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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26

plished vocal organisation but = band
Of uncommon ability. Their ensemble
numbers are interspersed with solos
not the least important OF which Is a
drum solo by q youth. VINO, though OF
very tender years, is already pro-
claimed the best trap drummer in
America.
The vaudeville union of a. Scot and
a Yank has resulted in a brand of
entertainment which the two call
"Son giffage." Bensee ana Baird are
the duo. Bensee is an American
comedian and Baird a bit of Scotch
femininity as attractive as her native
heath. Their songs include American
and Scotch melodies and Mr.. Bensee
performs a great deal of, fun through
his efforts to emulate the Scot. In
doing 80, he dons kits and attempts
to assume the burr-r-r. Bensee and
Baird have been particularly success
full abroad and in Australia
Among the big features for the lat
ter half of the week are: Gallando,
the lightning clay modeler; Hopkins
Axtell & Co. in their amusing variety
ekit, "Pullfaan Car Troubles" Jack
Kennedy Co, in a riotously funny
farce, Don't Do It," the L4anders
Brothers, knockabout comedians
singers and dancers. and the famous
Five Musical Germans, who are bring
ing one OF the best musical acts yet
given to the vaudeville stage.
Motion picture displays accompany
each of the new vaudeville shows,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26
Big Comic Opera,
Gypsy Love, Coming

News that will attract instant at
tention of playgcers Is the announce
ment that Andreas Dippels own mag
nificent production of the information
ally famous Gypsy Love-" the comic
opera masterpiece OF Franz Lehar,
who is also celebrated because Of his
other superb work. THE Merry
Widow" has been booked for early
presentation here.
The local GYPSY Love- engage
ment will be for two performances
Thanksgiving Day ct the Academy.
Advance information regarding
Gypsy Love" indicates that it Is an
attraction Of such magnitude and pre-
tentious character that its presenta-
ton here will constitute one Of the
really important events OF the local
theatrical season. In the first place
it is personally sponsored by Andreas
DIPPED, world famous impresario,
whose name never has been given to
any other than musical productions
and operas OF the highest standard, Mr.
Dippel in q letter to the theater man.
agement here hAs-given his personal
assurance that Gypsy Love- repre-
sents the very SEeaAest results h uAs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26
Blanche Ring at
Academy Tuesday

Blanche Ring. the smiling, singing
conedienne, who makes her audiences
smile and also sing with her, comes
to the Academy Tuesday matinee and
night. In Broadway and Buttermilk.'
Willard Mack's new comedy OF rural
life, Fingered with a pinch of New
York In his new play Mr.. Mack pre-
sents some smart Broadway people
amid the surroundings of quiet way
down East" life. Both in New York
and Chicago the papers have been en-
thusiastic In their praise of Miss
Rings performance of character
that gives her the grcaaesi opgar-
tunity Of her career IN a comedy Of
high order. But, for those who asso-
ciate with the joyous comedienne with
songs, sung an only SHE can sing
them, several numbers have been In
troduced into the action of the play
with splendid effect. willard Mack.
the author, Is just now very much In
the limeltght as the author OF several
successes. among them being Kick
In" $50 Much For So Much. and
many strong and original vaudeville
sketches in which he has played the
leading role Miss Ring, In the per
son OF Jane O'Day. known as Madame
Nadine Broadway miiiiner. comes
TO this New England village for her
yearly rest from making hats and
money She arrives just in time to
get all tangled up in the love affair
of her landlords pretty daughter. and
while she is busy stfstg 1tening out
what seems likely to develop into a
domestic tragedy she becomes In
volved in the renewal Of the one ro-
nance of her life which she has tried
for three years to forget Miss Ring
has been provided, we are told. with
an excuse every little while to intro
duce some new songs that suggest
strongly her musical successes Of for
mer years Some OF the most popular
are: "Pickin' 'em Up and LAyin' EN-
Down." Girls II You Ever Get Mar
ried' and i've Always Been the Pat
sey" In the supporting company
are: Frederic Hand. Forrest Orr,
Tommy Meade. w. 9. Ryder. Wilbur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26
Worth While
Program at Fifth
Street Theater

