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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
Malmbero RetireS.

J. O. Malmberg of Atwater, veteran
harness maker of Atwater, has retired
from that business and will hereafter
devote his time to his mail route, and
auctioneering. Victor Klingenberg Of
this city has purchased Mr.. Malm-
berg's stock, and has removed it to
his shop on Fifth st. in this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
Visited Comrades,

Christian Hennings of Willmar was
here last week as the guest of his
comrades, John McCallum and John
Crippen, all of whom were members
of Company A, 18th Reg, Wisconsin
Vol. Infantry and enlisted at the same
time at Prescott, Wis. -Ortonville
Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
1.-THE Sunburo Enterprise."

1.-THE SunburQ Enterprise"
A new paper in the field of journal
ism, is "The Sunburg Enterprise"
The first appearance of the paper was
last Thursday. 1t is published by the
people of Sunburg, the printing being
done in the office of the Kerkhoven
Banner. The first number was full of
good live news matter, and the paper
will without doubt be looked for each
week by the citizens of Sunburg, with
a great deal of interest.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
Dance a Success,

The dance given last Thursday eve
the Willmar Citizens Band, was a
great success, the largest crowd of the
season being in attendance. The hall
was decorated, and music was furnish.
ed by Moore's Saxophone Orchestra.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
LEARN DREssMAKlNo,

Learn DressmaI<Ino and Ladies'
Tailoring. teach pattern making,
cutting and fitting. DO your own sev,.
Ing. Terms from elk weeks TO three
months. Come early and engage your
place or, write Miss Matilda John.
con, Toe e. Lltchheld Ave., Wlllmar,
MINI. Phone 6oA
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
That Snecial Edition.

That Special EuItIon.
Special editions of newspaper
week" to come to our exchange table
were the Morris Tribune and the Will
mar Tribune. Mr.. Morrison confined
his edition of the Morris Tribune to
sixteen pages but he put punch"
in every page. The Willmar Tribune
was especially well illustrated and the
edition bore the earmarks of Mr.. Law
sons thoroughness.-Ortonville Jour-
nal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
The Barber Shop.

The Metropolitan Barber Shop,
Bank of Willmar Building, B. T. Otos,
Proprietor, is the shop to get shave,
hair cut and bath. Good sanitary bath
rooms. Razors honed and scissors
sharpened.-Adv.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27

occupy rooms upstairs until they can
find another place.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Lundquist made
a trip to Norway Lake Monday, in re-
Spouse to a message that E. O. Glesne,
Mrs. Lundquist's father was suffering
from blood poison coming from a sore
on one of the fingers of the left hand.
Martin returned in the evening, but
Mrs. Lundquist will remain until her
father recovers.-New London Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-27
39xaek 4tdet9iea>

Sick headache, biliousness, piles and
bad breath are usually caused by: mac
tive bowels. Get q box of Rexau
OrderGes. They act gently and effeo-
lively. Sold only by us at 10 cents.
Carlson Bros.
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
THE PRNNSY'S BUSINESS

The Pennsylvania railroad is COM
monty thought or as an industrial
carrier; yet its Western lines gather
to it a huge volume of business that
is the product Of the live stock and
agricultural enterprise of that sec
tion. The Pennsylvania is both the
greatest industrial carrier and one
of the most important agricultural
arteries of the country.
Therefore the showing that its
business has broken all records for
the month of October Is particularly
gratifying. July brought the first
striking expansion of general traf-
fc for the system; August empha-
sized it,; September showed an in
crease Of almost S3,O0O,O00 in gross
traffic earnings, and about the same
increase in the net earnings from
this business. Figures for October
are not yet available, but it is an
nounced that they will show that al
records, in both gross and net, fol
that month, have been broken.
In the more exclusively industrial
region, east of Pittsburgh, the sys'
tenn has over $2O,000,OO0 of gros:
and over s7,O0O,00O of net earnings
in September; on both items the fig
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
POLITICS IN THE BALKANS

