davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06
"Americanism" Goal Toward Which the
Would Has Aimed Since Time Began
By Representative Button E. Sweet Of Iowa

"Amecanm" is of the gandest words in the English
language has become symbo of civil and religious liberty the
continent the shining goal toward which the human
has been tending since time began.
find epomid in it the struggles the hopes the dreams and the
aspirations Of for better days and better things the time when
crgcd craw the den and of baarm and CROPPED
through the long night Of the sagnan centuries toward
grand day to the present hour when behold him
standing upright with the sunlight of heaven his ace
walking uncovered head beneath the silent stars contemplating
and the betement Of the human
Amercanism is the civilization.
has become synonymous with the spirit OF civil and
religious the world With and all thinking
has become like mighty and overwhelming stream
Its source lies hidden the swamps and owands of bar
coeval with the human 1t has been TED by
passing that drop their garned fun down. by nnumerabe
gsh the mounand by springs that we'll into Its
Depths ubterranean rivers that yos swell its ever
solemn majesty toward the eternal
surface ney rides ship state amid the storms Oh
war; adverse winds that blow
The hopes humanity hanging breahe its ae The
waters troubled but is plain An enlightened
public opinion pilot and Constitution chart and compass
Let the stream Amecanm flow until it engufs the world
Let flow all the children Of shall receive
its blessings and enjoy it's energzng and revng Influences Let 1t
flow on contamination of all things earthly at the
throne of God.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06
Mozart's Music.

A recent biographer says of Mozart
that the most wonderful fact about
him was that he directed his art to-
ward success without any sacrifice of
himself, and his music was always
written with regard to it's effect upon
the public. Somehow it does not lose
by this, and it says exactly what he
wishes it to say In this he was
helped by his delicate perceptions, his
shrewdness and his sense of irony. He
despised his audience, but he held him
self in great esteem. He made no con-
cession that he need blush for; he de.
ceived the public, but he guided it as
we'll. He gave the people the illusion
that they understood his idea, while,
as a matter Of fact, the applause that
greeted his work was excited only by
passages which were solely composed
for applause.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06
ALL IN THE WAY YOU SEE IT
Attitude Which Makes the Worst Of q
Situation Always Makes Fail
ure of 1t, Says Writer.

Any attitude which makes the worst
of the situation makes failure Of 1t.
Concentrating your mind on the hurt
of headache or the pain Of a cut, fair.
ly makes either one throb to order.
Agitating yourself over how you are
going to meet the payments on your
talking machine takes all the music
out of every record it plays, writes an
optimist.
IF you must have your appendix re-
moved next. Saturday, why fill the days
between now and Saturday with dis
NAL forebodings of how you are going
to feel when you wake up from the
ether sleep? You will have to have
the operation performed, anyway, and
you might as well come to it with as
much reserve strength and buoyancy
as possible.
A glad heart goes the whole day long
and a sad one tires in mile, as has
been told with poetic fervor. But that
does not make us work hard enough
for q cheerful viewpoint, for the same
determination to see the best Of life
which really makes the best in life q
tangible thing to all Of us.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06

FORE the stress becomes take plants
troll unless the reasonable be obtained
by understanding with the producers When reasonable prices
reasonable prices only for the but for the public 1t
not to be imagined that country successfully prosecute
though obtains its supplies reasonable prices its industrial
forces home upset by strikes and ocou Increasing
by ment of labor troubles which in turn materially impair
military strength of the 'front.' The aborer bound to
the amount which dollar of his will buy today with what
would buy month and He has to do hs he compelled
all the the maintenance of the Of his
If things go up in price his wages must go too.
such between prices and by
for the Of present industrial
strength PURPOSES the sake of the economic welfare Of
the United States after the it's international trade relations If
avoid such between and both will increase
steadily till of the when level will be above that
other bgnt countries which there has been better control
country with the level will then be at dsadvan
all commodities will be above that OF the
countries which will out of the running competition
and the markets of the world And the high
level of labor which the country will not be able
% handle
Every consideration, therefore, demands that proper price level
regulation and this of involves
a form of state socialism,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06

