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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-07-11
Letter From
Homer Wallin
At Brooklyn
THANKS. = MEMBERS. OF WASH
BURN POST FOR COURTESY
BESTOWED

Last Month the returned soldiers
of Washburn and community organ
lied local post of the American Leg
ion naming the organization the Vic
tor B. Wallin Post. Lieut.. Homer N.
Wallin. Of the U. S. Navy, stationed at
Brooklyn, wrote to Commander Per-
ry G.. Wahl last week the following
letter Of appreciation:
$50 Wash. Ave.
Brooklyn, N. Y,
80 June. 1919.
Sergeant Perry G. Wahl,
Washburn, N. Dak.,
Dear Perry:
A recent issue of the Washburn
Leader states that the Washburn? :?
members of the Legion of Honor have
dedicated their post to the memory
of First Lieutenant Victor B. Wallin,
killed in action Nov. 11,1918. l am
writing to you, the Commander of that
post, to express the great satisfaction
and pride that mother, Clarence and
l feel because of this benevolent act.
Although we mourn his loss we take
pride in the manly part he took in the
Great War. Will you kindly allow me
to mention themain points of his mill
itary career?
He enlisted n Colorado Springs
shortly after the declaration of war,
and he was the first man to enlist
in that city. Soon after, he qualified
for an officers training camp and ev-
entually received a commission as
second lieutenant. In May 1918 he
went to France and fought his first
battle in August. His company be-
longed to the 356 Inf, SO Division and
engaged in the drivesof St. Mihiel
and the Argonne- Meuse. In Septem
Der he was promoted to First Lieut.,
and at the time Of his death was
in command Of Company D4s356 Inf.
II He vas killed y Oh .NSovember 11th at
Pouilly, near Stenay, Soon after safely
crossing the Meuse river at that point.
Death was instantaneous and was
caused by piece of shrapnel striking
back of the left ear
In all his letters to us and his fan
Gee he steadfastly expressed the great
enthusiasm and earnestness which
characterized the A. E. F. Never did
he show regret or remorse for any
hardship or setback he experienced.
Always he was yearning to get at the
Hun, and always he felt that they
didn't have his number" Yet he fin
ally fell but not before he had qualified
himself, to do as he expressed it--"look
any red blooded American in the face
and tell them that he had done his
duty.
say we feel proud Of his military
career, and that is why we are so
keenly satisfied because of your trib-
ute to his sacrifice.
We desire to express our genuine
appreciation and sincere thanks to all
the members of the Victor B. Wallin
Post of the Legion of Honor. To that
end l request that this letter be made
public to all members.
regret that am not there to make
these statements in person; I may
be able to, do that in. September.
With our kindest regards to you all,
HOMER N WALLIN,
Lieut.. C. C. U.S.N.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-07-11
Real Americans. "a IS;

Ieneral Leonard Wood, Colonel OF
las Rough Riders. when Roosevelt was
lieutenant Colonel, trainer Of two di,
jsions in Kansas camps in this war;
former governor Of Cuba and in ex;
ed Five authority in the Phillipines,
filfmer cheif Of staff, the only general
oMcer wounded at the front in France
y and now IN; command Of the Central
Department at Chicago; had this ito
4 say at commencement exercises here:
sAt this time last year, we were
booking forward to !, q, long, war. Our
troops were just; CONNIE mencing to play
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-07-11

tor override the government and say
newspaper cannot publish legals that
are sent to it? That is a question that
might be important to the newspaper
boys of the state who have apparently
been. disfranchised by the Brinton
printing bill. 1t seems to us that the
newspaper boys of the state better
chip in and carry their case up to the
supreme court of the United States
Valley City Courier. ..ai - ..>.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-07-11
To be Tried In London

Paris July THE agreement reach
ed by the Allies council that the trial
of former Emperor William would be
held in London, as announced byPre-
mier Lloyd George in the House Of
Commons last week, was tacit one,
but from American sources it was
learned late today that the agreement
was regarded binding.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-07-11
Light breaking in North

