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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Meeting Held at Ashland

Ashland, Wis, Jan. Is - A
meeting of the Progressive Re-
publicans Of the. Eleventh con-
gressional district was held at
ex-senator Sanborn's office here
for the purpose of selecting can
didates for delegates to the
National convention. The meet
| ing was called by ex-senator
Sanborn, acting upon the sug-
gestion of the state conference
| Of Progressives held at Madison
last week.
The delegates were instructed
for LaF toilette as first choice for
candidate for the Presidency
with the understanding that if
the majority of the Wisconsin
delegation decides to change to
another candidate they shall fall
| in line with the state majority.
H. D. Bowels Of Merrill and l.
L. Lenroot of Superior were
named as candidates from this
district with the provision that
in the event of Congressman
Lenroot's nonacceptance, d. L.
Dobis of Superior will be substi-
tuted.
In the event that neither of
these should be able to accept
N. M. Oscar of Washburn, and
II. M. Thomas of Ladysmith,
were named as final substitutes.
A resolution was also passed to
make ex-senator Sanborn dele
gate from the state at large.
F. M. Thomas was chairman
and Pierce Tompkins secretary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

A comic opera entitled "PloS'
fore" will be staged by tfe
pupils of the public schools OIL
Monday evening, February 2o'D'
There will be eight male cha'
acter and three female charac-
ters with large chorus. Ine
pupils will be trained by MISS
Halberg.
This opera will be given 1ol
the benefit of the High SchOol
Athletic Association and from
advance notice given out 1t VIII
be very interes ting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Attending Convention

Rev. H. l.. Goodrich Of the
Methodist church left yesterday
morning for Duluth where he is
attending the Laymen's confer
ence which is being held in
Duluth. The Conference began
on Wednesday evening and will
lust until Friday evening. Many
of the big pastors of the country,
missionaries from different
lands, and big men in church
work, are attending the confer
ence which is the biggest thing
|of the kind held in the North
west in some years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Is Same Type as Used in
European War
Shell is Attracting Consider
able Attention by Visit
orS to Office.

If you want to see the kind of
a bullet the Allies use to blow up
German trenches, just glance
through the window at the Office
of the Washburn Electric Light
and Power company, for F. w.
Downs has on exhibition shell,
similar to the ones used by the
allies.
The bull It is what is known
as a 3 inch steel casing, the kind
used in the 3 inch guns which
have done such effective work in
blowing up trenches, tearing
down wire entanglements, dam
aging opposing cannons, etc.
To one who is not familiar
with war material, the steel
casing looks somewhat similar
to the Thermos bottle. 1t has a
screw top through which the
time fuse is set. 1t is UNDER
stood that these castings are
filled with triton powder which
explodes when the casing hits an
object and this is what does the
great damage.
Mr.. Downs does not say how
he happened to come into pos
session of this casing, except
that it has taken him about six
months to getsit. Some of the
boys who have seen the object
say that they are going to try
them for deer hunting in the
north woods if the conservation
commission does not change the
one buck law.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
Great interest in Coming
Event in Washburn
Three Day Session of Inter
esting Subjects. Many
Feature Topics.

AS the time approaches for the
community institute which il to
be held in the city on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, Feb
ruary End, 3rd and 4th, the in
terest in the subjects to be taken
up is increasing and the institute
promises to be the biggest thing
ever undertaken in the city.
This institute is to be conducted
by local people in connection
with the Extension Division of
the University of Wisconsin and
an outline of the program shows
topics of interest to all.
One of the features of the in
stitute program is the business
mems dinner which is to be given
at the Lamoreaux hotel on the
evening of the 3rd day. This
will be a meeting in which every
business man in the city will be
interested for following the din
ner there will be an address on
Central Delivery System by Hr.
| Jackson. President of the De-
Pere System, and also by Arthur
Linton, Secretary of the Busi-
ness Mems Credit Association.
In addition there will be short
talks by local people. The sub
! lieets 20 he presented by Mr..
Jackson and Mr.. Linton will be
of special interest to all business
men. Mr.. jackson has made a
great success of the Central
Delivery System at DePers and
as the local business people have
had this matter up on many
occasions at the Commercial
Club meetings this address will
be interesting.
Mr.. Linton's address will also
prove equally interesting ~ it
deals with the credit system.
Many of the local busines inter
ests have done business through
the association represented by
Mr.. Linton and his remarks will
be wort hearing.
The children's side Of the pro-
gram for the three days will also
be we'll worth while. There will
be meetings in the Public and
Parochial schools during the en-
tire three days. These meetings
will be conducted by Mr.. Werle
of Milwaukee, of the Wisconsin
Anti-Tuberculosis Association,
and Mr.. Wits of Madison, in
charge of the music department
OF the Extension Division. The
children will be taught communi-
ty singing, and the proper
method to play games and sports
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
To Take Auto Course

