TO sell arms
is based on the theory that we are
sure to be subjected TO the temptation
in the future. Nobody except Mr..
Henry Vollmer, OF Davenport, Ia, who
tants are greatly land naturally in
terested in the war. has had the nerve
TO suggest that we should refuse TO
sell arms and equipment for the pur-
pose of hurting one side or the other.
What effect would the policy OF re-
fusing to sell war supplies have on
the wars OF the future? This is the
real question 10 pacifists.
In the future, IL this policy is adopt
ed neutral nations will refuse to al
low their citizens 10 sell TO warning
nations such things as ammunition
uniforms. cannon, guns. saddles or any
other munitions or accoutrements or
war, or any goods from which they
may be made. The warning nations
will be unable to buy. and therefore
will be forced 10 keep on hand enough
to last through the war. unless Its
manufacturing mining and forest re.
sources. as well as its agriculture,
make IL self-sufflcient-fo food Is con-
traband OF war when destined for
armies or navies.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
By gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.-An unde-
sirable cooperation between the lobby
attorney for the water power trust anu
Secretary OF War Garrison is embar-
RAISING the passage OF the administra-
ton leading conservation bill-that
covering the use OF water power sites
on nayigable rivers.
Immediately following the consider
alton OF the ship-purchase bill, the
senate Is due 10 take up the Shlelds
bill for the granting OF water powers
on navigable streams. This blil Is
substitute for the so-called Adamson
bill, which passed the house last ses'
sion, after its worst jokers had Deeh
eliminated on the floor By the spleh-
did work OF Stevens. OF New lamp
shire; Rainey. OF Illinois, Kent oi
California, and Ferris, OF Oklahoma,
II will be recalled that just before
the Adamson bill came out OF the re-
dictionary committee on commerce OF
the house. Senator Knute Nelson, Oh
Minnesota. was discovered TO nave
submitted 10 Rome c. Brown, the Well
known attorney or the water power
interests, a Confidential draft" oil
water power bill which would have
absolutely turned over the water pow
ers OF the country to the trust win
practically no compensation 10 the
federal government Many OF the pas
sages I'm this confidential draft" and
many OF the amendments suggested
by Mr.. Brown were found TO have
crept into the Adamson bill, but were
eliminated on the floor OF the house
The senate committee on commerce,
OF which Senator John X. Shields. OF
Tennessee, Is a member refused TO
consider the Adamson bill when II
came 20 them. Instead Shields intro
duced a substitute bill, which was
sent 10 Secretary OF War Garrison for
his suggestions The war depart
ment. through the chief OF engineers.
has Jurisdiction over power sites In
navigable rivers Secretary Garrison
recommended to the committee the
adoption OF certain amendments 70
the Shields bill embodying the worst
features OF Knute Nelson's 'contiden-
tial draft" bill approved by Rome G.
Brown and the water power interests.
Curiously enough his proposed
amendments were in some cases iden-
tical word for word with similar
amendments suggested TO Nelson by
Attorney Brown.
The committee adopted the sugges-
tion OF Garrison and reported the bill
out As II now stands. II Is the clear.
est attempt to defeat the conservation
water power policy yet made. In spite
OF an agreement between Secretaries
Houston. Lane and Garrison as TO the
division OF authority between the ag-
ricultural, interior and war depart
nlents over water powers in their sew
cral jurisdictions. the Shields bill. ap-
proved by Garrison, would take the
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20

against rotten garden stun This de-
pends largely upon the housewife who
buys and the gardener who sells.
There is little attempt at inspection
OF vegetables in American cities
Vegetables which ase 10 be eaten
raw. such as lettuce. radishes. etc.
should under no circumstances be
sold If they have in any way come
in contact with human excreta or
earth so contaminated This is rath-
er a usual practice with certain orien-
tai gardeners who are now raising
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
L.ASSES DOUGHNUTS GOOD
RY CAROLINE coz.

Molasses Doughnuts-One cup OF
molgsses, l cup Of sour milk in which
has been dissolved teaspoon OF soda.
Beat / egg very light and add to the
first mixture: IL teaspoon OF salt, IA
teaspoon OF ground ginger, and add a
teaspoon OF vanilla; add -four enough
TO make very soft dough, roll out. cut
in shape and fry In deep fat.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20

ease In considering {
the food supply oi
a city.
Decomposed veg
etable matter may
be as harmful as
decomposed animal
matter!
The chief thing
Is TO guard yourself
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
Let the People Rule
land Write
Subscribing For What They Sub
srrih~ To

Subscribing For What They Sub
scribe To.
To the Editor Of The Times
The Equal Suffrage league OF Wayne
county wishes 10 thank The Times
for the very timely and Timssey edi'
torial on the suffrage amendment
which came out last Thursday On
the strength OF which it wishes to
subscribe for The Times for all time
I've hope) lest anything escape the
aforesaid league.
f. S. HITCHCOCK.
Detroit, Jan. IS, 1915.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
rs 1T A CLEVER TRICK IF PLAYING
1T COSTS THE ONE WHO PLAYS 1T SIS?

few days ago Detroit Chicago young
polished in speech, andd
He rented a in Pontcharrain hotel
From his teiephond Express company giving
his business that Co.. asking
to send over $4,000 worth of travellers checks
Safety express company
to the hotel with the checks
politely courteOusy and the express company
representative would kindly seated young up
treasurer of the Ford and find what his
check
ION the way and should right" young
Business of repeating the phone what
posed to have said.
rap came at the door
boy holding envelope MOreand
young
cashiers Chicago $5Ooo stamp
the Ford Motor Co. the back with the the
treasurer.
the official of express company departed with S.
check raised $4,000 and bearing the forged the Ford Co.
treasurer
The young called company plant right he
asked the when
official into the with the travellers checks.
But instead anything like Your check the and
should be there now the undoubtedly qg What
checkG' with whom did wish pak With whom
tang7 What you talking express company
official Of didn't hear and the young look satisfied
and hung up the phone on the bewildered treasurer
"clever" the newspapers applying the
young and his
and his trick which put express company
Cevey" the young evaded the police and Of town
"Clevery" put distance himself Detroit
went by the chances his being caught quite remote
"Clever this young however he did hold
Q monopoly ceverness
Once time there clever by the of Morse who
afraid his hands livelihood and who his wits
another purpose that of cheating other people their
This invented the telegraph and the perfectng of send
ing dots dhes between points matter how
far away.
And happened that when the clever young Mr. Moreland
stepped train Jacksonville they already had description Of
him at police headquarters in that city.
Jacksonville resided another and
whose i put 10 a public service II
This proved be a detective Identity
ing strangers from telegraphed description
he "clever" up to
and snapped handouts his
Morend back in Detroit He isn't stopping
His cell with heavy steel bars the windows
do figuring
The company has recovered $4,000 $4,000
They took Mand when they
Detroit perfectly good s5-good
for IS anywhere.
It looks Moreand exactly money He faces
q long prison term in the bargain, of
Just how very "cever" this young
there anybody still clever the last per
he win get to agree with him young MI. Moreand
Being $5 out and very besides idea he has
reached a conclusion that 1T DOESN'T PAY.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20
Proaress Since Then.

Lady-Why. you naughty boy,
never heard such language since the
day / was born.
Small Boy-Yes. mum; s'pose dere
wlz a good deal OF cnssin' de day you
wuz born.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-20

"Lem Lowney was readin' In tn
Paper down Z tn Store that tn sher-
in out west had seized 6urlesque
show and Bill Study spoke up and
said II was Just another case of tn
Law takin' its Chorus"