The expected-probably 1t was the
inevitable-is reported developing in
the Balkans. The people of Greece
and of Roumania are realizing what
the German policy Of frightfulness,
of unrelenting conquest, of utterly
crushing opposition where it can be
crushed, means to Serbia. The
thought that 1--WE may be next" is in
every mind. The future, with Ger
many ruling at Constantinople, can
contain no promise for these minor
countries. They can look to Bel
gium and to Serbia for answer to
any questions in that regard. Greece
remembers its historic obligation to
Great Britain for the creation of its
modern autonomy, and Roumania
appreciates a like obligation to Rus
sia. The Bulgarian people find them
selves allied with Germany, while all
their traditions and relationships
naturally would bind them to Rus
sia and Italy. All of them see Ser
bia under the iron heel. They can
not but consider the fate that may
be in store for them, If Germany at
last shall rule, whenever it may suit
German convenience to turn against
them and wipe their national char
acters out of existence.
Serbia is making a heroic fight for
existence; a fight for which she is
better prepared than was Belgium
and for which the natural confgura-
tion of her territory is better adapt,
ed. But in proportion as her re.
sistance is the more magnificent, sc
will her destruction be the more
complete if it shall be accomplished
The Balkan states learned in 1911
what unity meant for them. 1t en-.
abled them to hold off the powers by
dint of it's moral force, while it made
possible their defeat of the Turk by
dint Of their united physical power
A year later they learned what dis
union meant to them. They are
seeing now another chapter in thai
story Of the wicked, needless, ex
cuselcss war of 1912.
The Guadruple entente has meek
The Washington times., 1915-11-01

urcs were the highest ever shown by
this section Of the system.
Such reports as these are coming
from railroads in all sections and in
dicate that prosperity is now wide
spread and substantial. There Is
no better barometer of general
business than the railroads. No one
industry's prosperity makes greater
contribution to the prosperity of all
others. II is evident that the coun-
try is fairly launched upon an era
of great business activity. The ef-
fects of the war are very important; !;
and the course of the war may have
large effect in determining how long
these conditions shall last, and
whether there will be later a sharp
recession. There is danger that ex-
actly that may happen; and it con-
stitutes the more reason why, in
the midst of present expansion and
activity, proper caution and con-
servatism should be observed in un-
dertaking commitments that might
be embarrassing later. But the
highly significant thing is that pros
perity is here in full food, with
every probability Of remaining a
long time.
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
PREFERS PLAIN mr."
TO ADMIRAL TITLE
Navy Paymaster MCGOWAN
Shows Desire for Similar
Simplicity in Business.

Reforms In the accounting and ad-
ministration methods Of the pay corps
Of the navy are recounted In the first
annual report Of Paymascter General
MCGOWAN. who Is also chief OF the
Nureau Of Supplies and Accounts OF the
navy.
Paymaster General McGowan's latest
act Is the issuance Of an order TO the
effect that owing to the fact that he
had been variously addressed officially
as "Paymaster General" Admiral
(which rank he holds during his present
position). and Chief" he had decided
that henceforth his official designation
Is to be Mr.. McGowan.
In his report many other efforts to-
ward a similar simplicity and directness
are described. In reorganizing the ad.
ministrative duties of the Bureau OF
Supplies and Accounts, in the process or
which he reduced by 30 per cent the
number Of pay officers stationed at the
Navy Department. Mr.. MCGOWAN issued
an order on official correspondence
which has attracted much attention.
Among the directions on this order were
the following:
something to say: and. having said It,
stop" ~ .. .
somebody wants YOU to. If you did,
many u purpOSeleSS correspondence
would 60 on Indefinitely"
Don't hesitate to say NO II that is
the proper answer; and having said It..
don't attempt to suggest an alternative
aimed to circumvent your mo-"
Don't discuss people; discuss things"
Mr.. McGowan has tried to get larger
degree Of competition among bidders for
supply contracts for the navy. He has
also drawn more tightly the rulings
with regard to contractors who are not
really In position to furnish goods for
which they seek contracts. but are
merely bidding on speculation.
The bureau. he states. has tried to
eliminate the middleman. and deal d.
rectly with the producer at the lowest
possible figures. Mr.. MCGOWAN has also
discouraged the practice of permitting
contractors to furnish rejected deliveries
to the navy at lower figure than origi-
nally quoted.
The work of the bureau has largely
Increased during the last fiscal year.
Mr.. MCGOWAN says. The amounts OF
expenditures contracted for were l3 per
cent more than the previous year and
tho number of awards made 30 per cent
greater while the time between the
opening of bids and the award of con-
tracts was reduced by 30 per cent
The average cost of tho daily ration
in the navy was reduced during the
year from 80 3664S to 50. o.36o.3s
The Washington times., 1915-11-01

