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New Ulm review., 1916-03-15

1t was digression from the usual field of
lecture topics in that it really was a two
hours review of the worlds history, il
lustrated by actual photographs of those
who made history and given the stamp
OF authenticity by the handwriting of
the originals.
Mr.. johnson began his lecture with a
brief review of how he happened to be-
come interested in this kind of work and
the divers ways in which the signed
photographs were obtained. The COL
lection had it's inception in the office of
the New Ulm Review some twenty-five
years ago when Mr.. Johnson was editor
OF this paper. Upon the walls of the old
office over the present Arbes drug store
hung photographs of some of the leading
newspaper men of that time and it
occurred to Mr.. Johnson that he would
like to have a collection. of the more
familiar faces of Minnesota's editors.
The field soon broadened and it was not
long before the prominent politicians of
the State were added-the governors,
United States Senators, congressman ans
others. A chance remark by critical
friend that he might get some of the
really big men of the country into his
collection, gave inducement to try the
broader field until finally there is hardly
a man OF great prominence who does not
grace the collection with his signed photo
graph. In the fields of war and peace, in
the realms of music, art and literature,
a person interested can find hours of
diversion by just looking over the collec-
ton and recalling the deeds of heroism,
the bursts OF oratory, the charm of music,
the beauties of nature as depicted by the
artist or the interest in some book long
forgotten-all the product of some fertile
brain, probably long since passed from
the active scenes of life but still cherished
in the memory of an admiring people.
The song of Tetrazzini mellowed by
the wonderful acoustic of the Theatre
Nationale of Mexico City, the flower o1
oratory of Bryan, the stern commands
OF Sherman, the flash of white teeth ir
the paintings of Defregger, or the
mysterious transformation of thistles in
to fruit of Burbank, all are brought te
life in vivid mental reflection.
To describe the collection of Mr.. John
son, by taking up each individual charac
ter or photograph singly even if only ft,
a brief resume of the reason for his or h>
prominence, would take volumes withou
end. 1t must be seen to be appreciated
no, not seen alone, but gone over with tn
owner of the collection himself, who's
entertaining stories never fail to brin
out some point in the life and work of tn
original of the picture not noted i
history and not found in books of price.
The collection never will be complete
as it is added to constantly as new daz
zling lights spring up upon the frmamer
of worldly glory.
New Ulm review., 1916-03-15
VIVID WAR SCENES
SHOWN ON SCREEN
BIRTH OF A NATION MOST SPEC
TACULAR PLAY EVER PRO-
DUCED IN FILM.
TEN SQUARE MILES OF GROUND
WE'RE USED AS BATTLE
GROUND STAGE.

II. w. Grlthth's mighty spectacle
''The Birth Of A Nation"' comes to the
Armory Four days. Beginning Mat.
Sunday March 26,. There will be
two performances daily at 2:15 and 8:15.
Nothing like this wonderful attraction
has ever been seen upon the local boards.
It is given here exactly as it is being pre-
sented in New York City where the big
drama has broken every record ir the
stage history of the first city in the coun-
try. In addition the piece has piled up
record engagements in Chicago, Boston,
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
It covers a wide range of American
history and touches only the highest
points of interest in the great events
that led up to and terminated the Civil
War. The force that slavery played in
producing this crisis is traced from it's
inception to it's abolition. While the
basic theme is historical in it's foundation
it's intent is the fundamental one of true
drama. The forces which make for
these results have been marshalled upon
a larger scale than was ever dreamed of
before. Where directors of vast spec
tacle have dealt with hundreds in the
past Griffith employs thousands. $4,000
people fill his stage which has a vast
territory for it's background. 5000
horses pass before your view in wild
dashes over miles of county roadway.
The decisive battles of the Civil War are
reproduced in faithful detail and you see
these conflicts fought again just as they
were waged so years ago. Cities were
built up only to be destroyed to lend
force and verify to the dramatic mar
rative. One enormous battlefield IS
shown stretching over an area of 10 square
miles and upon these planes and trenches
10000 soldiers clash in a mimic warfare
that is as real as if you were eyewitnesses
OF the actual occurrence. Holding the
great effects in tether is story as tender
and true as love and romance can be
pictured. There are tears and smiles,
noble sacrifices and heroic deeds of per-
sonal valor. Youthful dreams of Loves
fruition are rent assunder by the demons
OF War; home ties snap before the call
to arms and suffering such as cannot be
imagined is depicted in the crude manner
that history is made when men surrender
reason to passion and engage in a dead
lock of armed resistance.
You see the war start after being
shown the causes which precipitated it..
CONTINUED on Page q
New Ulm review., 1916-03-15
SPRINGFIELD DRYS
RESN0WBD UNDER
CONTEST RESULTS IN TWO TO
ONE VOTE IN FAVOR OF .
LICENSES.
PREFERENTIAL PRIMARY VOTE
INDICATES NO INTEREST IN
-@ FREAK LAW.