Your timesis worth money-and the
ways worth while. consisting of varied
s,1 h5ects, 4neiudiae- society d Hasf4ts-
fined comedies. educational subjects
and wholesome western stories, feat
uring your favorite players. produced
by the oldest and among the best
producers. and made by the most ex-
pertenced manufacturers In the in
dustry; all OF these facts tend to prove
that the Thcato Is presenting a worth
while program; that popular little
movie theater opens at $50 every
morning with a complete change of
pictures every day; herewith are Just
a few special features to be shown at
Fifth Street. week beginning Monday.
November 27th, on which day Henry
King Is featured In The Crooked
Road splendid 3-part drama
Anne Shafer will also be seen Monday
in Vitagraph comedy entitled The
Foxy Trotters-" Tuesdays main at
traction Will be 'The Regeneration OF
Margar et," featuring warda Howard
and Ernest Maupin; another strong
one for Tuesday Is "Billie's Mother.
with those two fayorite tuvnile per-
formers. Donald Hall and Helen Cos
tello: for "Wednesday. a beautiful story
OF city life. will hold first honor, en-
titled Conveying Paths with Ro-
byn Adair and Virginia Kirtley: run
ming a close second on Wednesday
will be The Sunbeam featuring
Inez Seabury and directed by that IA
nous director. u. W. Griffith; Plump
and Runt will furnish the smiles for
Wednesday. In Love and Duty"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26

CONTINUED on Eleventh Paga1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26

able TO obtain from carte blanche ex-
penditure on production and a pains
taking selection of cast ard company.
To the latter task alone Mr.. DIPPED
devoted a solid month OF search
Broadway's artistic ranks.
Heading the CIT is the famous
young tenor. Arthur Albro. In the role
of JOSH" the gypsy, which he origt-
mated In America With him in the
several great singing roles OF i'm
portance are Finita De Saria, Horace
Ruwe, Salvador Solte. Ruth Thomp-
son. lie Roi Opertl and Llch Fields,
and many other artists well ana ia
vorably known for their success in
other great musical comedies and
light operas, Supporting the big cast
OF principals lis a great chorus organ
ization. which for singing ability and
charm Mr.. Dipped
does not believe has an equal In any
operate oranization now on tour. The
pany carries lavish scenic in
vestiture, wardrobe and effects
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26

port Of the star, Director John
0'Brien has gathered an cxcept1Ml
cast including Harry c. Browns.
Darling, j. Albert Hall, Tnmx
Young and several others who areN
known to the photoplay public.
Murray made her motion picture ~
in the Lasky production. ITO HaHoG
to Hold" before that conn
merged with the Famous T1o
Company After the merger,
Big Sister" was found for Mioa III
ray. but the fact that it required ~
fide New York settings for thu
portion OF the play, prompkoA
sending OF Miss Murray from III
wood, Cal. to the Famous ~
studio In New York. Here sh0 r.
Continual ON Elexenfh Pan1asN@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26
.TODAY'S BEAUTY HELPs

You can keep your hair at its very
best by washing it with this simple.
inexpensive shampoo. which cleanses
the hair and scalp thoroughly OF all
the dandrun and dirt and leaves a
clean, wholesome feelings Just use a
teaspoonful Of canthrox dissolved in a
cup OF hot water, afterwards rinsing
thoroughly with clean water One
onds that the hair dries quickly and
evenly, IL unstreaked. bright, soft and
fluffy, 20 fluffy In fact that It looks
more abundant than it is. and SO soft
that arranging it becomes q pleasure
All scalp irritation will disappear and
the hair will be brighter than assr
he1pso~,AdM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26

and Is inclined to marcel unless Sc
verely repremanded.
The stage commands are given in
Russian. which Ia q peculiar tongue
of agreeable sound. with many oddly
Oriental infections, almost like Chi
nese in spots The phrase that the
stage manager uses most In "Eshoras
paJesta," which means Come again"
He can say that for ten hours straight
in a different tone each time Rus
sian il different from English in many
respects. For example. "da" means
yes" while In Iowa and in Some
parts of Pennsylvania 1t means mo.
But the American girl in the Ballet
says II is easy to learn Russian in a
day or two. because the Russian d.
rector gesticulates SO vividiy that one
can easily understand what he is say
ing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26

Ing several brass humidors and a
dozen or SO other props. which evil
IDENTITY went With the piece. M'sieu
Gregorieff Is six feet two inches In
height, probably weighs one hundred
and twenty pounds. and steams in
Russian like a samovar when he gives
directions. He looks for all the world
like suburban commuter who has
Just missed his train.
Another person. who evidently has
something to do with the proceedings.
to Judge from his mournful counte-
nance, Is one OF the composers. who
concealed his name within the most
wonderful beard Of them all, although
ne seems to be quite young This APP
pendange Is blue-black and pointed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26
The Big Sister New
Theater Feature

For tomorrow and Tuesday the New
Theater will offer Mae Murray. cele-
brated star of the "Follies," who de-
serted Broadway to become a photo
play star, The Big Sister" a thrill
ing story of the underworld and Of
the so-called upper crust" In sup
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26

