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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
THE HORROR OF WAR.

AAe sense OF horror that has come
over the world. from the sinking Of
the Lusitania marks the first sien q,
human1ty's awakening from this mac
orgy OF war. This act, which Is the
natural result Of whole generations
planning, has shaken civilization tt
It's foundation; and everyone asks hi,
fellow what is to be done about it
The first thought is to strike back
for violence is brute natures answe,
to violence. But reflection may ope1
TO US better ways and in a case OF
such magnitude we should adopt
nothing less than the best. Spacious
reasoning may be enlisted for anG
against the act, but mankind. made ur
its mind the instant the news was re
celved. There, is no call for Ameri
cans to fly to arms to avenge the
death of their countrymen. The. opin.
ion OF the world has already passe:
upon the perpetrators of this deed {:
more terrible sentence than ever fol.
lowed an act of war.
The doctrine Of Militarism. the dor
trlne of the advocates of big armies
ana nav1es, has been carried to its
logical result in the Lusitania affair
AS an act, of war 1900 innocent non.
combatants,' including many women
and children, have been slaughtered
IN cold blood Granting that the ext
genc1es Of war required the deed, the
fact becomes palmer than ever that
war OF any kind is inexcusable. Il
may now be more clearly seen how
barbarous IS the position OF those who
advocate war, knowing full we'll what
kind OF acts it may necessitate. What.
ever atrocity war may lead one bellip
erent to- commit it may possibly lead
another to commit also. Indignation
against the immediate perpetrators is
natural and just. Their guilt lis; clear
to all not blinded by partisanship. But
let the fact:not' be lost. sight Of that
all who had any part in melting anv
bell1gerent to war, when peace. on
some terms was possible, have some
OF the responsibility. "You cannot re.
line war;" said General Sherman up
on giving his celebrated definition OF
the terms! Every declaration Of war
implies readiness to commit the most
f1endisl2 Of acts. None Of the bellig.
erents could have had anything at
stake worth saving at the price OF
what has taken place. Would any OF
the evils alleged to be worse than war
have worse reSltS than srch q olauoh
ter Of dnnocents as has taken place. -
:Denunciation of the slaughter is in.
consistent, even; though natural, by
those who Justify war, and shout for
big appropriations for. the army and
navy. In denouncing this happening
they ,denounce their own teaching.
The philosophy of war makes humane
conduct crime when it may inter.
fere with or prevent victory. From
the consistent soldiers point of view,
the sinking Of the Lusitania was a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
COUNTY OPTION CONVENTION
AND Rally

county convention and rally Of
the county option forces of Kandiyohi
county is hereby called to convene at
the court house at Willmar on Satur-
day, May 20, 1915, for the purpose of
considering the issue before the vot-
ers of Kandiyohi county at the spec.
ial election called to be held June Z,
to organize and rally the temperance
forces Of the county and to take such
steps as may be deemed necessary to
insure full representation at the
polls and thus secure a result that
will be in harmony with the traditions
of the county.
The following is the basis of repre-.
sentation to this convention Five
delegates at large for each precinct
In the county, to be selected under
the direction of the precinct commit.
tee; two, delegates from each church
organization, farmers club, young peo-
PIES society, lodge, union, or other
organization in the county in sym
pathy with the purposes Of this con-
vention and which desires to be repre- .
scented. The delegates are to meet at
1900 o'clock q. M, for organization
and business. At two o'clock p. M,
the rally proper will take place with
speakers of statewide reputation.
This, will be the great event in the
history Of this movement in the coun-
~, and every organization should see
that it has accredited representatives
present.
Dated at Willmar this 18th day OF
May, 1915. ...
BY. order of the County Central
Committee.
Theo. Livingstone v. e. Lawson,
Secretary Chairman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19