& While Townlsyism was able ito
maintain its hold on the state govern
nent Of North Dakota BY carrying the
referendum election on seven Of the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-07-11
From Exchanges

people. autoed to the A. B. Amunnson
farm home near Washburn, for the
day where they picked berries, bathed
and had lunch and a good time was
enjoyed by all But oh my! the
sore backs, faces and arms the next
morning
Last Friday Saturday and Sunday
were gala days for the Russians of
the state, there being a three day
conference on those days and it was
attended by about eight hundred peo-
pie coming from all over the state.
Miss Ebba Amundson arrived here
few days here visiting with friends
before returning to her home at Wash
burn.
A. W. and Leroy Rice returned
from Cambridge, Mimi, last Thurs
day where they were called short
time ago on account of the death of
their father-Max Enterprise
You will notice that the legislation
passed by the last legislature and
which has been alluded to as such fine
dope for the people of the state, Is 60
ing into effect with very startling ef
feet to the consumer these days. The
new eight hour law for instance is
causing an upward tendency on cat
ables that comes out Of the pocket of
the dear public with alarming regu-
larity Coffee at the eating counters
so on all along the line. Hotel bills
have gone up to 10c per cup, double,
dougknuts the same-they could leave
the hole out of the doughnut we pre-
sume-to cover the extra cost. And
advancing with alarming regularity
regardlessof whether it Is right or
wrong and the. dear people are the
sufferers. The restaurant and hotel
keepers claim that the eight hour law
causes them to employ more help so
they pass the buck to the consumer.
When the farmer comes to town to
trade and wants to get lunch it will
cost him double and if he wants to re-
main in town over night it will cost
him from Csc to SOC forhis room more
than it did before July first. Con-
template the scene, some of you people
who have been telling us that the new
laws are not going to hurt. Maybe
calomel is needed to clear the vision
and those who have been boosting
these new laws are the ones who need
this kind Of dope. Where is all this to
end Then take this workmen's COM
pensation law-that is another big bill
Of expense to chose who have men to
employ. One employer got his tax
bill Of expnse this morning for this
new law alone and he was assessed
$2O246. Does anybody think that we
are going to got our taxes raised soc
rs some Of the league leaders said
from the platform or s2.87 as one of
our brilliant league business men-an
expert in political economy-said
some months ago. Figures talk, not
hot air. and we are just beginning to
get the figures. God bless our home.
After newspaper becomes legal |
newspaper in the eyes of the United
States government and is admitted
to the postoffice for mailing under the
ernment; it is then recognized as full
legal newspaper entitled to publish all
legal mater that is sent to that paper,
it pays it's postage as required by the
zone rates and complies with all'regu.
lations as a legally constituted news.
paper empowered by the government I
to be published and circulated through
the mails. How can any state legisla-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02
EXdnCDGS para eI SeTVidO Civil PuutOITiQuGiO

Inspector de pesas Y medidas,
Corrector de pruebas en- ingles
y espaiol.
Inspector de contribuciOnes So
bre ingresos.
Agente de rentas internas, peri
to Ell cafe.
Inspector de COlecturlas.
Bacteri0logo.
Medico alienista.
M6dico pat0logo.
Inspector .veterinariO.
Inspector de alimentos y dro-
gas.
Ayudante de labOratOriO.
Pharmaceutical.
Jefe, Negociado de Enfermeda-
des Transmisibles y Establishes.
Inspector, Departamento de JUS
ticia.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02
Examinador de Cuentas.

Examinador de Cuentas.
Contador Auxiliar, Negociado de
Materiales, imprenta y transpor-
tie.
Jefe Auxiliar y primer oficinis-
ia, Negociado de Materiales, I'M
prenta y Traspo@e.
Comprador Local, Negociado de
Materiales, Imprenta v Transpor
te.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02
LA MATRICULA EN- LAS
ESCUELAS
Del Departamento de instruction

Los informes sobre la matri-
cula en- las escuelas p1blicas que
llegan al Departamento de ms
truccion indican que la campaiia
iniciada por este a favor de una
buena matricula ha surtido buen
efecto. En- el distrito de Come
rio que Sc compone de las NUM-
cipalidades de Comerio Aguas
Buenas y Naranjito, Sc indica un
promedio de asistencia de 73
alumnos en- las escuelas rurales,
con un total Gle 1918. Ell prone
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02

