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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09
TOUGH LUCK FOR .
MCLEAN COUNTY

Many farmers and others in this
county for years joined in the fight
to make per cent the maximum rate
of interest on loans. In fact, this was
the first issue of the Non-Partisan
League when it was organized. But
have Townley and his gang ever done
anything to help the farmers in this
regard? Not one thing On the other
hand, they have opposed any such
reduction.
At the last session OF the Legis1a-
ture, several bills were introduced
providing for a per cent rate Of in
terest on loans throughout the state.
More than two-thirds Of both branches
were Non-Partisans but they did not
take a hand in putting one of the
measures through. Instead, they were
all smothered in Townley's secret eau
Gus.
We have looked over the new laws
carefully and we have failed to see
where the farmers are going to be
one particle. What we do
find is that they are going to pay
more taxes this year than ever, on
account of Townley and his long.
haired, imported experts
It is rather a tough outlook we face
in Mclean county. For years, we
have been fighting to keep out of
debt We have a court house build
ing, unsurpassed in any county in the
state; we have roads, bridges and
other improvements-all these have
been paid for. There is money, too
in the county treasury. NowFwe are
asked to assume a bonded indebted.
ness of between $550,0O0 and 100000
our county's apportionment Of ST.
100000 which the entire state will
have to assume as simply to
try lot Of experiments, promulgated
by Townley's experts" who don't
pay a cent of taxes in this state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09
HANSON URGES
STERN METHODS

Kansas City, Mo-, May 2.-Mayor
Ole Hanson of Seattle, opponent of
the 1. W. W. and Bolsheviks, last
night addressed an appeal to mayors
of all cities in the United States urg-
ing the closing of all I. w. w. halls,
Imprisonment of the leaders and the
suppression of the red flag. The ap-
peal was contained in a statement
given out last night.
Topeka, Kans., May 2.-In Victory
loan address yesterday before the
Topeka Chamber of Commerce, Mayor
Ole Hanson denounced the policy pur-
sued by the government towards an
archism and the I. w. WIS as "a skim
milk" weak, vacillating and change
able one and pronounced a warning
of a widespread, national effort to
overthrow the government and So
ciety by violence" He declared the
government was ION the wrong track
in starting conferences instead of
cemeteries in dealing with the I. w.
w." and singing of brotherly love and
turning loose these enemies of society
AS to the lately revealed bomb plot
in which he himself was one of the
intended victims, the mayor said:
II trust Washington will buck up
and clean up, and either hang or in
carecerate for life all the anarchists
in the country"
Revealing great emotion in his sub
ject, he added: IF the government
doesn't clean them up, 1 will. I'll
through the country. We will hold
give up my mayorship and start
meetings and have hanging places" !"
He declared he believed the I. w. w.
was at the bottom of the late bomb
plot. :.. Z - @:s,,~.
II. w. W..'ism in America today. is
the same as Bolshevism in Russia" {"
Mayor Hanson declared.
"You may be willing to take the
asserted, but I am ready to hang
them to the first convenient light
pole"
"The cry for food is the first de-
mand of mankind" said Mayor Han
son. "Bolshevism is an alluring doc
trine and it is not surprising that it
appealed to hungry Russians. But it
will gain no footing in America un-
less the injustices under which labor
has suffered in the past continue and
period of unemployment and conse-
qnent- hunger follows"
The speaker urged public improve
'ments to provide temporary employ
ment for returning soldiers during
the slack period he believed is likely
to come.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09
ONLY HALF ARE
FOR GOVERNOR
STATE EMPLOYEES At BISMARCK
ARE ASKED TO RE-
AFFIRM LOYALTY