the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Klint spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Klint.
The meat market is being repaired.
o. w. Kroona is building an addition
to his store.
Mrs. Ruth Peterson has returned af.
ter an extended visit at the home of
her sister in Irving.
T. O. Gilbert and Mr.. and Mrs. Grim
lund of Willmar were seen in our
burg the first of the week.
Lawrence Anderson and Mr.. Erick.
son of Svea were here on business
trip the forepart of last week.
J. V. Holmberg, the painter and pa
per-hanger, has left for Diamond Lake
where he will be employed for several
weeks.
Mr.. Stenberg has now taken pos.
session of the restaurant here and ex-
poets to run first class place. We
wish him success.
Services next Sunday at the Eben-
ezer church at three o'clock. Sunday
school at two o'clock. Rev. w. E.
Pearson of Willmar will conduct the
services.
Miss Grimlund, local instructor of
the fourth and fifth grades was taken
suddenly i'll Monday and had to re-
turn to her home at Willmar. Miss
Florence Anderson has charge of her
classes during her absence. We hope
for speedy recovery.
Rev. B. E. Walters of Metropolitan,
Michigan, arrived here Tuesday for a
short visit with friends and also to
attend to some business matters. He
left Thursday in his car for St. Peter
and Minneapolis where he will visit
before returning to Michigan.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Town of Lake Lillian.

!
May 11-Frank Murray and ]. B.
Baker to C. +. Haber, ne1.4, sec. 49,,
100 a., $4,000.
Town Of Edwards.
May 11-Delos D. Smith and wife to
John S. Johnson and Ed. F, Johnson,
e1-2 of nw1-4, ne1-4 of swift, sec. 1,
$1,000.
Town of tennessee. il
May 11-Gilbert E. Elton and wife
to Thore H. and Hans H. Ristvedt,
8 53-160 a., of sw1-4 of sw1-4, sec. l.,
$500.
Town of Willmar.
May 14-First National Bank Of
Willmar to Julia E. Morse n1.2 Of
nw1-4, se1-4 of nw1-4, ne1-4 of sw1-4,
WIZ of ne1-4 exc. a., sec. IS, 239 a.,
$1.OO.
May Henderson Land Co. to
Julia E. Morse, n1-2 of nw1-4, se1-4 of
nw1-4, ne1-4 of sw1-4, WIZ of ne1-4
exc. a., sec. IS, 239 g., $1.O0.
May 14-Julia f. Morse to Carl Lar
son, n1-2 of nw1-4, se1-4 of nw1-4,
ne1-4 of sw1-4, WIZ of ne1-4 except /
a. sec. 49, 239 a., $25,60O.
May 15-Henry johnson and wife
to Julia E. Morse, sw1-4 of sw1-4 of
ne1-4, sec. %, 10 a., $4,000.
Town of New London.
May 12-Frank E. Adams and wife
to Jacob Christensen, part Of ne14 Of
se1-4 $50 a. sec. %, part Of ne1-4 Of
se1"4 10 a. sec. %, 1880 a., $3.50.
Town of Colfax.
May 5-Probate Court to Anna l..
Henschien ct al, part of Govt lot 5,
sec. 80, 10 a.
Village of Kandiyohi.
May 12-Bertha Fornen to Alfred
Linderholm, lots II, IL and 10, block
13, $1.00.
Village of Raymond.
May 12-Probate Court to Caroline
Heir ct al, lots and and II and 10,
block S.
May 13-Harvey l.. Watkins to
Clara M. Spaeth, lots I, and 3, block
I, Leighton's First Add, $1.O0.
City of Willmar.
May 12-Oscar c. Bjelkengren, sin
gle to Tilda Bjelkengren, e. so it. OF
lots and 9, block 48, $1,225.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
HOW's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. -....
-: J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Cheney for the last is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions. and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
80: $ - Toledo, O.
Halls CatarTh Cure IL taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces :of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price Is cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls TaJrlly Pills for constipation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
WHY YOU ARE NERVOUS