to make tremendous effort to con-
vince the Balkan peoplcs--perhaps
their governments will refuse to be
convinced-that it is possible to rely
upon the allies. There could be no
more awful mistake than for the
entente to withdraw from the Bal
kan campaign. 1t would be an aban-
donment of the very peoples whose
loyalty is absolutely necessary in
this juncture. There must be rather
a showing Of such determination as
will convince the wavering states
that now is their time to protect
their future.
German diplomacy has won the
early victories in the Balkans. Ii
these are translated into factors OF
military advantage, it will mean the
end of Balkan aspirations for ma
tional existence and expansion, and
it may mean the defeat Of the en-
tente in the whole war. The time is
come when the Balkan situation may
be seen in clearer light than has
ever been shed on it before.
Nowhere has the danger OF the
archaic institution Of kingcraft been
made more apparent than in the
Balkans. The Balkan peoples want
one thing; their rulers want an
other; and between the conflicting
forces the rulers are in danger Of
overthrow and the people Of disas-
ter. In epitome, the Balkans pre-
sent a very good picture Of what a
triumph for militarism would mean
to the world.
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
KILLING OFF THE BOATS

A single line advertisement in a
New York paper has told how the
nsw seamen's act works. 1t an
riounces the last trip on November 3
Of the Iron Steamboat Company's
boat Taurus, which carries fisher
men from the five boroughs Of New
York and the Jersey suburbs to the
ocean fishing grounds.
The Department of Commerce
rules that the Taurus is a merchant
vessel Of the United States carrying
passengers In the coastwise trade, "
and as such she is subject to all the
provisions of the seamen's act ap-
pllcable to such vessels navigating
ocean routes less than twenty miles
on shore.
The Taurus is going out of busi-
ness because it is impossible. accord
ing to the president of the line. "to
nlacc enough lifeboats aboard to
make license Capacity sufficient to
operate her at a profit" On the
othef hand, he points out "motor-
boats without lifeboat equipment of
any kind continue to go to the same
fishing grounds with their loads Of
passengers"
Perhaps the Taurus steaming to
the fishing grounds in the daylight
is on an "oceangoing voyage" but
people who can see the Taurus from
their piazzas on the Jersey coast or
rpsm the Long Island shore will not
think much Of the decision which
classes this fishing boat as a "mer-
chant vessel carrying passengers in
the coastwise trade"
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
TRADE BOOM SEEN
IN REPORT OF BANK
Upward Trend in Conditions
Around Country Shown by
Investigation.

NEW YORK. Nov. IAN unmista aka
hle upward trend in business conditions
Of the country Ia set forth in a state
mcnt Issued by the National City Bank.
Every part OF the country now sends
good reports. and the contrast they
make with conditions OF year ago In
calculated to inspire the most profound
sentiment Of relief, satisfaction, and
gratitude. says the statement.
Describing conditions IN various parts
or the country. the city Bank says:
The South. which n year ago was
PROSTATE. with cotton selling at 7 cents
a pound or less. has regained Its footing
and Its courage.
,,,, The grain farmers are not fa,ins
are lower. but the Yields are SO large
they have little cause for complaint. -.
The prospect for continuance OF
the duty on sugar increases the cheer
fulness OF the West.
Sell At Record Price.
Tho wool growers have sold this
years clip at record prices. and the
live stock interests are exceptionally
prosperous.
Farm seekers from other States arc
pouring into the States Of the North
west. where n limited amount OF com
parativclv cheap lands is still to be had.
Tho metal mining industry OF the
West. which was badly crippled a year
ago. is now IN full swing There u
enormous activity In the production OF
copper. lead. and zinc: It Ia now up TO
capacity OF the mines and smelters. and
In the case OF zinc the smelter capacity
Is being materially increased.
The iron and steel industry has ex.
panded steadily and rapidly IN tne iast
six months until the production OF basic
materials IL now surpaasinR all records.
although some lines Of finished goods
are not in normal demand.
Food supplies promise to be aoun-
dant and moderate In price TOT tne com
ing year. and the outlook for general
comfort and prosperity In the united
States Is at present very promising.
N,v End Conn
""' A"" '''
The City Bank. however. is not alto
gethor ontimistic "The disquletin
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
Is THE BIC MAN IN SIOHT7