Harvey Demars left Monday
for st. Paul, where he will take
a course in electric starting ana
lighting systems for automobiles
He also will attend the auto show
at Minneapolis while away.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

Dr.. T. S. Buzai d was compellto
to remain at home for day or SO
during the past week o"ing lc
lagrippe.
The members OF the N. S Hull
family have been having a tussit
with lagrippe during the past week
NJ. S. says he is the only member o.
the family that has not had an attack
Of the popular winter disease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

Wherever this company u
artists have appeared they nave
received the greatest praise 1of
the high quality Of their enter
tainment and the Washburn peg
ple will miss rare treat if they
fail to attend. Single tickets 1ol
this number have been placed al
SOC.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20
!Remodeling Place

Ike Berman, the genial CLOTH
ing merchant whose location is
in the Kinney Block, is having
many repairs made to his store
which adds much to the appear.
ance of the place. The windows
are being fitted up in fine shape
which will permit a better dis
play of goods. The lighting
system in the store is also to be
changed and the ceiling and
walls will be newly painted. Ike
believes in keeping abreast of
the times and will have a nice.
place wien repairs have been
completed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-01-20

F. T. Beers, superintendent OF the
Dupont Powder works at Barksdale,
returned the first of the week from
business trip TO points in the east.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

I wonder. friend, il you are one Of
The numerous people who never by
any chance open a volume Of MIS-
tory perhaps taking refuge ia the
plea that. when you were In school.
history was pumped into you so
hard that now YOU want no more
Of f..
It il a plea with which I can sym
pathlze The usual method Of teach
ing history. and the insuderably
duh history schoolbooks. with their
bewlIdering array OF names and
dates. are not calculated 70 inspire
In anybody a lasting love OF history.
Besides which. it IS unhappiiy
true that most OF the modern writ
ers or history for adults write rs
though # we're a crime TO be inter.
esting
Their great object seems to be 20
parade their Learning, and this they
do by piling up facts, significant and
Insignificant. until the brain Of the
reader reels.
There are men today--scienH6c
historians they call themselves
Iaborlously toiling on ponderous his.
tories which are taking years In the
making. These histories are certain
o be eulogistically reviewed by the
brethren OF the dry-as-dUst frater.
nifty. But the same histories are
equally certain 10 be left almost un-
disturbed on the shelves OF the
libraries 20 which they gain admis.
sion.
And I. for one. would not infict on
anybody the misery OF having 70
read them
Fortunately. however, not all mod
arn historians are obsessed by the
passion for multitudinous detail
Even ~ they we're. one could always
fall back on Macaulsy and Green.
Psrkman and Fiske.
These writer's may not he quite az
accurate or quite az detailed as your
present day scientific expounders OF
hi.t0ry. Rut they are readable,
fo-cefui, and atmospheric
They bring up vividly before the
minds eye the people and the times
Of which they write And they
bring out so that none can misun
derstand. the meaning and The les
ons Of the notable events surveyed
u is 20 profit from these lessons.
10 learn from the experience of great
men who have gone before. that his
tory should be read by everybody
Don't read history 10 memorize
the dates Of battles or tho namer
o' kings and presidents. Read 90 10
grasp the significance OF the move
monfs thar led UP 20 the battles. and
the acts thar made the king and
presidents splendid men or Ri NAL
l failures as the case may be
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
WYOMING'S UNDEVELOPED RE-
SOURCES