The nervous system Is the alarm system
of the human body. 81 ia .$
In perfect health we hardly realize that
we have a network of nerves, but when
health IS ebbing, when strength is declin-
ing, the seme nervous system gives. the
alarm in headaches, tiredness, dfeamful
sleep, irritability and unless corrected,
leads straight to breakdown.
To correct nervousness, Scott's Emul-
sion is exactly what you should take; it's
rich nutriment gets into the blood and
rich blood feeds the tiny nerve-cells while
the whole system responds to its refresh
ing tonic force. It is free from alcohol.
Scott & BOVINE. Bloomfield, NJ. q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS.
FEvER1sH, CoNsT1PATED
Look Mother! If tongue 10 coated,
cleanse little bowels with "cali-
fornia Syrup Of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
"California Syrup of Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of the bowels, and you have
a we'll, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
Millions of mothers keep it handy be-
cause they know its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie Of california Syrup of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19

glorious achievement. None but the
pacfflst can consistently condemn it.
And in vigorously condemning it the
pacifist as consistently and as vigor-
ously opposes the demand that more
blood be shed to avenge the massa-
cre.-The Public.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
Struck by Lightning.

During the severe electrical storm
last Friday morning, the residence of
A. A. Anderson on w. Litchfield Ave.
was struck by lightning. Not great
deal of damage was done altho the
wall paper in some places was badly
torn and burned. The members of the
family were not injured, altho they
were more or less shaken up by the
shock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
Pleasantly Surprised.

About seventeen friends Of Miss
Hazel Nelson very pleasantly surpris-
ed her at her home on South Second
street last Thursday evening, the oc-
casion being her birthday annivers-
airy. The evening was spent socially
and in music and at a late hour delic-
ious refreshments were served. Be
fore leaving, the guests presented Miss
Nelson with beautiful paYasol as a
remembrance Of the occasion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
Official Vote in Swift.

Swift county was the sixth Mime
sofa county to go. dry under the pro-
visions of the county option law. Six
country precincts gave a negative ma
jority. The following is the official
vote as given in the Benson Monitor:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19
The Results in Kansas,

Few persons realize the wonderful
record that Kansas shows at the end
Of her thirty years prohibition of the
sale of alcoholic liquors. A careful
investigator, writing in The Outlook
recently, points out these facts:
In 81 of her los counties Kansas has
now no insane; in 81 of these coun-
ties there are no feeble-minded; sc of
her counties have no inebriates; 80
OF her county poorhouses have no in
mates; So of her jails were recently
empty, while IS counties had no pris-
oners in the State Penitentiary.
The entire number of paupers in the
state falls short of 600.
Some counties have not called a.
Grand Jury to try a criminal case in
ten years.
Not long ago Kansas had $2OO,0O0,-
600 in her banks; her farmers owned
livestock valued at $225,0O0,000, and
in one year the people have added
$45,000,O0O to their taxable property.
Only 2 per cent of the entire popu-
lation is illiterate.
Inc mortality rate has dropped
from II per thousand to per thous-
and.
Does Prohibition pay the people of
/ state? Kansas certainly answers
the questions with wonderful figures!
Miss Jenness Entertains Pupils.
Miss Helen Jenness entertained her
pupils at recitals at the Jenness home
On Seventh street last week. Twenty
Of her older pupils assembled there
Thursday evening, and on Saturday
afternoon thirty-seven of the younger
pupils and their mothers were receiv-
ed. Both occasions were thoroly en-
joyed by the participants.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19

The high school base ball team went
to Litchfield last Saturday afternoon
and played pick up bunch at that
place: The game was originally
scheduled for the high school team,
but owing to the bad weather the
Litchfleld bunch didn't expect Will
mar would show up. The game was
poorly played, owing to the wet con-
dition of the ball. The final score
was II to 10 in favor of Litchfield.
Otto Kuntz started to pitch for Will
mar but gave away after few in
nings, as he was unable to control the
ball. Bob Johnson succeeded him and
did as we'll as the conditions would
allow. Eitchfleld used four men in
the box, and Willmar was unable to
hit any of them very successfully.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-19

Lawn Mowers sharpened at the
Motorcycle Shop. p. J. Person. ADV.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08
TOO SOUR
the press?