Very much of joke is the way in
which the presidential preference primary
of Tuesday was considered by the
average voter. In New Ulm with over
1900 voters to draw from only about
800 availed themselves of the privilege
and with the exception of the closing of
the saloons nothing happened which
drew public attention to the fact that
an election was being held. The first
ward east 139 votes, the seconds 3 and
the third 167. Although there were
three ballots to choose from only the
Democratic and Republican were sought
for in two of the wards. In the first
three Prohibition voters exercised their
privilege as voter
About the only election of interest in
the county was the Springfield wet and
dry contest, where the vets won out by
better than two to one. The vote cast
was 2S3 wet and 106 dry. This defeat
of the Springfield drys is even more
decisive than that at the election of last
year.
Following are the officers elected in the
townships which reported the results
last evening
Cottonwood Supervisor, Martin
Schnobrich; treasurer, Geo. C. Griebel;
Clerk, Jos. J. Sperl; justices of the peace,
Geo. Fischer and John W. Haas; con-
stables, Jacob Leitkam nd Fred Thiede.
The sum of $1,000 was levied for roads
and bridges and $500 for the general
township fund.
: CORTLAND Village President, Lorenz
Hunsicker; Councilman, VIM. F.. Meyer,
Rudolf Holzerland, Herman Poehler.
Recorder, H. E. Schumacher; Treasurer,
Paul C. Mayer.
CORTLAND township - Supervisors,
Henry Bode, Jr., Louis Hulke, Julius
Schroeder; clerk, Fred Rengstorf; treas,
Otto Hintz. .
Milford - Supervisor, Louis Spell
brink; clerk, Henry }. Mayer; treasurer,
Fred Rolloff; justice of the peace, Erwin
Spellbrink; constable, VIM. Geske. For
township expenses 81 900 was levied and
2,1O0 for the road and bridge fund.
Those candidates for delegates to
National conventions bearing German
names received high votes in the city
especially Mr.. Gebhard, former resi-
dent of this city. Ex-Governor Eber-
hart also was given big vote through
out the city and county.
New Ulm review., 1916-03-15
COUNCIL PURCHASES
0ILlNG APPARATUS
EXPERIMENTS WILL BE MADE
ON SHORT SECTIONS OF CITY
STREETS,
ALSO LET'S CONTRACT FOR EREC-
TION OF NEW CEMETERY
BUILDING.


in oiling the streets and 10000 gallons
of the necessary fluid, the city council
at it's meeting last Tuesday evening be-
gan the movement to bring New Ulm
into the class of modern cities. The
contract for the oil distributor was let
to the Studebaker corporation for $517,
this being the lowest of the three bids
received. The contract for furnishing
10000 gallons Of oil went to the STAN
dard Oil Company, whose bid of 5.36
cents per gallon was the lowest. Ac-
cording to present plans of the members
of the council short sections of streets
will be oiled at a time in order to de-
termine the proper amount of oil for the
soil in this locality. Experts in other
cities have been unable to give advice
in this matter because of the difference
in the soil.
Bids were also received by the council
for the erection of building at the city
cemetery, plans for which had been ac-
cepted by the council some time ago.
John G. Gronau was the successful bid
der at $2,608. While the original plans
were to use brick of an outside concern,
it was decided to patronize home industry
when Mr.. Aufderheide presented q sample
for the inspection of the council. The
brick has the appearance OF granite and
it is believed will give the building
handsome appearance.
John L. Hoffman, in a letter to the
council lays claim to $3.50 as damages
for injuries said to have been sustained
in fall on the icy sidewalk in front of
the Woratschke building on the corner
of First North and Broadway. The
matter was referred to the city attorney
and the street committee.
The firm of Mitchell, Peat & Co. of
Minneapolis was given tie contract to
audit the books of the city, beginning
April 5. This firm is to furnish one ex-
pert accountant at a salary of SIS day
\ and if necessary an assistant at $40 per
ssaay.
Three building permits were granted
by the council, one to DR.. Weiser for
the erection of the new brick block on the
corner of Second North and Minnesota
streets, another to Jos. Fesenmeier for
a new garage to be erected on the prop
erty Immediately north of the post
Office on Broadway, and one to Chas.
Brust, ST.. for remodeling his residence
on the corner of Center and Broadway.
Permission was also granted DR.. Weiser
for the removal OF the present building
on Second North street to the rear of the
lot. The building is to be given a new
front, brick veneered and otherwise i'm
proved in appearance.
Final payment for the pump installed
by J. G.. Robertson of St. Paul at the
we'll on Center street hill was ordered,
the council allowing the contractor
$1,000 as final settlement.
Hippert & Werner we're allowed $50.
which sum had been retained from the
contract price of constructing storm
sewers.
New Ulm review., 1916-03-15