most prominent buildings in Stanley
are the governors quarters, the bar
racks, which shelter small English
garrison, cathedral, new school
building, number Of warehouses, a
few stores and several hotels. The
stores and hotels are about the only
business concerns excepting the
houses of the English company, which
practically monOpolizes the great in
dustry of the iSlands-that Of Sheec
raising and the industries resulting
therefrOm.
Not Much to See in Stanley.
A short time is sufficient to see all
that Stanley has to offer. A visit to
the stores, as in other lands, reveals
to some extent the needs and Occupn"
tons of the people; and this fact ~
especially emphasized in the town OF
Stanley. The articles offered for sale
are Of the most substantial kind, such
as coarse clothing. heavy boots, tin
and c"rthenware, ships stores, medi-
cal supplies, and in fact everything
required in sheep-raising commu-
nifty where the winters are long and
severe and the summers short and
cool.
The average temperature Of the
islands is ~ degrees Fahrenheit. The
cool and constant winds from the
southwest send chill through the
stranger and urge him to physical ex-
ercise. In fact, the very isolation Of
ones surroundings kindles the wan
derlust and if he is ut all inclined to
pedestrianism here is an excellent
place to crafty his inclination.
An overland tramp Is most pleasant
and invigorating. The country rises
gradually from the little bay, and
after one walks a few miles he looks
back upon one Of the worlds most
isolated towns. Proceeding, the wan
derer is impressed with the awful
loneliness. Few people are seen and
not tree breaks the horizon, save
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06

Sc from the French. The latter ceded
their claim to the Spaniards, who drove
away the English in 1910. Later the
islands We're abandoned BuenOs Aires
founded colony in 1923, but in con-
sequence Of dispute the colony was
destroyed by United States man-of-
war (1S31). Shortly afterward the
British again gained possession, which
continues to- the present time, although
It is said that Argentina claims the
islands as her right and lawful pos
session.
Two Large Islands in the Group.
The Falkland group comprises two
large islands, known as East and West
falkland, respectively, and more than
! hundred smaller ones, with total
area Of nearly 1000 square miles, al
most as large as the state of New
Jersey. East Falkland is the larger
IF the two and they are separated by
narrow strait.
When We sailed into Port Stanley,
The capital Of the little colony and the
largest Of the twenty or more settle
ments, the usual cloudy weather pre-
vailed; several days Of ocean-buffeting
had been followed by calmer seas and
the entrance to the small bay, known
as Port William inlet, was pleasant
diversion. The low, brOwnish hills,
barren and soi1ber looking, presented
little to attract the business traveller /;
yet, to the lover Of nature who de-
Ilghts to wander far from beaten paths
there are always sights to please.
Comparatively few ships make the
port Of Stanley; other than the coming
of vessels in distress there is not much
traffic with the outside world, and as
Il consequence the arrival of a pas
senger ship is matter of some inter-
est to the people The day of our
'on,ing was not an exception, ana
both old and young came to meet u.s.
a:,,i it might be said that we received
cordial reception. Once upon terra
flrma the hardy appearance of the in
hal,itants and the wea thcr-beaten but
clean and neatly kept homes are es-
1ccally noticeable. The thousand
persons composing Stanley's popula-
ton have not troubled themselves
with street making; 1t is \ kind of 60
as-you-pleaSe town, very much resem-
l,iilg tho cnch-Canat:ian settlements
along the New Brunswick coast.
The :,cople of the FalElands are
largely Of Scotch descent they have
q stroag Scotch bro.ue and 4 Scotch
INNS knNcls Tor doing things. The
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06