Prof. Copeland, of Harvard, as the, story goes, reproved his students for coming late to class.
 ''This is class in English compost tion," he remarked with sarcasm mot an afternoon tea"
 At the next meeting one girl was twenty minutes late. Prof Copeland waited until she had taken her seat. Then he remarked bitingly:
 How will you have your tea, Miss Brown?"
 Without the lemon, please" Miss Brown answered quite gently.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08

Federal grand juries sometimes take notion in their heads to investigate federal contracts just as was done on the Panama Canal job, when a lot of 'get-rich-quick" fellows were very promptly told where to head in at- However, it is to be sincerely hopeu that no stigma like that will ever be put at the door of the Yuma project.
 It was currently rumored about the streets last night that a general shake-up" had taken place in the local Reclamation Service, and that as a result something like two hundred men had been laid off, about 60 of whom had been at work down at the end of the line. In order to get the exact facts, Acting Project Manager Priest was visited by an Examiner reporter early this morning, when the following important and interesting information was obtained:
 Reporter: Good morning, MT. Priest"
 ~ MT. Priest: Good morning, sir
 Reporter: q have called for the purpose of having nice, friendly chat with you about Yuma project affairs"
 Mr. Priest: q have absolutely noth- ing to say about Yuma project affairs
 Reporter: Tt is reported on the streets that quite a number of men were discharged yesterday; you cer- tainly can tell me how many, can't you?"
 Mr. Priest: No sir; I can not. have absolutely no information to give out regarding project affairs
 Reporter: Were any changes made here in your office force"
 MT. Priest: No, sir; but, as I have already said I have no information to give out regarding Yuma project af- fairs," and, with an impatient wave of his hand, MT. Priest turned and walk ed away
 Why all this secrecy?
 Does the acting project manager imagine that the people of Yuma, and particularly of the Yuma project, have no interest in knowing what is being done in the local Reclamation Service affairs? If he does he is entirely mis- taken, and if he refuses to give out information that the general public is legitimately entitled to, we'll, it will be obtained just the same, even if we have to get a new manager here to give out the information.
 Did you ever hear of the power of the press?
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08
EXAMINER REPORTER INTERVIEWS
 ACTING MANAGER YUMA PROJECT
read

MT. Raker-NOW MT. DAVIS, now much of this amount that is in the estimate here, of the $934,O00, is tC go to the building of ditches and sucf work as that to prevent overflow"
 MT. Davis-About $6O0,00O. I dt not have the overflow and drainage items separately"
 MT. Raker-I would like to have the overflow separate"
 'Mr. Davis-I do not have that. can get that however, for the nex meeting"
 In brackets this item appears Drainage $125,OOO. Flood Protection 75,OOO."
 MT. Raker-Have the water user! agreed to that item of overflow ex penditure, and drainage?"
 MT. Davis-No sir.'
 MT. Hayden-(Congressman from this district) There has not been any opportunity for the water users tC agree The project has not beer opened. The law we passed (20 yea extension) applies after the projec has been approved and opened. b! public notice."
 It can be seen from the foregoing that Congressman Raker could see nc reason for throwing the overflow money and drainage" money in the same kettle, which was the enigma expressed in yesterdays Examiner MT. Davis separated them for the Con gressman's benefit-$125,000 fol drainage" and $475,OO0 for overflow protection; this based on the tota sum asked for, S934,000. The loca project got the $934,OOO all right enough, and now comes the SelleW document, page g, showing that S49S 800 is the amount set aside fol drainage and flood protection And what will become of the remaining s101, 800? Why (again it may be asked) all this Juggling of figures
 When 'Ffghting John" Raker finds out that "one was slipped over on him he may have something to say, and he will say it in the same manner he used to do when he broke up the great est gang of outlaws in California.
 But these are all very small things. No one contends for a moment that anything actually crooked" has been done to cause these great discrepen- cies in the official reports. They only go to prove that somebody was talk ing through his hat" It is to be hoped that his elimination from Yuma prof ect affairs is permanent and complete and that henceforth the book ac- counts" can always be made to bal ance without the necessity of "robbing Peter to pay Paul"
 Some days ago, the Examiner stat ed that the printed records showed that up to June 30, 1914, (page 419 Thirteenth annual report of Reclama- ton Service") '104,694 barrels of ce- nent" had been used on the Yuma project. If these barrels" were di- 7ided into sacks, the question was Lsked what became of the sacks
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08