OUT rs YEARS OF AC-
TIVE LIFE

Captain Frank Burg reached the
seventy-ffth milestone of life last Friday
and enjoyed the congratulations of his
many friends at Turner Hall where he
had attended the Bunge lecture. Cap
tain Burg is one Of the prominent figures
of New Ulm. He came to the city about
New Ulm review., 1916-03-15
PHOTO COLLECTION
DISPLAYED AT LECTURE

Last Thursday evening large and
appreclative audience had the pleasure
OF listening to a lecture at the Congre-
gatlonal church by Fred w. Johnson on
his collection of autographed photo
graphs Of the worlds famous men and
women. The lecture in itself was unique.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
County Appoint ments.

Governor Harrington has made the fol-
lowing appointments for this county:
Public School Commissioners War
rem R. Price, of Kensington; DR.. James E.
Deets, of Clarksburg, and Zadoc M. Cooke.
of Gaithersbure Drs. Price and Deets sue
coed Roger B. Farqahar and DR.. John Gard
ner. and Mr.. Cooke succeeds himself.
Supervisors of Elections-Lawrason B.
Riggs, of Brookeville, and Henry w. 0ffutt,
of Bethesda, Democrats, and Maurice M.
Browning. of GAINESVILLE. Republican. The
present board is composed Of Julian Grif-
fifth, Democrat. and Thomas Vinson and
Maurice M. Browning, Republicans.
Notaries Public William A. Anderson,
Clarksbure; Edward Story, Poolesville /;
Samuel D. Byrd Jacksonville; F. Bache
Albert. George P. Henderson and Miss Lydia
F. Prettyman, Rockville; Harry W. Ches-
ley, Chevy Chase John Jones, Brooke
vile j. Janney Shoemaker, Sandy Spring !;
Frank D. Leizear. Sandy Spring; Louis C.
Beall. Forrest E. Walker and James E.
Trundle, Gaithersburg ; Hatton D. Brown.
Sellman; Russell E. Duvall, Damascus |;
Ralph M. Hendricks, Kensington Frank L.
Hewitt. Silver Spring; II, Edison Rogers.
Takoma Park William o. Culver Wheaton /;
Rebecca Hall. Poolesville.
Justices of the Peace-Police Justice
j. Abby Henderson, Rockville Edward o.
Brown. Laytonsville George E. Hughes.
Clarksbure Jesse P. Wolfe, Hyattstown ;
Robert L. Hickerson, Germantown; Thos.
R. Hall. Poolesville; Edward o. Edmon-
ston. Rockville; John McCeney, Burnt Mills ;
E. P. B. Mareerum, Colesville John A.
Hall. Jamestown; Alfred Wilson. Bethes-
da: James E. Keliher. Chevy Chase Chas.
M. Iddings, Brookeville Alfred F. Fairall,
Sandy Spring James E. Garrett, Gathers
burg Resell Woodward. Washington Grove
Arthur Myers. Potomac Perry L. Pyles.
GAINESVILLE James d. Young, Damascus
Robert E. Lee. Kensington; John H. L.
Sawyer. Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
May Run For office

President Wilson has issued an executive
order permitting residents Of the incorpor-
ated town Of Capitol Heights, who are
employed in the executive civil service Of
the government, to become candidates for
and hold municipal offices. The order is
an amendment Of the original order Of
President Taft Of February IA. 1912. per-
hitting the same rights in Takoma Park,
Kensington. Garrett Park. Chevy Chase.
Glen Echo, Hyattsville. Mount Rainier. Nd.
and in Falls Church. Vienna and Herndon,
Va. President Wilson issued an amend
ment May s. 1912, as to Somerset and an
other amendment May rs, 1914. as to
North Beach. Md.
1t is stated that Somerset Heights has
population of about 1000 and that at
the election in 1914. seventy-six voters were
registered. OF this number is. or II per
cent. we're in the executive civil service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03