Among the undeveloped resources Of Wyom-
ing. The United states geological survey re
ports. arc bituminous shalc, volcanic ash graph
Ito. asphaltum. manganese ores. bontonte tin
salt bismuth and. perhaps most important phos.
phate rock. on which the future OF American
agriculture may largely dcpcDd. 10 rs estimated
that more than 1.25ooo0 acres IN Wyoming are
underlaid by workable phosphate deposits. "a
phosphate area greater than that Of any other
state Its coal fields cover about ~ 500 square
miles twOhfths OF rho states area and con.
tsined originally an estimated G70T23 600 00o
tons. Or tEis quantity only 17s 10000 tons or
about onefortieth OF i per cent, he's been en-.
hausted.--tommerce Reports.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
Are You Hitting the Panel
Ahead With Your Toe Or Are
You Getting Hit in the Heel?

The first time you find yourself in one
of those revolving storm doors down
town, take note Of what happens and
get line on yourself
The revolving storm door is a great
speedometer for humans.
There is a minimum and a maximum
to be observed In your case, and it is up
to you TO take note occasionally of how
you are running, just the same as it is
up to the engineer to see that the ar
rival of his train conforms with the
schedule.
In the first place il must be your aim
to GET THERE.
In the second place, you want to be
ON TIME.
At any rate, you want to keep up
with the procession
So step into revolving storm door.
It indicates exactly for you how you
are going
II the door hits your heel you are
moving too slowly.
This would be bad in case your COM
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
A Poem a Day

BEDOUIN SONG.
From the desert I come 10 thee
on a stallion sh2d with nret
And the winds are left behind
Tn the speed OF my desire
Under thy window 4 stand.
And the midnight hears my cry;
/ love thee. / love thee,
With a love that shall not die
Iill the sun groWs cold
And the stars are old,
And the leaves of the Judgment
book unfold!
Look from thy window and see
My passion and my pain;
/ lie on tho sands below,
And 4 faint in thy disdRin.
Let the night winds touch thy brow
With the heat OF my burning sigh.
And melt thee 20 hear the vow
OF love that shall not die
TIL tho sun grows cold,
And the stars are old.
And the leaves Of the Judgment
book unfold,
NV stsps are nightly driven.
BY the fever IN ma breast
To hear from thy lattice breathed
The word that shall give me rest
open the door or thy heart
And opsn thy chamber door.
And my kisses shall teach thy lips
The love that shall fade no more
TIN the sun grows cold,
And tho stars arc OLD.
And the leaves OF the Judgment
book unfold
-Rayard Taylor
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
Land Reform in Zion

taxer But the mystery is just as
great with reference to a Christian
Moses gave the Zionists the prln.
ciple OF not allowing uuearned In.
crsments Of land values 70 remain
IN the hands OF land owners. For
Moses said
And We shall hallow the hftieth
year and proclaim liberty through
Out all The land unto all the inhab.
itants thereof In the year
OF this jubilee ye shall return every
man unto his possession. Ye
shall not therefore oppress one an
other. but thou shalt fear thy God "
This was the best Moses could
DO, and It was the best that any
nation has yet done on the land
question No man could buy land
fo- longer time than 80 years A.
The end Of what was left OF his
50.year period II reverted 70 the
family originally owning n. In the
Lands n he original family, Il
might grow IN value. bat inssmuch
az he title could not be sold Tor
ever. but only until tho next Year
of Jubilee. there couldn't have been
any such land booms and specula-
'ion as we see. The poor man could
not have become 80 hopeless a. re-.
CARDS owning a home"
The Zionists have learned some.
thing IN the long centuries OF their
exile Since Moses time a greater
thinker on land questions has lived
and been read Of Jew and Gentle.
The Zionists have read this great
philosopher Henry George. They
have adopted the principles Of
George in retaining title 20 the land
and letting II ont In perpetual lease.
hold with periodical adjustments Of
the rent This is land nationalist.
fion
The theory of Henry George e.
that we can accomplish the same
objects iu a better way by leaving
land ownership undisturbed and ox-
tirpating land monopoly by p single
tax on land values exclusive Of I'm
pr0vcmcnts
Both Moses and George had the
same object I'm mind "Ye shall
not therefore opprcss one another.
once put 10 am end the oppression
which comes from land monopoly
and Oh other expressions will be-
easily dealt with.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
By HERBERT QUICK.