 and, inasmuch as it requires 4 sacks to make a barrel, it can readily be seen that there have been used on the Yuma project thus far 418,776 sacks of ce ment and that the sacks were worth $41 S77.60!
 Many thousands of these sacks, probably all of them, were used iD making levees and dikes; but, as matter of fact, were they all used that way? Some of them possibly went the same way that much of the cement and concrete is said to have gone dumped into the river at the siphon work-for what? We'll, just to give a perfect illustration of the wilful waste and extravaganza of the local project manager.
 Just how much of the cement was allowed to be ruined will never be known, just as it will be more than difficult to tell how many thousands of cubic yards of concrete work is too rotten to talk about" On one particular piece of work in the Bard unit the concrete is so soft that the birds and chickens are scratching it up in order to get sand in their craws." When MT. Escaped" Sellew's attention was called to this fragrant l ly outrageous piece of work by the unit holder near the job, he simply "winked the other eye" and let it l go at that. But MT. Unitholder got hot under the collar" ana wrote to Secretary Lane. He got an instant reply, saying a special inspector sure would be sent to examine the work. | the protecting wing of "the greatest project manager the world has ever known" bundled into one of those de- lightful joy-riders and started for the | defective concrete job. MT. Unit holder saw them comng, and hastened to the spot in order to make good his assertion. The project manager saw him, too, but instead of stopping the aforesaid joy-rider, he put on more ! juice" and went whizzing by. The 1 inspector couldn't find the place and, | upon recommendation of the project i manager, the report was made that no such man lives on the Bard unit" A subsequet complaint was made by the same exasperated unit holder, with the result that another inspector was sent out. This one went by himself and had no trouble in finding the rotten york; as we'll as the irate unitholder He used his hands for pick and shovel and got suitcase half full to take back to Washington as a sample of the concrete work on the Yuma prof. ect-the expense of these trips, of course, being charged up to the Yuma project
 Can you wonder that Secretary Lane has made up his mind to make a very thorough investigation of every crook and turn of the Yuma project? Can you wonder that the unit holders and water users are thoroughly and com pletely exasperated over the ruthless in which their money has been
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08

Prisoner, have you anything to say?
 Only this, your honor. I'd be mighty sorry if tn young lawyer you assigned to me was ever called upon to defend an innocent man."
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08
(From Examiner July 1)

Oh but what a gOld mine of information one finds in the printed official docu- ments relating to the Yuma project.
 Take yesterdays issue of the Examiner, for instance, and you will see that former Project Manager Sellew's an- nual report shows that up to June 30, 1914, Operation and maintenance during con- struction" had cost $412,853,- "A. Now pick up Part 1, Hearings before the Commit tee on Irrigation of Arid Lands" 63rd Congress, 3rd Session, Dec. 16, 17, IS and 21, 1914, and you will find on page 17, that MT. Wm. A. Ryan, comptroller of the re- clamation service, testified that "the total cost of opera ton and maintenance (Yuma project) to June 30, 1914, amounted to not merely $412,853,74, but $61O,239.63 showing a discrepancy be- tween these two reports of $197 ,385,63, or quite enough to keep several families in ice cold water-melons during an entire season. Why this jug gling of figures? It is be- yond comprehension to the average man, even though it may be as "clear as mud" to the reclamation officials.
 There are Congressman, however, who do not under stand the bookkeeping me thods of the Reclamation ser vice. AS proof of this turn to page Al, of the Congress sional Record above referred to and you will find some in- teresting questions put by Congressman John B. Raker of California, known all over that state as "the fighting judge" because when acting as Superior judge he was in the habit of adjourning court long enough to Tick the stuff fin" out of any man in the l court room who wouldn't obey his orders. On this oc- casion Chief Engineer A. P. Davis, of the Reclamation Service was on the witness testifying about the Yuma project and explaining the necessity for the $934, OOO a0Dro0riat tiO0 for the ifs
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08

Send the Examiner to your friends
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-01

Returning steamer will leave Philadel-
phia. from Pier 3, South Wharves Ctlrst
pier above Chestnut street, as folloWs;-
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Fri Oct. is pm Fri. oct 29 pm.
Boat stops at the Consumers Ice Cos
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ing at Chester l92 houIS aAIeI NS''''-s
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