Derouge, Charles Withers, Charles
Foster. Margie Dow. Josephine Morse.
Jacauelin Mason and Kathryn Hutch
ison.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14
PRESS REFLECTS CON.
DITIoN OF COMMUNITY

The best way to form an inn
preston of neighbpring city is
to look at its newspapers. If
these journals are poorly printed
and sopIily written, and if
there is little advertising the
community is almost invnri-
ably run down Ii the news
papers have a clean typpgraphi,
cal appearance and show the
expen diture Of money for good,
repprting and writing, if the
adWe1 tising columns are we'll,
Fl led, that community is going
right ahead, says the Eureka,
Standard
Columns could be written on
this subject, but the average,
small town merchant would,
still look to his town paper to
be credit to the place with1
out the advertising that is nee
essary to the life Of the paper
and to the increase Of his own
business. Intelligent advertising
pays. a prosperous newspaper
makes good returns to the see
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14
1015-16 WILL BE KNOWN
AS CRIMSON YEARS

Nineteen sixteen. We stand
at the thresho d of a year that
is Gel tain to loom big in the
history of the world. just what
details will be wrought we cam
not know, yet the certainty ex-
lists I'll at the new year will be
another crimson year, another
year that will be reviewed with
conwulsive shudders by the gen.
erations of hundreds Of years to
come. Perhaps it will mark
the conclusion of the orgy in
Europe; perhaps it will merely
mark the reddest stages.
An ominous prospect for the
human family indeed. Nineteen
fifteen outstripEed all past his
tory. Millions Of lives sacaific-
ed. Millions of people plunged
into ruin and despair. Another
nation overrun and mangledj in
this merciless debauch of Butch
cry. Yet no conclusion, no de-
cisions which might be set down
as marking at Least the beginn,
ing Of the end. Reviewing the
past year one suspects that the
twelve months prepared the way
for worse days to come in this.
new year now upon us. The is7
sue has little more than become
defined. British persistency VS..
German efficiency.
1t is all so close to us of to-
day that we fail to see with a
clear perspective. Yet, recall
ing the records of 1870, Of 1863
and Of 1898, we may gain
vague idea Of how this mael-
storm of mleashed human pas
sion will appear as future peo-
pies read the stories of 1915 andi
1916 as they sit about the peace
full hearthstone. There is but
one hope-the hope Of the true
optomist and believer in man
kind. Perhaps these blood-red
years will prove to be import
ant steps in that ultimate peace
which must come when man
grows away from the. primitive
beast that is in him. Such an.
era must be the ultimate goal Of
the human family when it has
comp eted economic adjust
ments. Even if the day is thou
sands Of years removed, a thou7
sand years is no great space in
the scheme of time. What primi-
tive barbarians were they who
lived back in those remote days
of 1915 and 1916! Snch will be
the exclamation Of the distant.
future. .-Ex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14

town, where everyone is a neigh
bor to everyone else, takes no de-
light in giving nublicity to those
things that have brought dis
gra~e to- s me fs mily or heartach
to some wife or mother.
1t is much more pleasant to-
record tie good things that:
happ n, to tell about the inci7
dents that tend to make life,
more endurahe and that uplift,
rather than t ar down, that
bring joy instead of sorrow,
pride inst ad Of heartache.
So if you don't always find
in tie Advertiser the delectable'
bit of gossip that would doubt
les make 1'gcod reading" and,
if you are inclined to. hame, the
editor because he doesn't print,
all the news, consider that some
home has had enough to worry,
o ,er unfortunate happenings and
that the gossip and scandal
mongers Of the community cam
and will gladly and ghoulishly.
give sufficient publicity to the,
details to satisfy the lowest
tastes. u
Incidentally it might be re-.
marked here that the most COM
p' amt of censored news comes
from people who have had i'm
their lives some things they are
glad were not given newspaper
pub icity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14

ton it serves, yet the average
country newspaper has to- finance
itself the whi the subscriber is
taking his own good time to re-
init and the merchant is trying
to convince himself that his
little monthly advertising bill,
is merely a contribution to the
town paper and doesn't really,
do him any good. Meanwhile
paper must be paid for and the
payroll met.-Montague. (Cal. },
Messenger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14
EDITOR WHO PREFERS TO
UPLHT THAN TEAR DOWN.