The entente allies are in need Of
one man, big and impressive enough
to boss their whole military pro-
gram. II such a man there be, he
should also direct their industrial
and diplomatic concerns, at least to
the extent of co-ordinating all their
activities.
But where is the man? A Pitt,
translated into twentieth century
terms, might measure up to the
task; but it is not at all apparent
that Pitt has been developed any
where in this war. Lloyd George
has performed his task in Great
Britain with a success that marks
him one Of the big men of the time.
But that task was rather peculiar
to Britain and its particular condi-
tions, not paralleled in any other of
the warning countries. II was an in
dustrial and social. rather than a
military performance.
General Joffre looks most like the
big military figure; a suggestion
that is strengthened in the popular
imagination by reason of his recent
visit to England for conference with
the authorities there. In the early
months of the war he proved him
self big enough to make a plan and
stick to it; to stand against ignor-
ance and criticism, and compel uni
fed action even at the cost of the
most severe measures. It is hard to
believe Joffre would have assented
to the ill-prepared expedition to the
Dardanelles, or that, later. he would
have permitted the situation to de-
velop, along military lines, into the
crisis that confronted the allies
when their diplomacy lost Bulgaria.
He would, it may be assumed. have
taken steps to be prepared for mill
tary exigencies consequent on Bull
garia's detection. Those measures
would have done more than any
thing else to keep Bulgaria from the
very step she has at length taken
The allies have the potential pow.
er and the organized resources to
win the war. If these can be brough,
together and utilized effectively, un.
der single direction. they will win
Perhaps it is less important that O
great directing genius be discovered
as that a directing authority be con.
stituted. At any rate 1t is highly
important that the move be made
soon.
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
FILM DRIVES "TR|LBY"
REVIVAL FROM STAGE
Play Finds 1t Can't Compete
With Film versior-Brooks
viii Sue Brady.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The all-star
revival OF Du Mauricr's "Triiby."
which began a tour OF the principal
cities early in the season. will close
its tour Saturday because II Is un-
able 10 compete with a moving pie
ture presentation of the novel Th"
cast Of the play. which will he pre-
sented in Boston this week, includes
Phyllis Nelson Terry. the Englirh
actress: ION Harding, George Mac
FarIanc. Rose Coghian, Robert Pa.
ton Gibbs. and Carrie JtadclifEe. AMI
Joseph Brooks is the producer.
In Canada. where tho pictures were
not shown. the play was highly sue.
The In biboars 'ne ana 'rSue.S S%
advertising for the "Trilby" OF tn"
stage proved equally effective for tho
movie version, which propounded.
why pay SO when 1t can be seen
prevailed in Rochester Albany. Prov
idencc, Springfield. and other cities.
While the pictures are not b"in%
shown simultaneously In Boston they
are being advertised and exh ibitel
As a result of Mr.. Brooks predica-
ment he has decided to bring a SUIT
for damages against William A. Brad :.
who holds the dramatic rights to Paul
NJ. Potter's GENERALIZATION OF III
Maurier's novel. and with whom NJ
Brooks arranged to revive the play
last spring.
when Trilby' was revived" said
Mr.. Brooks yesterday. II entered into
an agreement with Mr.. Brady that the
picture, which was then being filmed.
would not be shown on the screen
anywhere until after we had finished
our tour. This fall when the company
had assembled and the tour was book
ed Mr.. Brady informed me that his
partners in the motion picture venture
would not agree to his arrangement
with me. and that he could not con-
troll the situation. Since the Buffalo
| engagement not only has the picture
been shown in tho same cities. but
| simetimes during the same week as
the spoken play. My attorneys have In
preparation papers in which ! Will
ask the courts to award me damages
| against Mr.. Brady. The amount asked
for will be at least $4,000. and may
be more"
At a dinner given by the Friars N
his honor last Sunday night at tho
| Hotel Astor. Mr.. Brady made an i'm
passioned plea for the spoken 1rams.
| which he said was threatened with
| extinction at the hands Of the movies.
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
SEES NEED0 CURB
ON PART OF PRESS
R. Cotton Lewis Finds Propa-
ganda Organs Abuse Free
dom Most Frequently.