In a recent number ~ the Out.
look is an article by Louis Bran
deis on "Zionlsm"
Zionlsm IL movement among
Jews for the establishment OF a new
Jewish nation In the ancient home
OF the Jews-the Promised Land OF
Mosaic story.
Some thousands of Jews have al
ready established themselves in Pal.
estine They are redeeming the
soil Of Palestine by modern farm
ing. they are building towns, they
have established a pure democracy
In which the women have equal
rights with the men, they are speak
Ing the ancient Hebrew tongue. and
they are doing something else far
more important than any Of these
Notable among Zionist lnstltu.
tons says Mr. Brandeis. "fs the
Jewish national fund, formed 10
purchase land as the lnalienable
property OF the Jewish people Of
Palestine A large part of the set
tiers own individual property but
tho Zionist organization determined
that The land it acquired should be
The property of the Jewish people.
remaining national domain and
leased TO the settlers a. rent
which would not allow Of unearncd
Increment
have often wondered how there
could be- Jew who really believed
u his religion and was not a single
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
Pointed Paragraphs

Resignation may be a good sauce
for adversely
Too many glasses may make a
umbler OF a man.
Jonah was a conundrum and the
whale had 20 give him up
Speaking OF educated snakes, the
adder's In a class by himself
A woman may have poor mem
ory. but she never torgets a complt
ment.
Some magazine poetry should be
used as ammunition in a magazine
gun
woman's silence signifies more
than mans because II is much less
frequent.
The naughty schoolhoy is always
glad when he sees the teacher lay
down the rule
It's perfectly safe TO loan money
20 man who promptly returns q
borrowed silk umbrella.
Fortunes await the inventor OF a
lifeboat that viii float on a sea OF
trouble
a man never knows how much hc
really loves an hcire until she
turns him down
II you would outshiue your neigh
bors acquire a good reputation and
then keep o. polished.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
Let the People
Rule-and Write

10 the Editor of The Times
noticed In The Times an article
under the title "Tbc old way or the
new way Shall We sacrifice Alaska
or save Alaska" which ! read with
more than ordinary interest. / have.
for years. advocated the ownership
and operation, not only OF Alaskan
mines. bu, also OF all mines as well
as public utilities by The people.
The article made the statement that
hitherto. those Alaskan mines had
been owned and operated by the gov.
eminent, but OF late. that greedy
corporations were seeking 20 obtain
possession Of them. and advised that
the government still retain them. so
that the consumer could enjoy the
benefit Of the reduction In price. ]
would Ike 20 ask one question .
Why is 80 that the price OF coal has
not been reduced for the past few
years ~ the people owned and oper-
ated those mines7 Surely there
must be a reason for it, Looking
AZ II from my standpoint. q seems
plain that 90 is because the railroads
connecting those mines with the
rest Of the country are owned and
operated by those same unprincipled
private combinations. and their ex-
tortionary rates keep the price up
where Il was before The people
never will receive any benefit from
goyernment-owned mines 80 long as
the means Of transportation are In
the hands Of greedy private corpora
tlons The all-important thing for
the government 10 do IA 10 own and
operate all the mines, and also own
and operate the railroads leading
out from those mines
r. q. WILLIAMS
Birmingham, Mich. Jan 25. 1915
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

Read history 700. that YOU may
understand more clearly the mean
ing and purpose of life itself Read
il 10 enlarge your sympathy for your
fellowmen, 10 grow in breadth OF
vision.
In a single phrase, read history
so that YOU yourself viii be able 10
live more wisely and more nobIy.
II you are not a history reader
now, and fear that IL will be hard
for you 20 become one. make a start
by reading some historical novelist
Try Cooper or Scott. Ainsworth OF
James. or. II you prefer, begin by
making the acquaintance Of some or
the more recent writer's Of historical
fiction.
Gradually or rapidly you viu End
your interest mounting until per
haps you viii be tempted 20 read
even the scientific historians
But. II YOU are prudent. and would
not run the risk Of once more ac-
quiFing a distaste for history you
viii stick to the historians who can
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
Criticism Which Is Destructive