TAR out in southern seas, Il thou
IL sand miles from Montevideo and
several hundred miles eastward
from the ''land Of fire. TERRA
del Fucgo, lie the lonely, drcary,
barren Falkland islands. Ceascless
surges from Antarctic wastes dash
upon the rocky headlunds to the dis
turbance of only the wild and stately
penguin; the mighty roar Of the
breakers wasting their beauty. far
from the haunts of artist or photog-
rapher, is lost in the dismal fog.
A land far away from the busy
world; land without tree, without
q newspaper, without a cable to the
outer world, with few land birds, be-
You'd the course Of the average steam
err; indeed land without Sunshine,
it might be said, for the sky is usually
overcast, producing annually 25O days
Of cloudy or rainy weather.
Despite weather conditions, how
ever, the Falklands present interest
periences not met with elsewhere,
writes William A. Reid in the Los An
geles Times. There live and move
and have their being 1000 hardy and
Industrious people, whose remOteness
denies them the pleasures Of modern
life. They extend the hand of well
come to the visitor and he is enter
tanned with stories Of those South Sea
islands and the part they play, inAg-
nificant though it may be, in the world
and it's progress.
Almost exactly 100 years after Co.
lumbus sighted San Salvador, John
Davis discovered the Falklands; cen
fury later one Strong visited the
islands and gave them their name.
From that time onward they have
been the scene of conflict and disputed
ownership. The French planted their
flag there in 1865, and very shortly
thereafter the British arrived and es-
tablished Port Egmond, 100 miles or
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06
World War Will Be Won by Machinery
and Conquest of the Air
By Basil A. Hester

[
won The sphere Of combat will be the air. the motive
power gasone the light but POWERFUL the machine
airplan that will spill and spit high explosives tire and
flames until accomplished These attacking the trenches
will drive their defenders like frightened will
deo and strongds and utterly lay waste and
burn the capital cities.
The becnning this well foreshadowed by
the the destroes But their
too narrow being ccumscrbd by the remains then for these
monster engines destruction commanding they WILL both land and
500 to make complete The victor worlds life
death struggle Justly earned the title Of Th Prince the
of the Air.
Perplex about ucency Of either
lido There Machines going to win tie
war; therefore, forth your dread machines assemble these mighty
engner7 tgher those who first and effectively grasp
this new development destructive will belong the victory
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06

here and there small patches Of stunt
ed growth which rise only few feet
above the ground. The brownish ap-
pearance of the landscape is uninvit-
ing but when the undulating hills and
valleys are reached the travellers In
terest qulckens and he behOlds the
"sheep upon thousand hills" The
animals appear to be in fair order, but
how they thrive upon such meager
supply Of grass and sprouts is past
understanding. Yet there are nearly
a million sheep on the islands and
each sheep is supposed to require
pasturage Of several acres. Every
year the old animals are slaughtered
for the tallow, or, to use the local
term "trled down." the returns from
the wool, the tallow and the hides in
n recent year amounting to more than
$1,OOO,OOO.
"Stone Rivers" Of Quartzite.
Farther inland we catch our first
glimpses Of what appear to be glisten-
ing streams, but on closer inspection
are found to be quartzite. This sub
stance, the particles somewhat resem-
bling crude diamonds in shape, lies
in long rows, to which the natives
have given the name Of "stone river"
Scientists say that these so-called "riv-
ers" are kind of glacier and that
they are slowly moving toward the
sea.
"What becomes of your students
after they leave school?" I inquired
Of the English master Of the only
place of learning in the islands. al
most without exception" he replied,
"they go out to become herders Of
sheep or to some employment in con.
nection with the sheep industry"
"YOu see, sir, there is little for OUT
boys to do outside of this one calling,
yet few Of them leave their island
home for the great outer world" Then
the master pointed out from among
his brightest pupils one little fellow
perhaps fifteen years of age. '"That
boy" said he, "has completed the
work Of the school, but he Is so am
bilious that for two additional years
he has been going over the same
course. We have no advanced classes,
so this little fellow-and there are
several others like him-are denied
the advantages Of q training which,
to my regret, we are unable to S:ive
them
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06