Bismarck, N. D. May GA reaf-
firmation of allegiance to Governor
Frazier and his administration was
circulated about the state house Sat
urday by w. J. Prater, Burleigh
county league boss and state land
commissioner, and Nelson A. Mason,
secretary to the governor, and was
signed by officers and employees Of
the few departments at the capitol
which share the governors views of
the Townley-M Mills league regime
About so per, cent of the officials and
employees declined to sign.
Secretary of State Hall expressed
the opinion that it would be more
fitting for the governor to renew his
oath Of ellegiance to the people of
North Dakota, and declared he would
gladly join the chief executive !; in
such reaffirmation of loyalty.
- 1t. is understood that the circula,
ton Of the screed was dictated by the
men higher up in st. Paul, and that
it is to be used if the percentage Of
officials and employees who signed UP
lis deemed sufficient, in league pro
paganda designed to counteract the
avalanche which I II, setting in against
Town1ey and Mills.
pitf 80
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09
BISHOP REPLIES TO
= NONPARTY'S ATTACK
jBiSHOP WEHRLE SAYS LEAGUE IS
.55f CHIEFLY CONCERNED WITH
rs GETTING FAT JOBS.

&C. Bismarck, NJ D., May 2.-"Any one
who carefully studies the laws enact
edi by the Nonpartisan league legisla-
tnre of North Dakota finds that is has
mad bore provision for fat jobs for
party men than for the real welfare of
the state, declares Right Rev. Vim
cent Wehrle, Catholic bishop of the
Bismarck diocese, in a letter sent to
the North Dakota Nonpartisan Lead.
er in answer to an attack made upon
him by the editor of the Townley or
gan in a recent issue.
It is said an employee of A. c.
Town1ey, who edits the North Dakota
Leader, penned an editorial under the
caption Bishop Out of Tune" in
which the writer endeavored to show
that the. Catholic bishops reconstruc
ton program, announced few months
ago, was identical with the platform
and also that Bishop Wehrle, in oppos
sing the social listic tendencies of: the
leaders Of the Nonpartisan league, was
"out of tune" with the leading Cath
olic bishops of America. The editor
urged him to study the pronounce.
ments of his own church. In closing
his reply to the Leader the bishop
says:
"You mislead the people when you
state that the reconstruction program
of the bishops included practically ev-
cry essential reform demanded by the
Nonpartisan league. There is an es.
sential difference. The bishops have
as foundation for their demands Chris.
tian charity and remind the people
first of all of the brotherhood that
comes to US from the redemption Of
Christ and that makes US all, rich
and poor, children Of God. The Non.
partisan leaders, and especially your
paper. The Nonpartisan Leader, ap-
peals constantly to the lowest pas
sionssof men, to their greed and class
hatred and envy and thus spreads
socialism. minneapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09

" Bad are those men 4 who speak evi
;of the good. III. T. Riley. /: ssS sSS
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09
COMMITTEES NAMED

The following committees have been
named to take charge of the Memorial
Day Observance: Soldiers, M. Tellef-
son; Finances, Judge Gibson; March
to Cemetery, Martin Holtan; Services
at Cemetery, John E. Williams;
Memorial for Sailor Dead, NJ E. Nc
Curdy; Afternoon Program, John Bib
elheimer; Decorating, E. I. Schulz;
Music, F. J. Thompson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09
THREE MONTHS or RAIL oPER-
ALTON LOSES 1870 MILLION

Washington, May 6.-The govern
ment's loss in operating the railroads
in the first three months this year
was $13O,O00,0OO according to figures
Of Glass for the larger roads report
ed to the Interstate commerce COM
mission. During this period the rail-
roads earned for the government $4O,-
1000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09

Think in Interest-Save-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09

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+ per in Mclean County,
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09

existence was extended until this date.
Secretary John Brown, who is now
secretary of the workmen's compensa-
ton bureau, has moved the force
down to his new job. The force" is
or are Miss Clara M. Jackson of Far
go, Miss Jennie Minder of Crystal,
Governor Frazier's niece, and Miss
Lillian Boehlke of Dickinson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09

Colonel William Barclay Parsons re-
turned recently from France with the
remainder Of the famous Eleventh En-
gineers. These men were the ones
who dropped their shovels and used
rifles with telling effect at Cambrai In
1917. Col. Parsons is we'll known as
an engineer and constructed the fret;
News York subway He made = IA
markabl ble&record a the front.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09

e@.t#*%+H.SS.*.a .s,F.s&E.*
e Devoted to the Best In +
4 teresta of the City, Coun-
%ty ana State-Omcial city +
+ and county paper. r. +
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-09