Partial restriction of the free press,
either by denying certain publIca-
tions the Use OF the mails or by COM
pelling them to pay the rate of !:
cents an ounce. was advocated by
r. Cotton Lewis special assistant to
the Attorney General, in an address
before the Secular League at Pythian
Temple yesterday afternoon.
His topic was "The Abuse OF the
Freedom Of the Press" and he said
that thA most hagrant abuses OF this
freedom were not committed by daily
newspapers or magazines hut rather
by weekly publications issued in the
interest Of some particular cause or
belief. lie cited the instance Of a
Kansas editor who few years ago
was sentenced to tine and imprison-
ment on account of a statement made
in his paper. The imprisonment SEN
tence was later set aside by Presi-
dent Taft.
Quoting at | ength from papers OF
more than 100 years ago. Mr.. Lewis
showed how Washington. Jefferson, and
Adams had been assailed In the press
and quoted Jefferson as having said
that "Where the press Is free no one
else can be" Coming down to more
recent times, he spoke of the attacks
that the press had made on Lincoln and
Mckinley, and said he believed the as
sassins Of those two pen had received
some OF their incentive from such at
tacks.
In the discussion which followed Mr.,
Lewis address, Prof. Hyland Kirk and
one or two others agreed that the press
sometimes abused its privileges, but
said that an attempt to curb It would
be striking at the root OF freedom and
democratic government.
l.. D. Lewis. OF Seattle. brother to
the principal speaker. In brief talk.
said he believed every publication
should be bonded for a large amount
so that IT could he held responsible for
its uttcrauces and not evHde tho pay
ment of libel damages by interlocking q
stock companies and holding companies.
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
PEACE, BUT ALSO JUSTICE

There is really too much talk
about peace and too little about JUS
tice. International justice is a thing
far more to be desired than interna-
tional peace, and nothing is as pro-
motive Of desirable peace as justice.
It would be better If the energy rep
resented in propaganda for peace,
were devoted to the more practical
work Of spreading right conceptions
Of justice among the peoples of the
earth. Then the results accomplished
would be less transient and incal-
culably more valuable.
No, matter how the word "peace"
10 qusiified, whether it be peace with
honor1o or the peace Of righteousness,
there is no close-ftting definition of
the term. But "justice" Is readily
comprehended, and if there ever is
doubt about it's meaning, recourse
may be had to the law, whose pur-
pose Is to serve justice-to protect
rights and punish wrongs. If there
were a world-sentiment which de-
manded that nations, like individ-
usls. should respect the rights of
other nations, and that required
them to perform their duties in re-
spect Of other nations. then this old
cinder of an earth would glow as it
never glowed before.
International law, like municipal
law, is an evolution, and develops
slowly. Many generations will pass
before mankind realizes that rules
Of morality can be observed by
states to their own benefit, that they
can take into account the rights OF
humanity as well as of the nationals
within their borders. The New
World has almost arrived at this
conception, and public sentiment or
this hemisphere is supporting it
With such foundation upon which
to build, it is strange that so much
effort should be thrown away or
dreamy nothing, the fabric made Of
sentiment that some believe will
convert the world, and upon half,
considered machinery for the turn
ing out of peace, as though the prob
lem were one of mechanics. The
problem is human. 1t will be solvet
by conviction of the human mind
and in no other way.
The Washington times., 1915-11-01
SUING THE WAR DRADBEATS

The Secretary Of the Treasury is
right in publishing the names Of
those persons who, having been pro-
vided means to come home from Eu-
rope last summer, have since re-
fused to repay the loans. Some of
them may have been genuinely un-
able to make the payments. Such
cases are not difficult to imagine.
But it is in evidence that good
many who received Uncle Sans aid
and used it, did it with deliberate
purpose to defraud. These should
get all the unpleasant notoriety
that is due them.
When it became apparent, on the
wars inauguration, that all regular
methods Of exchange and finance
had collapsed, the American Gov
ernment sent gold direct to Europe
and distributed it to people in need.
Their obligations for repayment
were taken. Thousands of refugees
benefited by this quick and abso-
lutely necessary help; and the rec
ords prove that a wonderfully eff
cient rescue work was done. 1t was
impossible that the utmost care
shoul Id be exercised in such circum-
stances. The first task was to give
aid, and it was given promptly.
Uncle Sam should not be made to
play the role Of mere almsgiver
Vigorous measures are justified and
they are to be taken.