"Ophela was not a young woman Of good
sense II she had been. she might have saved
Hamlet from madness and her father from be
ing murdered" says Beatrice Forbes Robertson,
who has played the part many times
Hamlet was fat" SAYS John Cowper Powys,
the English literary critic who is now lecfuring
in this country
So We add another to our disillusionmenIs.
Long ago we had 10 give up seeing Shakes
peare in the thester. Now we are being rob.
bed Of our library interest IN him.
We cannot-can anyone?-visualize fat
Hamlet nor a safe and sane OpheHa
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

To ne Editor Of The Times;
cant help but write some on
The Iingoes talk OF adequate pre-.
paredness. They mean that we
should be prepared with the most
deadly and efficient means OF killing
human beings But what ls the
meaning OF adequate preparedness.
from the viewpoint OF humanity? n
means the less We are prepared 10
Kill the better humanity Is on. One
loss gun means one less chance or
killing a human being one less bat.
tleship means one less menace 20
human life.
A total disarmament. the dertruc.
tion of all guns and battleships,
would abolish tho bloody institution
for organized staying
SHERMAN BYE.
Cass City Mich, r. r. y. No 3
Jan. 25. 1915.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
Howl from Harvard

Some strong NieIdor OF the edito.
rial thunderboIts OF the Harvard
Crimson, dazzIed perhaps by that
warm color, cries for "a few rabid.
yes fighty unbalanced, red-Aagged,
extremist professors Is Cambridge
such a sealed paradise OF sane pro
fessors that If finds wisdom monot.
onous and selfrestraint and moders.
tion a bore. and bankers for the vol.
u5le and shaUoR seusationalistr
There are not many OK the kind, but
there are too many, a weariness 10
the ear and eye. For tho Crimson s.
"a few" substitute fewer. New
York Times
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

rod blunt end Of fused horn FOR ono
iapering 20 point or straight
across
But even in cases of this sort
singing II less useful that lightly
greasiug the hair
For the hair ot men which is kept
short sing"irg Dis not OF any use
IN preventing splitting HAIR which
is not allowed to grow 90 Its natural
length does NOT sp.lf
Great cpIdemigs from little sore
tbroats grow
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
From Another Point of NieW
Bu c. T. S.


Moaned the oihce philosopher, or
rainy morning: Sometimes ! think !
VIII ~ lI~D the NOOuSs ltb lllt NIlchtIH
sloN 80 am 0Oi''e Da0N anu a''i ne"
isi'si0''
- DdbhtllNe-SL' DdiDSI SUPP duNei Uses
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vi ot" DNtN4tN'' -''t'i ". .'''-''' b FiI'fF Lli'
a., ar doas1,t eitber
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
To Him Who Tried

ro hc Edtior Of The Times.
As a reader of The Times during
my pastorate In Detroit. and now. (
have greatly admired your stand on
The Peace ship and other ques
tons with YOU. / am IN hearty &C
cord with Mr. Ford's endeavors. I'm.
closed YOU uill find some verses on
the subject
REUBEN CROSBY.
Alpcna, Mich. Jan 25, 1916
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

rqtertain as well as instruct To
learn Who these are, In any special
field or period OF history invoke the
friendly aid Of some Official In your
public library.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

Pullman cars are not 10 be- az
elaborately decorated as formerly
Travel is now recognized as a ne
cessity and not a luxury Washing
ton star
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

hair OF a woman. which has a zen
fency 20 split af The ends. if is pos
5le thar sI1ge.1g The ends may 1e
OF some use. g. substitutes a char.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

petitor i'm business or the fellow with
his eye on. your job happened 10 be the
propelling force on the other side.
Ii would mean that YOU are BEHIND
TINE.
1t would mean that You are not keep
ing up.to the schedule.
Tt wouldn't mean necessarily that the
procession has quickened its pace.
1t could mean that the procession is
moving along at the same rate, but that
YOU are tagging and had better watch
out
1t could mean that YOU had better
ginger mp and set in the game.