Misses Hays, Dickerson, February is. In
the absence of the president, Mrs. Thomas
Chiswell presided. The membership was
well represented and each member con-
tributed a delicacy and gave the recipe
for making it, in response to roll call. The
program consisted of paper on the opera
"Lohensrin," prepared by Mrs. E. L. CHS
well and read by Mrs. Jones Hoyle. This
was illustrated by music from the OPERA
by Miss Julia Belt. The next meeting of
the club will be at Rock Hall" March 81
The Ladies' Cooperative Improvement
Society of Silver Spring met February II
at the home of Mrs. Roy Meier. Mrs.
Francis Mentally. chairman of the commit
tee having the Valentine card party and
dance in charge, was given a rising vote
for her efforts which were crowned with
such success The society received letter
from the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Com
pany. stating that the engine house is COM
pleted and offering it as a meeting place
for the society. The offer was accepted
with thanks. The electric street lights re-
Gently installed are great satisfaction to
all the residents. and benefit will be given
at Polls theater Monday. March 6. to add
to the electric street lighting fund
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Religious Notices.

Preaching at the M. E. Church South,
Rockville, every Sunday morning and even
ing by the pastor, Rev. F. M. Richardson.
Services every Sunday with preaching
in the morning and evening, at the Rock
vile Baptist Church. Rev. Oscar W. Hen
derson. minister.
Rockville Christian Church. o. C. Barnes
minister, services Sunday, Bible School
10 A. NJ; preaching at II A. M. and 8 P.
NJ. Christian Endeavor at Pm. Preach
ing every fourth Sunday at Hyattstown at
II A. M. and 8 P. M.
SERVICES AT The PoOLESvILLE METHODIST
CHURCH SOUTH.
Sunday. March 5th, Rev. J. j. Ringer. of
Marvin Methodist Church South. Washing
ton. will preach at both the II and O'Clock
services. At the II O'Clock service the
regular monthly communion service will
be held. Matters of Importance to the
church membership will be presented at
this service and we ESPECIALLY urge the
members of the church to be present and
at the same time extend cordial invita-
ton to everyone.
Sunday, March 18th, Rev. Albert o.
borne, D. D., Registrar of the American
University Of Washington, will preach at
II A. M. and P. M.
Sunday, March 18th, the annual Mis-
sionary Anniversary will be held. We are
pleased to announce that we have secured
Rev. and Mrs. c. C. Bush. Missionaries Of
the Baltimore Conference to Africa, for
this occasion. Addresses will be delivered
by both Mr.. and Mrs Bush at the II O'Clock
service on the Missionary Work in Africa,
and at the O'Clock service they will show
a number of stereopticon views of that
wonderful country and its people. also
showing the progress of the Mission work
there. and they will make these pictures
even more attractive by talks they will
make as each picture is shown on the
screen. They will also display at these
services number of curios which they
have brought with them from their mission
home. This promises to be a genuine
treat. and we believe we have in store for
the people Of this community a day in the
Mission field that will be most interesting
to every one; something entirely different
from anything you have ever attended
before and an opportunity which you may
never have again.
Sunday School every Sunday morning at
9:45 O'Clock. Mid-week prayer services
each Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to the
general public to all these services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Real Estate Transfers.

Bertha r. Stabler ct vir. to Andrena
Stratton ct vir., part Of Brothers Indus
try" 80 acres $40.
Emma J. Walter to Harry A. Kite. Chevy
Chase, Section A, lot 10. and part of lots IL
and IA. block 10 So
George A. M. Kelchner ct ux. to Daisy L.
Robey ct al. all interest in the Montgom-
cry House property; $40.
Josephine X. Mix to Michael L. Erner
ct ux., lots ID and IS. block IS, Takoma
Park; $3.50.
George W. Monkey ct ux. to James A.
Monkey. part of "WarfieId and Snowden."
so IA acres; $500.
Robert G. Lohr to Lillian M. Stewart, lots
and 9. block II, Takoma Park; 1928.
West Penn Land Company to Alice Jones,
lots and 6, block 10, Takoma Park $3.50.
Alex. Cowan to VIM. McAinsh. lot IS,
block II, Takoma Park 1925.
Mary L. Taylor to Della G. Smallwood.
lot So and part Of lot 81. II. M. Martins
Second Addition to Chevy Chase $40.
John II. Merson to Horace A. Harrison. |
acre, part Of Grantsville $40.
James M. Moulden, Executor. to Cyrus
D. Backus. lots 10 and Ia, block A. Wood
side $40.
Raymond II. Dunn ct ux. to Alexander
Dunn. lot in Gaithersburg 500.
Chas. E. Brinkerhof to Alexander Dunn.
lot in Gaithersburg 500.
David Redman ct ux. to Geo. Bellows ct
al, lot in Rockville $45.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03