forms the principal item in the birth
feast. Other duties that the priest
has to carry out are the cutting Of
three horizontal cuts with dagger
just above the level of the eyebrows on
the forehead Of the dead, and the set
Ting of all disputes.
When a couple becomes engaged the
woman spends most Of her time cook
ing dainty and tasty dishes and trot-
ting around with them to her lovers
home, followed by her father with
wine and spirits. Breach-of-promise is
almost unknown, for the youth who
jilts has his throat cut. The para
mour of married woman is hanged on
some remote tree by the red cord he
wears round his neck and the body is
left as q warning to others. The
erring wife mysteriously disappears,
and no questions are asked. A man
who deserts his wife also is hanged,
while the woman who deserts her hus-
band is compelled to return to him.
There is secret ceremony Of initia-
ton which every Red Head is COM
PEELED to undergo on attaining his sew
enteenth birthday. It involves seclu-
sion for seven days and going without
food and drink for three days. At
the termination Of this preliminary
test the youth is taught certain pass
words and grips by which he may rec
ognize his brethren and red circle is
tattooed on his breast. The strange
people live on terms Of friendship with
the whole of their neighbors with the
exception Of the Turks, whom they
hate and treat accordingly.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06
The Resourceful Dentist.

ut was a dreadful moment" said
the dentist. II was bathing quietly.
when the great cavernous jaws of the
shark opened before me-
"What did you do?" asked one of the
ladies.
81 took my forceps out of the pocket
of my bathing suit and pulled his teeth
before he had a chance to seize me.
It was the quickest and neatest bt. OF
work I ever did"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06
War Time Behavior of Producers
Will Determine Nation Course

Our war conditions now require supreme coec'
tive effort and that carried out to the full extent
means socialism, We have found that in war the law
of supply and demand breaks down because e2traordi
nary demands are precpated upon moderate supply.
Prices SOAR and that disturbances and readust
ments for every kind of labor and industry and for
commerce.
We could not wait long enough, upon entering the
war; for the usual effect of increased demand namely
in 70 no
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-09-06

Some people can best make tlfeir
presence felt by the!r absence.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

With little crime having been COM
mitted in the last few days the sher-
ifs force is enjoying short vaca-
ton. Last nights attempted jail
break has been the only mar to over
two days perfect quiet.
"Just little vacation at home," as
one of the officers said. "We can use
them once in while, though"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25
BIG WORK AT PALO ALTO
Great Progress Made There When
Orders to Stop Came
Wednesday
(By Associated Press)

Palo Alto, Aug. 25.-Where was a
olowed field at dawn, the other day
there stood at night ten wooden ware
houses, each 130x2O0 feet, complete
throughout except for certain minor
touches on the roofs.
This was the work of one general
foreman and his men, and, according
to army officers, is typical of the
progress being made on the work for
the various National army camps
throughout the country. At Palo Alto
there are five of these general fore
men, each with his crew of fOremen,
"straw bosses" and laborers. A su-
perintendent, two assistants, and, at
the very top, a general superintendent
make up this civilian regiment of
eight or nine hundred men. So vast
is the work that the assistants go
about in its confines in automobiles,
lige and strong enough to negotiate
fallow land at a good pace. Otherwise
there would be many assistant super
intendents, instead of two.
Five spur tracks from the main
line of railroad dump in materials all
day long. More than fifty teams
hustle it to places indicated by the
general foreman, who fears nothing
in the world except general short
age of supplies. Tractors snort
through the fields dragging great
plows that dig the trenches for sewer
and water systems, and releasing hun
dreds of men for work demanding
mans intelligence.
Unlike many organizations, this one
went to work with no preliminary ad-
justment. 1t simply started. In three
days it was speeded up; in month
it will be gone.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25
PERSONAL and LOCAL MENTION

May Perryman, "a, Of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25
UNVEIL LONDON BUST

Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 25.-The
bronze bust of the late Jack London
is to be unveiled in Honolulu, Sep
tember 17--Balboa Day-under the
auspices of the Pan-Pacific Club at
Honolulu, the bust being the gift OF
Mrs. London. The celebration is in
commemoration of the long years OF
residence which Jack London enjoyed
in the Hawaiian Islands, where his
name became equally popular with
that of Mark Twain, Charles Warren
Stoddard and Robert Louis Stevenson
London was one of the prominent
members of the Pan-Pacific Club, an'
the celebration Of Balboa Day is th'
most conspicuous annual occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25
MORE IN HOLTv|LLE CASE
CONTINUED From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
large fine and Imprisonment, it is
mild as compared with the more Sc
rious charges placed against the men
The wholesale nature of the affair
ends to reduce the blame on those
implicated, individually.
May Go To Ventura
According to Probation Officer
Swanson, the girls, in all probability,
will be sent to the reform school, at
Ventura. They are now being held by
their parents awaiting further devel-
opments.
In the meantime, the boys now in
the county Jail are seeking to find
bondsmen who will furnish bonds of
$4,000 for each of them. As yet they
have failed and are locked up in the
"tank" in the center Of the Jail
building.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

Mr.. Lippman leaves tonight for Los
Angeles.
Dance at Woodawn Park, Saturday
night, August 20.
DR.. Mosher of Holtville returned
this morning from Los Angele5
DR.. khantamour arrived from Frcs-
no this morning for short visit
NJ. C. Meyerfield registered at the
Barbara Worth from San Francisco.
A. Toperhanian returned this mo,n-
ing from a business trip in Lo" An
geles.
Mr.. Moosau and family have re-
turned from their summer vacation
spent at Jacumba.
George w. Anderson left today for
Los Angeles where he will spend the
weekend with his wife.
Irene Smith of Varney Bros Store
leaves tonight for short vacation at
Los Angeles and Venice.
A marriage license was issued to
% I....A.,.i,l o,.I Pn,.+ h
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

Five traffic violators, four of whom
''backed across the street" and one who
left the engine Of his automobile run
ming while standing at q curb, each
were fined 50 by Judge Whitlaw this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

DR.. Crandall, principal of III Ho!t-
vile high school, arrived ft'.l the
north this morning. He attended
summer school at the Univ varsity o.
California, and just finished short
vacation at Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

F. T. Anderson, Holton Power mas
ter mechanic, and wife, and K. +
Moore, district manager, left TO-DAY
for the mountains fo ia weekend va
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

Deputy Sheriff Cleveland is recoy-
ering nicely from his accident of sew
eral weeks ago. He received severe
injuries when his motorcycle struck
a hog lying in the middle of the road
aud turned over.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

Miss Stella Bright of Varney Bros
Store, arrived yesterday from three
weeks vacation spent at Los Angeles
and San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

Rudolph Gleason returned yestaf-
day from his vacation spent in, San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

Dance at Woodlawn Park, Saturday
night, August 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-25

A peculiar accident happening near
Brawley yesterday was brought to the
attention of Press reporter this morn
ing A Ford attempted to cross a
deep ditch, but the sides of the ditch
were so steep that when the front
end of the machine reached the bot
tom, it refused to go any further,
while the rear end was perfectly will
ing, and in fact determined, to go for
ward The front end refused to
bulge, so the rear end tipped forward
and the machine was left standing
directly upright on it's radiator. Moth
ing is known regarding the feelings
Of the occupants of the car.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

} The big river steamers. Columbia
and 81 Clair. go 10 Bots Blanc ISL
and Tho n. & G. line steamers
leave Detroit for Alpena. Mackinac
island ST lgnace and intermediate
ports Mondays, Saturdays, Wednes-
days and Saturdays The White
Star line steamers make daily runs
10 tho Flats, Tashmoo park. Port
Huron. Toledo and sugar island
There are also many hne cruises
thru the chain OF great lakes. the
great ships North American" and
South American" leaving weekly
from Detroit via Georgian bay ports
and Mackinac island
There is every indication that NJ.
Clemens Will have another record
breaking year. due 20 Americans be-
coming more appreciatiye every
year OF their own health resorts
Now that the bathing resorts across
the Atlantic are practically closed
70 them. because OF the war. tho
Bath City, MI Clemens. has grown
sreatly in popularity among suffer
ers from rheumatism and kindred
ailments The waters OF Mt Clam
ems mineral springs have been pro
nounced by physicians as equal In
potency 10 those Of any baths in The
world. All in all. sthe Bath city"
affords most attractive advantages
TO those seeking health and rest