The: height Of, Secretary Tumulty's
ambition as a boy was to have q pony.
On his 10th. birthday, he got one. 1t
was tiny Shetland, presented to him
.by kentucky admirer. II felt young
enough to ride It, but I'm heavier than
the pony" said Tumulty, as he viewed
his gift. zs.IssI VII. ... 81. Mill, @.<Y !.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20

level o-and Mickey three months
Margery was tan--s-c1 care Q. oy a
good old lady, by the name o. = 49,
Warnoc. a friend of Emmas mother
Mre. Warnoc left Margery about
twenty-five dollars when she died.
being very poor herself. Margery
was very happy because Emma's
father had given her little cot
tage on about an acre of land, on
their land. She told Emma this
and Emma was in raptures.
Sally took Jewel near to the
Christmas tree. while off Of 1t she
reached a baby doll. its trunk OF
clothes. Jewel was rapturelishly
kissing the doll.
Tom took Mickey and gave him
a train of cars and sled. Mickey's
cheeks were. glowing with happi'
ness and his eyes shown.
Toms father called the six child.
rem and gave Mickey ten dollars,
Jewel ten and Margery hundred,
he gave Mickey a bicycle. ito run
errands for his sister on he said,
Jewel he gave doll carriage and
Margery a gas range and kitchen
cabinet. 81. ..''
Emma, Sally, and Tom lay in
their beds. In their hearts there
hearts there was a feeling of hap
piness, the happiness one feels
when he has made others happy.
Margery, Jewel and Mickey lay
in their beds, in their hearts was
feeling of happiness, the happiness
one feels when they have beer
made happy by others. The End
Marion Chenoweth, Vale School
5A Grade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
To Earllian, and Not
Business College
After Jolly Party

II was planning to 60 to Business
College when I grew up. but now I
shall 60 to Earlham instead" said
a little girl who went to the Christ
mas party given by the girls Of the
Earlham Y. w. c. A, last Saturday
afternoon for the boys and girls
who go to the South Fourteenth
Mission. About q hundred boys
and girls were there and there was
a Christmas tree and toys and
candy and q real for sure Christ
mas party. Dolls were dressed by.
the Earlham girls and given to
those Of their guests that were
girls. All the little guests report
ed q happy time and several express
sed their liking for Earlham ~ .
place whore one could have such
good times. 80,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
Starr Crit Club Has
Christmas Meeting

Friday, Dec. IL, Starr School Art
clubs of the ga nd 6B grade met in
the high school auditorium. Ian.
tern slides Of the Madonna and life
of Christ we're shown by Mr..
Thompson. Mrs. Arthur Charles
lectured on the pictures.
The artists whose works were
shown we're Fra-Amgelica, Giotto.
Botticelli and Fra Lippo Lippi. The
pictures we're very interesting and
made US think of Christmas-Orren
M0hler, ga Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20

their fathers told them they had followed
had led them the stable all
baby the most wonderful baby world
but those shepherds
all they that something wonderful
happened and that they had 1t.
Would listen closely daddy home with such
wonderful tell
that probably shepherds
that they guarding sheep the hills around the lit
tie village of Bethlehem Would
been the child
first time the beautiful people
have received?
then and that why the tell this
the secret-Chrismas will
Have happy Christmas Juno-I wishing it for hard
AUNT POLLY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
A Christmas Fairy