On Sunday last Billy Sunday began an
evaneelistic meeting in Baltimore, which
is to be continued through six weeks. In
the course of the three services of the day
o2'OOO persons attended. it is said.
The dwelling house belonging to John L.
ball at Potomac, occupied by Charles R.
Stone. was destroyed by fire at a late hour
last Saturday night, and all of the furni-
ture was also lost. No one was in the
house at the time, and what caused the
fire is mystery. The house was valued
at $2,OOO, and was insured for $1,000.
There was no insurance on the contents.
Walter L. Smith, aged 20 years, mana
aser Of the Smith Motor Sales Company,
2Ol7 18th street northwest, Washington,
was found alongside the Conduit Road,
near Cabin John bridge, last Monday after
noon suffering from bullet wound in his
mouth. He was taken to the GEORGETOWN
University Hospital by Deputy Sheriff
Stanley Gingell. DR.. Vaughan removed
the bullet from near the base Of the brain.
Smith had been in i'll health for some time.
1t is said at the hospital that Smiths condi-
ton is critical, though hope for his recovery
had not been abandoned.
John j. Higgins. Jr., of Washington city,
formerly of this town. automobile liability
expert and all-round insurance man, en-
aaged himself in two ways several months
ago. First. to Miss Claire Lipscomb, of
Georgetown, they being married about two
weeks ago; second. in contest for su-
premacy in accident insurance. In this
respect he was also successful, leading his
class throughout the country, and acquir-
ing not only the wherewithal which en-
abled him to carry out his first ENGAGE
ment. but also earned him very substan-
tial prize, reported to be check in the
of $1,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03

During the past two years the State
Board of Forestry, at Baltimore, has dis
tributed from the State Forest Nursery
more than 1926. 900 trees at cost prices for
forest planting on waste land, The aver
age charge to residents and landowners of
the State was only $3.50 per thousand.
representing the actual expense Of grow
ing them. The office of the State Forester
directed the planting Of $4,000 Of the
trees.
II would therefore seem that local land
owners are appreciating the facilities Of
fered by the State nursery and have be-
come convinced of the soundness of such
proposition, and Of the thorough prac-
ticability, in financial sense, Of reclaim
ing, through tree planting, exhausted soils
which cannot be made to grow farm crops
in paying quantities.
One landowner in Northern Maryland,
near Havre de Grace, had $4,000 young
oak and locust trees set out on poor pas
ture land in 1914. and the plantation so
far is very successful. Another, living on
the Eastern Shore, used $4,000 Loblolly
pine seedlings for reforestation purposes to
his own satisfaction and the improvement
of the land. On the former site there
should be good crop of posts in not over
IL to IS years from the time Of planting.
and the whole plantation may either be
handled for such products, in short rota-
tons. or managed as a longer-time invest
ment for valuable saw timber. The Lob
Jolly should produce heavy yield Of the
latter. in addition to smaller material,
secured from occasional trimmings, for use
about the farm. In either case the work
is constructive and desirable, and should
be profitable. A plantation Of forest trees
protects the soil from erosion, and is a
good investment for the sake Of the trees
alone. though it is undoubtedly true that a
stand of merchantable or growing timber
adds to the cash value Of any farm.
The board has at this time about 15O, 900
forest seedlings and transplants available
for planting next month. These, as we're
lIlUoC last year, Will uC buiu
owners at the cost Of growing them.
Prices for small trees Of suitable size run
from $3.50 per thousand for white pine
seedlings to $40 per thousand for black wal
nut transplants, and there are also for sale
at corresponding prices Norway spruce, red
oak. black locust, white ash, honey locust,
and American elm. Orders for less than
thousand will be filled at the regular per
thousand rate. with a small charge for
packing
Stocks Of some varieties are limited. but
trees will be reserved for these who get
their orders in to the Office Of the State For
ester, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
before the stock is exhausted. Price lists
and blanks for ordering will be forwarded
upon application, together with any infor
nation desired on the subject Of tree plant
ing in this State. The spring season ls
most suitable for planting, but the plant
ing should be done before April 10th for
best results.