FL 90 de Septiembre, Sc llev6 a
efecto la subasta para la construc
cion de dos pabellones en- el Sa-
natoriO de tuberculosis, cerca
de Rio Piedras. Sc recibiegon 2
proposiciones; una del Sr. T. Be
nito Rexach por $14,S9O y otra
del Sr. Luis Gar6falo por S14 800.
20. Siendo el importe del presu-
puesto de la administration $14,
352.23. De acuerdO con la recO-
mendacion de la Junta de Subas-
ia, ell Comisionado del Interior
ha adjudicado el contrato al pos
tor mas baio, Sr. GarofalO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02
Notas del Departments
del Interior

Sse ha licyado a efecto con fecha
% de septiembre la reception de-
finitiya. dc un puente de celnento
armada, construido sobre la carre
terra de Aguadilla a San Sebas-
tian, por los contratistas Rivera
V Gonzalez.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02

|dio de matricula en- las escuelas
rurales de Naguabo es de 60, de
Vieques 81, de Aflasco 63, de
Aguada 70, de Rinc6n 70, de
Aguadilla 63, de Moca Is.
La matricula en- las escuelas
graduadas esta limitada a so Sc
gun la ley escolar.
Ell n1mero de alumnos matri-
culados en- las escuelas rurales a
principle del allo en- curse exec
di6 la matricula del aIlo pasado
por 26,443.
-Sigue enfermo de bastan-
tie cuidado ell senor Carey Hickle,
Sub-Comisionado de instruction.
OPORTUNIDAD
Sc vende la Guagua ''DOra",
por no poderla atender su dueno,
para infOrmes dirijase a NicanOr
Garcia, Gale San Juan Bautista
No. S, Puerta de TERRA, Stop Z
P.O. Box No. 3. .,.
' Advt.
- @ 10 u'
CASE e6.ef
Ell Rey de los tractOres. La
maquina que sara. 'Advt
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02

La Comision del SeWici0 Civil.
Puertorriqueiio anuncia eXamenes
libres Y de oposici6n que tendran
lugar en- la fecha arriba indicada,
en- San. Judn S0ldmcntc con el OBJ
ieto de obtener elegibles para GU
brir las vacantes que pudieren 0cu
rrir en- los empleos abajo mencio-
nadOs. Los eXamenes seran de ca
racter practice y comprenderan
sOlamente las asignaturas que fue
rem necesarias para probar la des
treza V habilidad de los cOmpetido
resi- para desempeiiar los empleos
que deearen cubrir. Para mas de
TALES Y las solicitudes Ell blanco
necesarias. escribase solicitense
pefsonalmente de la Commission det
Servicio Grill Pucrt0triqneEo, Gu
lie de Allen, No. ) Sen JH0n, p.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02

El trozo de carretera reciente-
mente constru1do entire Juana
Dfaz Y Villalba que forma Earte
de la carretera Ciales-Juana DiaZ
.ha sido alberto al tratico publ
co el dia q de Septiembre.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02

El dia II de este mes Sc llevara
a efecto la Inauguration Official
de las escuelas "Rosendo Matien-
70 Cintron" Y Federico Garcia
Rivera, construfdas por el De-
partamento del Interior, con fon-
dos de la Junta Escolar la prime
ra v la segunda con parte de los
$25, 900 donados por don Santia-
go We've para escuelas en- Luquillo,
Fajardo Y Ceiba. A este acto ha
sido invitado ell Departamento del
Interior por ell Presidente de la
Comisi6n de Festejos de aquel
pueblo Sr. Rafael NJ. Coca.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02

r. Use una tarjeta postal al es-
cribir, dando claramente su NOM
bre, direction, Y ell nombre del
examen en- que desea competir.
Las solicitudes deben hacerse en-
los modelOs correspondence, y
deben mandarse Il ii Comisim
por 10 menos diez dias antes de
Ia fecha de los eXamenes. Pr
dicr0 rcSNitar impossible td prep1'
rdci6R DE- los pdpe!e& nccesdrlOs y
cI Hdccr los dcmGS dfregtOS pGrd
Grammar las perSOnds que no re-
miicrcR las sOIicitudes q sW dcbi-
do tempo. Dirfjase a la C0b'isi6@
del ScrriciO CirH PucrtOrTiPeNo,
CaHc dc Alien No. ), San Juan,
p. Il.
Traductor.
Investigator del trabaio.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-02
OPORTUNIDAD
CASE