Did you ever know that there
we're fairies? Well, there are, and
l am going to tell you about the
Christmas Fairy. The Christmas
Fairy lives with Santa Claus way
up north. She goes around to diff
ferent children's houses and hides
so they cannot see her and asks
them what they want for Christ
mas. She doesn't do this while
they're awake but waits until they
90 to bed and asks them in their
dreams. After she has gone to
every child's house she tells Santa
what they want and he writes it
in his big book. II they are greedy
and want something better than
anyone else he doesn't give them
anything. But if they want him to
give something nice to some poor
child he does so and also gives to
the generous child something very
nice. You see by this time that
the Christmas Fairy IS Santa's
helper. The dolls that the little
girls get are dressed by the Christ
mas Fairy. After she finds out
what the children want she gets
busy and dresses the dolls for
them. She also comes with Santa
to the children's houses and trims
the Christmas trees while Santa
fills the stockings and fills the
dishes with candy you put out.
On Christmas morning when you
look at your tree remember that
the Christmas Fairy trimmed 1t.
On Christmas night the Fanny
comes again to your house to see
how you like your presents. II
you don't like them she tells Santa
your name and he writes it in his
big book and says you didn't Like
your presents. l hope the Christ
mas Fairy doesn't have to tell
Santa that you didn't like your
presents for II you don't you are
apt not to get any next Christmas.
All year the Christmas Fairy is
busy at something. She is either
visiting children to see il they are
good or not or she is dressing dolls
for next Christmas. She is a very
useful helper. Santa would not
get to every ones house IL it
wasn't for the Christmas Fairy and
his other helpers. Santa can't fly
but his reindeer can run through
the air. It's good thing the
Christmas Fairy lives with Santa
for as told you he can't ny and
the Christmas Fairy can, and it's
impossible for him to get around
to the children's houses to see II
they are good or not.
MARY HAAS. age g.. ,.
Grade s A. Joseph Mo@ School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
Mary and Jane Haze
-: A Happy Christmas

| One CHRISTMAS Eve MARY 6nC
Jane were tucked in bed by Their
mother. saying she was going down
stairs and look for Santa, who
would be at their house in little
while.
About midnight Mary woke uI
and went to the window to see II II
was still showing. Just as she
IA peep out of the window, she
cow s.ry, sd his RENDERS stand
ing in the street.
She ran over to the bed anu -.
led Jane. in moment the two
girls were tiptoeing down the
stairs. When they reached the
bottom of the stairs they saw
Santa filling their stockings and
later went in ri the front room to
decorate their tree.
1t was about half past twelve, by
this time Santa was ready to leave
the house and the two girls had
again.
In the morning Jane popped out
of bed, woke Mary and in five
gone up stairs and gone to sleep
moments both girls were walking
toward the dining room and busily
talking about what they would get.
After a hearty breakfast both
girls ran in the front room to see
what they had got from Santa.
Mary opened hers first and found
skates, raincoat, ivory set, ring and
beautiful doll, Jane then opened
hers and found a pair of gloves.
skates, pencils and wonderful
ivory set.
About ten o'clock that day their
Aunt. Uncle and Cousins came
over and then they exchanged
presents with each other. Mary
received a sweater from her Aunt.
stationery from her Uncle and
handkerchiefs from her cousins.
Jane received the same.
When they had finished exchang-
ing presents, the family then re-
ceived their presents as usual.
Their father went out in the other
room and rolled out Victrola.
They played a number of pieces
and then their Aunt and mother
went out to get dinner. The child
rem played the Victrola. then went
for dinner. They had chickens.
potatoes. pickles, slaw and many
good things to eat.
After dinner the children went
sleigh riding. They stayed about
two hours. When they came back
they told them where they had
been and then went for supper.
They ate very fast because they
wanted to light the tree. After
supper they lit it and had a very
good time. About ten, the girls
were getting sleepy and wanted to
go to bed, so their Aunt and Uncle
stayed at their house for the night.
In the morning the girls got up,
Aunt and Uncle had gone home,
but their cousins had stayed. They
stayed until the New Years. When
New Years came. they all went
over to their Aunt's and Uncle's
house for the day.
When Mary and Jane were get
ting ready to leave, their cousins
said they had very good time on
their vacation. When the girls
got home they told their mother
that they had very nice Christ
mas and enjoyed all the presents
Santa had brought them about
week before. THE END-By |
Cecilia ElstrO.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
RIDDLES

1.Rather short. brown on top and
white on the bottom.-John Barker
Grade 6B.
2. What does father say at the
table?-Thelma Ellis, Milton, Ind.
8. Why does a dog wear a coat in
the Winter?-Thelma Ellis.
{ Answers will appear in next
weeks Junior
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium is chidens Richmond
Palladium founded May
g invited be reporters and contributors News
events advertisements local jokes and
original poems are acceptable nd will be published Articles should
be written plainly He with the authors name
and signed Aunt Polly is always the chhoren per
naly as they bring their articles The or 10
eve letters addressed to the Junior Editor
and we hope each boy and girl thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
RIDDLES.