The following editorial, under
the heading "The Newspaper 8
Courage" recently appeared in
the Sharpsville QPa.) Advertiser :
Once in while somebody
gets the idea that the reason
thea local paper does not report
every scandal that comes to
Pubic knowledge is because the
publisher is afraid. That's not,
the reason. The reputable news
paper, especially in a small
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14

John f. Keck was I'M from, the
farm last Fridsy and made this
office a pleasant call. He says
there| is always work to be done
on the' IA m even after harvest
ing is over, what is usually consid-
cred the busy time. From. re-
pIorts Mr.. Keuk raised splend.
i'd crop tlis year and consequent
Ey thinks Mclean county a pretty
good place in which to live.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14

NLllIc. q lAWCGIc kASldll3 Iuc ld~
fsus Fremch prophecies, who fore
tod. the present war, now sees
victory for the allies.
w. L. Williams and w. j.
Ruolr au Of st. Paul and Joseph
Kelly Of Devils Lake are rel
porte d to be considering the.
establishment of another morn
ing daily in Fargo.
Over ten thousand essays
were written by N. d. students
and entered in the, ANp6ecial
ton week contest. Miss Nettie..
Mart of james town won the.
first prize of $40 in gold.
The price on gasoline is still
going up and it is said binder
twine may begin to soar.
An exchange has politics.
sized up according to the cban-
Illness as follows: You can al
ways tell a man s politics if you;
meet him in a hotel wash room.
The republican will wash, and
empty the basin. The DEMOCRAT
will wash and leave the water,
standi. g. The prohibitionist will
wash in the water left by the
democrat. The Bull Mooser will
come in and comb his whispers
and go out without washing.
Senator A. j. Gronna apppint1
ed Sherman Gilbertson of Town
er to a cadet-ship at West Point.
The U. s. war department is
purchasing horses by the whole
sale for use in the cavalry and,
artillery of the regular army.
Viola Illness of Wilton is at
tending the Moorhead Normal
this winter.
j. F. Casey, who has been the,
manager of the Casey Land Ag-,
ency at Underwood for somA
time, will coon have his headk
quarters in Rsmarch
4 . I +. n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14
Rural Life Made
More Pleasant
Sec. Lane Says Education Has
Made Less Progress Than
Any Other Industry
SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER
Good Roads il a Necessity tb q
Successful Consolidated Coun-
try School

secretary Lane is striking out
on new line of usefulness for
the several bureaus OF his de-
partment, for none more So than
for the neglected Bureau of Ed
ucati; II. In the chapter of his
annual report dealing with
"Youmg America" he suggests
how tt is bureau may become of
real value to our 22,OOO,OOO school
boys and girls, who are "our
chief resource and our chief con-
cern."
Mr.. Lame truly says that
''educatien IL has made less pro-
gress than any of our other in
dustri s during the past thirty
years." though it costs $75O,OOO
600 a year and employs 100000
teachers. The school should be
maGe "the very heart of our
community-s1 cial club and CO.
operative center as well as
s hool F" He proposes Govern
ment leadership in showing
how' by erecting the Bureau
# Education into "a Bureau of
Bduca tional M, tbods and Stand
,rds in which would be gathered
the r'pe fruit of all educational
experiment. - like. experiment.
al ia ms for the farmer. He pro-
poses rural school campaign, :
in which teaching should be
elevated into a profession;
schools cc-ord nsted and com
mned, "the teaching be outoof-.
doors and from real life," the
school building a community
center. He suggests that this be-
done ''by slowing to the pick
ed tes chers Ct the country the
model schools and he asks:
If ten live men or women were
taken from each state to- some
one Of the two or three most mo-
djern rural schools and there for
a month were initiated into the
art cf teaching out of Life, by
doing things and not reading
about things being done, and If
each Of these ten went home q
missionary for the new idea,
how Ling would it be before
the st.tes were converted and
o,d methods abandoned!
The Secretary is starting on
the right track. The most omi-
nous fact of the time is the de-
cadence of rural life. It presents
a melancholy contrast to- that
Of Europe. One Of the chief
causes of that decadence is the
ungraded rural school with a
teacher ps.id no better than q
laborer and who regards her
job as a. makeslift. With good
roads these schools could be-
conso ddated into model, graded,
union schools, to which, children
could be gathered by autobtlses
at no greater expense than the
maintenance Of many scattered
district schools. The union
schools would become centers
Of community life, as Mr.. Lane
sugg SITS, where dances, entertain
ments, lectures and moving pic
lures would be given and where
farmers would hold their meet
ings to arrange for marketing
crops, for improvements of their
credit and for all public pur-
poses. The teachers would be-
come leaders in the community,
not mere starveling maleshifts.
Paved roads would be alive with
vehicles carrying farmers and
their families to public gath
erings.
Under such conditions men and
women, boys and girls, would
thank God they lived in the
country. With small rural.
schoo 8, reached by mud roads,
they tave no cause for such
thank fulness.,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14