Ell Rey de los tractores. La
maquina que sara. NJ Advt.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
rike Full of Excitement and Some III

supplying strike breakers and that
such action was in violation Of the
agreement reached last spring when
the workers appeared before Judge
Mayer. The court broke in at this
point and said:
Now, the cold fact is that since
Wednesday morning there has been a
strike. That strike still continues. We
are here to-day to sec whether some
solution or attempt at solution can be
had along orderly lines which involve
no negation Of principle, in order that
the city may have restored to 1t this
extremely necessary and important
thing, transportation service, and in
order that the public officials may be
relieved, as soon a m-y be, of the very
important responsibility and strain
that rests upon them; and it does not
rest wholly upon them, but the care Of
it rests, to an extent, upon this court,
which does not own this property.
at does not, in fact, belong to any
body excepting to its owners. who in q
sense are in part private individuals
and in part municipality, but It's Gus
tody is in this court, and it is this
courts duty, so far as it can. to see if
there can be a solution Of this situation.
"Now, we must approach this, as
said at the outset, by temperate ap
proach, with an earnest desire to see
whether we can have solution which
would be fair.
"The question asked by His Honor
the Mayor at the beginning, as 7 un-
derstood it, was directly to the point:
That our coming here today was 10
be simply for the purpose Of seeing
whether there was to be solution Of
the problem. The receiver stated, as
| understood it, series of events from
his point of view, and now you have
stated series OF events from your
point of view. Now, cannot wc--with-
out wanting to shut you off for a mo
ment, and IN realization Of the fact
that we have here several public COM
missioners and the Mayer of the cry
and the Corporation Counsel, as we'll
as the rest OF us-cannot we get down
as near as we can to see whether any
body has got solution of the existing
conditions? That is what we are here
fOr'
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
mitted these things without intcrfer-
ence.
Tells of Cannon Ball
Found in One of Cars

"In one station that was in there
was cannon ball as big as this glass
of water here before me that they had
just taken out of car that had been
brought in. The cannon ball had been
thrown in through the window
"In another place they had thrown
things through the window, and con-
In another instance a motorman had
received cash and smashed finger
"The effect oft his upon the men was
that they would not go out until they
were assured that the streets of Brook
lyn were peaceable and that the lives
of the men would be safe in going out
That was the situation throughout
Saturday.
"On Friday Il was away all the after
noon at hearing of the Public Serv-
ice Commission and could not give my
personal attention to the situation. but
| am advised by reports that the situa-
tion was largely the same, except that
the strikers by now had adopted the
method of going to the men homes
and terrorizing their wives by telling
them that if they permitted their hus-
bands, to go to work they would never
see them again; that they would be
killed, and the like of that, and many
of the men that did go out on previous
days were held back by their women
folks, terrorzed by these men who
have been able up to the present to
keep Brooklyn in a state of terror.
"The situation with thc receiver is
simply this: ! am entirely willing and
will remain entirely willing to take
up with the men employed by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company any
grievance or any question. of any kind,
sort or description. they have, in the
utmost spirit of fairness, equity and
justice, to settle the thing along right
lines. ! have not been willing and
will not be willing, as far as am con-
cerncd, to allow any outside organiza-
ton to come to me and say to me,
You have got to deal with us concern
ing the working condition of your men,
which you employ in your system; and
if you don't do that we will create
such reign of terror that you will
kaun To dc. Il
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Whole Question Can
Be Put In Nutshell

at seems to me the whole question
can be put in q nutshell in this case
as: Whether or not you are willing to
concede the right to an organizations
streetcar company Or any other kind
of industrial company that is trying
to carry OH d peaceful vocation to
deal with its own people or not, or
whether they are going to have to deal
with somebody who intrudes them
selves in between this company and
the company's employees, and whether
or not we have got right to pursue
cur peaceful vocatlons in peace, and
not, by violence, be compelled to yield
to what it would otherwise be utterly
improper TO ask us to yield to-"
AS soon as Mr.. Garrison had finished,
whether he desired to make any state
ment.
at seems to me, Judge Mayer" said
the Mayor. "that this is an attack on
the administration rather than an en-
deavor to try to settle this strike If
we are here Tor the purpose of trying
to settle the strike. let us find out
what the grievances of the men are and
see if it is not possible to bring Judge
Garrison and his men together. Other
wise | will withdraw
Judge Mayer said he would accept
the suggestion Of the Mayor and hear
what the Representatives of the men
had to say. Mr.. FZidiger, for the
union, addressed thief court. He ex-
planned that he was the representative
of the employees Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company who belonged to the
Amalgamated Association of Street and
Electric Employees Of America. He SAID
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10