1. New York, because they had to
let the building down to that the
moon could 60 BY.
:. A penny.
!. Elephant.
1. Helen. Mary. Louise. Ruth, Olive.
Hasel, Mildred. Theima, Elsie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
4 Christmas Letter

Dear juniors:
have often wondered what the little
boys and girls thought, whose daddies were
the shepherds who were guarding the sheer
that night long ago, that night which We
now speak of as Christmas Eve. Have 20,
ever thought about it?
Their fathers were shepherds-that was
their work to see that no wild beasts came
by night and took away the sheep or the tiny
lambs. Just think how many, many nights
they must have stayed on those same old
hills watching the same sheep, which by the
way, the shepherds know so we'll and loved
almost as they would love people, and I'm
der the same great sky, sometimes real
dark with gloomy clouds and sometimes
very, very light with white moonlight Or
with the light Of thousands Of stars, and yet
nothing had ever happened before
Probably as their fathers left that even
ing these boys and girls had told the,
fathers good night as usual and perhaps
had walked little distance with them and
then had gone back to their homes to go to
sleep.
imagine they must have been playin.
hard all day at their games-for Jewish
children love to play games-and had grow
very sleepy. so very sleepy that when the!
went to bed they went right straight off tc
full time in that fairy land, that they forgo
to come back to earth until the next morn
Ing and so were not awakened by the brigh
white star that showed so brilliantly in thu
sky that night.
Perhaps it was not till the mother was
preparing breakfast the next morning tina
these boys and girls heard the wonderf
story, as their father told it in broken ser
ences-for probably their daddies were ST
too awed and excited by what they had SCI
to speak as they usually did.
Then can you not imagine these childre
climbing into their fathers laps and be-
ging them to tell the story all over to Their
for they had arrived only in time to hear Il
last part of 1t as he was telling it to the:
mother.
And then I suppose their fathers tol
them how they were with the sheep on tn
hills as usual talking with each other abou
many things, and suddenly, very suddenl.
the sky was white with the beauty and rad
ance of star-a new star-a star that ha
not been in the sky before that night. Di
they not know? They read the sky an
knew the names of the stars and the
places as we know the names of our boo
and of the letters of our alphabet. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20

WANTED-Position of taking care
of babies and s.nall children after
school. evenings, Saturdays and
Sundays. Phone 1928.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20

FOR SALE-Buff Cochin Bantams,
young and old stock. Call I'll
Southwest A St., or Phone 1918.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20

WANTED-32 boys for q club.
Training is given too. Leoline K.
915 North G. Street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20

WANTED-Boyr TO Join the Lone
Scouts Of America Application
free. Inquire, 1915 South G ut
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
MUST PAY FOR OPPORTUNITY
Those to Whom Good Fortune Comes
Usually Have to Make More or
Less Sacrifice.

Lack of opportunity is the lack we
most frequently bewail. Yet those at
whose door opportunity seldom knocks
and upon whom it bestows only the
most grudging gifts may still cherish
some consolatory reflections. Oppor-
tunity never presents itself to any
one as wholly munificent fairy; it
always manages to exact some sacri-
fee for the benefits or advantages
that it promises to confer. And usual
ly the sacrifice is more or less COM
mensurate with the opportunity. The
man who laments the rut in which he
must travel finds when the opportun-
ity to struggle out of it occurs that
disturbing consequences follow break
ing of ties that on being threatened
take on a sudden new formidablenes
The step upward means nearly al
ways a step away from the old assoc
ciates and the old associations. So
many deferred considerations are
suggested in the advances that oppor-
tunity makes that everyone can well
appreciate the remark of successful
man: 81 believe that some of my un-
happiest times were those when was
given chance to get ahead. "-Ex-
change.