january 4th, 1916.
Beard met at 2 p. M, pursuant to
ad1onrnment, all members present.
o. motion the Treasurer and
Shest6 were authorized to cancel
the peaaaty and interest and
Sherfefb fee on 1914 personal pro-
perty taxes against El'w. Skew.
On 0dtdon Auditor was instructed
to caacel school pold tax assessed
against Mrs. C. A. Londeneck for
1914.
ON mution the petAtion Of G. O.
Hansen and others for opening road
In Township 1881 was laid over
untA the March meeting. Fl.
On motion Auditor WAS authoriz-
ed Ia issue satisfaction OF seed
grain contract NO. 202 upon pay
ment o1 $4,000.
On motion reprrts Of the follow
ing Road Overseers were approved:
Opausl Enders, G. o. Hansen, X. B.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-14
Co1nlniSsioncrSHe1d
New Year Meeting
Clerks and Deputies were ap
Pointhd for Offices for the
Year 1916
PRECINCTS ESTABLISHED
Unco4lectable Personal Property
Taxes for 1914 and Prior
Years Cancelled

Wasalburn, N. D., JAM 3, 1916
Board of County Commissioners
met ia regular session at p. m.,
members present. Chairman Berg
quist. Commissioners Martin and
Wing.
On motion Auditor was authorized
to issue satisfaction of seed grain
contract No. SO upon payment of
s16o.ee.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
Teachers Training School
ozpenso -. l4.OS
R. W. Brownson, salary deputy
auditor go. .... .... go. 10000
O. Bjerksund, janitor salary $ 5000
Otto Kugler, coal .......... 1890
O. H. Steffernd, salary depu-
ty sheriff ...... 80. 80. 10000
Walker Bros. & Handy, sup
plIcS 5000. 5000. 1917
On motion Board adjourned until
9 a. L., january 4th.
january 18th, 1916.
Board met at 9 a. M, pursuant to
adjournment, all members present.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
State tuberculosis Sanitarium,
SUPPLIES for patient >. .. 5 1.50
Wilton News. printing >. .. 14.5O
State Treasurer, care Of tuber-
cular patients 500. ...... $500
Geo. Gramer. benches for
ooaEt. room 49,. 80. .... $500
Bismarck Hospital. care of
Ne1s Nelson ........!.....,.. 33.3s
Warwick Sentinel, estray pa
per ...... -. -. 5000. 500
A. A Zethrem, mdse for Mrs.
Gtecx .... $500
State Treasurer, fees deputy
e06mmer 10000. ...... 900. 5OOO
w. O.. Hendricks, miscl. ex-
pense and boarding prison
6&8 $500
Clark Mclaughlin, census
00&ANS08sN1OuL ll.Of
st. Paul Stamp Works, sup
plies 100. ...... 90. 4.O5
Tower Mfg. & Novelty Co.,
snQlies 80. ...... ........ 5000
P. H. O;Bnien. board P.
FMel ...... 80. ....... .. 1900
Langvaorthy Lumber Co., ma
heT& .I.... ....... 2.25
Ttmeo Herald Pub. Co., sup
paieS ...... ....... POS
H. L. Whitlock, salary jani-
tor ...... go. 80. ...... $500
Ali. vNyGaasM. salary deputy p,
treas,,zer ....,.... =. 80. 800
III. Naokey. telephone and
Qo0odge ...... $500. .i.. go. 3.52
J. L. Brekken, postage 80. 1915
]. L. Brekken, mileage 80. 4O.3O
J. L. Brekken, attendance
state convention 80. .... 200
G. g. Forbes, supplies ...... 6.25
Bruce Smith, road work Twp.
1854 ........ 5000. 4.5O
John A. Johnson. road work
Twp. 1860 ...... 80. 800. 200
K. B. syverson, road work.
Twp. 1890 ........ ...... $3.50
Otto Norenberg. road work
Np. l50-8S $500. ........ 900
Conrad Enders. road work
Twp. 1904 ...... ........ 1900
Bruce Smith, road work
Twp. 14s-s4 ..... ........ 1856
w. Fetch. bridge work -. 11.25
A. p. Kalian, bridge wonk 49,. 1885
o. azotion Board adjourned until
2 p. "A.
january 4th, 1916.
Beard met at 2 p. M, pursuant to
Adjournment, all members present.
o. uohon the Treasurer and
sheEtN were authorized to cancel
the peaaaty and interest and
Sheri1b fee on 1914 personal pro-
peCty taxes against Edw Skew.
On noAoni Auditor was instructed
<Sn1A