his clients stood ready and willing to
settle the controversy and that they
sent him before the court in spirit
of give and take"
Story Of Demands Made
By Employees Last March
"Last March, the court will recollcct,
a number of employees who had joined
the Amalgamated Association met and
presented certain demands and request IS
to Mr.. Garrison" Mr.. Fridiger con-
tlnued. cat those meetings I want to
state to the court now, as an officer of
this court. that there were at least a
number of the newspaper men here
present now who attended this meeting
at least $500 to 4,500 employees pres
cnt in Octavia Hall, which | dare say
was the largest hall in he Borough of
Brooklyn. Such proceedings were had
that after a conference with the court,
at which our international president,
Mr.. Mahon, met the court, and after
the entire situation was reviewed I do
not think it is breach of any conf
dence to say that we agreed to do our
utmost to prevail upon the men not to
strike at that time.
"Your Honor win recall, because you
have undoubtedly received reports Of it,
that we went over to the men that
night, and after numerous gentlemen
had addressed them we carried to them
the communication Of the court, asking
begging and pleading, because begging
and pleading became necessary
lutely nccessary-to restrain those men
from taking the action which they de-
sired at that time, we were met with
cries of "Traitor You sold us out.
How much did you get from Garrison 2"
and remarks Of similar nature. am
only referring to that, so that the court
may know that it is not an outside or
ganization that has brought this situa-
tion about. That is the first point
"The second, to let your honor know,
and the others interested that as far
back as last March, and the official re
ports of the company themselves viii
show it, the hall was light across, or To-
Gated right cross the street from their
Halscy Street barn--as far back as last
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Lawyer for Union
Tells of Strike Prevented

Mr.. Fridiger cited the recent threat
ened strike of The strcetcar employees
of Staten Island to show that his or
ganization was one to be trusted by
the traction interests. He said Mr.
Shea mad been called in and with great
effort kept the men at work, 50 that
they would not 'iolate a contract they
had with the compa = He said Mr..
Shea had threatened to take their char
ter away if they broke their contract
The attorney said the B. Il. 7. was
sending out cars few blocks to pre-
woke an attack. when Judge Mayer
broke in and said
THAT is a most indcfcnsible and out
rageous statement. Mr. Garrison is an
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Tells of Negotiations
With Mayor Kylan

II inclosed a copy of their communi-
cation to me and my communication to
them to Mayor Hylan, stating, what
was obvious, of course, that the two
letters were self-eXplanatory; stating
if they meant what they said there
would be a strike, and calling his at
tention to the fact that he should be
alert to see that intimidation did not
prevent the operation of the road.
"On Wednesday morning at O'Clock
i am speaking now without any fig
ures before neon the surface, out Of
1924 cars which are in normal opera.
tion''----
At this point Judge Mayer interrupted
the Receiver and inquired whether the
figures meant the surface lines.
eyes, / mean the surface lines" he
answered, and continues: "Out of .294
cars which are normally in operation,
some 1,143 cars were full crewed and
started, and in addition to that, by rea-
son of there being some motormen and
conductors at some of the depots, more
than necessary, and less than necessary
at some of the other depots, there were
some thirty-two conductors and thirty
two motormen more than were on the
existing cars out on the runs That
meant practically a normal operation.
That was what | expected The fact IS
at that time this association had very
large proportion of it's membership
made up from the employees in the shops
We employ in our shops, say, roughly,
1000 men, and | do not doubt they had
1000 of the 1000.
They had none Of the elevated motor
men whatever, and they had very few
of the surface motormen, and they had
from the guards on the elevated and
guards and conductors on the surface
another thousand. ! doubt if they had
so many. They had very small pro-
portion of the total number of the
$4,000 people employed. They had a
very small proportion of the opera
tives, those that are essential to the
operation of the road, and they had a
very small proportion of the operators
plus the shop men, even although they
had 80 per cent of the men in the
shop.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Principals Are Pleased With Agreement

strike settlement expressed
the strike
Garments unlont complete
victory given
Lndcy NJ Brooklyn Rapid Transit syem
the 1t
all
think the
which
I
TO settle
everything intolerable situation
which has confronted the people of Brooklyn
the