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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
CLOSE CALL WHEN
-.ts ICE GIVES WAY:

-t+ s.z,g F. 49, -
William Meyer and his brother,
John. ;hsdfl q close call from drowning
ia the river Tuesday Of this week
when the team and wagon on which
they were riding broke through the
ice up above town.
The boys had crossed the river for
load Of wood and were driving up
around the point to get some logs.
Some Ice had piled up along the shore
making it necessary for them to drive
further out on the Ice near an air
hole. The leo. however, was not
strong enough to hold the weight end
the team and wagon went through
into 10 feet OF water. The boys jump
ed to solid. ice and managed to get
one horse ont alive. the other one
was. lost. ~, & it1.s s-;. zss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
OUR BIRTH RATE IS NORMAL
Census Bureau Statistics Show That
Births Exceed Deaths by About
81. One. Third.

The census bureau, on the strength
of registered returns, gives figures to
show that the birth rate in the United
States exceeds the death rate by one
third, which is a gratifying fact. We
are not one of the nations that need
be anxious on this vital point as far
as present conditions are concerned.
One of the most serious troubles In
France Is the warning in it's censuses
that in some years more of its inhab-
itants die than are born. some of
Its neighbors grow much faster In
population. This disparity was some
what noticed in the past. yet without
fully realizing the terrible menace In
volved. The desolatetl Z towns and
farms of France are monument to
the old census admonitions and the
awful sacrifice Of young French man
hood is far more dreadful than the
devastation. Often have the public
men of France sounded an alarm on
the defective birth rate. It Is much
discussed now by thoughtful French
Legislators and writer's. census al
ways demands intelligent study.
The United States grows by immi-
grafton as well as births. and our
school system tends to- ,Americanize
the whole body >ot citizens. Our
schools are a great melting pot for.
Americans OF. the future and to in
crease their ,proportionate number.
.
The welfare Of children fs great
national issue. The birth rate and
death rate need continuous attention.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Trade with Australia Grows.

Trading between this country and
Australia is showing a healthy growth.
according to figures supplied to the de-
partment Of commerce by A. w. Fer
rim, trade commissioner, who is at Mel
bourne, They cover imports and ex-
ports for the first quarter Of the cur
rent year. and show the imports dur
ing that period to have been about
$27,775.O00. against exports to this
country Of approximately $16350. .0OO.
February exports nearly equaled in
value the totals for January and
March. and In that month the outgoing
shipments exceeded the imports. In
the same month. however. the value Of
the imports was less than half Of the
goods brought In during March.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31

to monopolize the vast packing bust
ness and to buy at their own figures
without any competition.
Thirty years ago the people OF
North Dakota and of South Dakota
m'eht we'll have framed their consti.
tutions and laws to build up home
inau tries and put limit to exploit
tation. Under proper laws every
state should have in successful oper'
alton good packing rlant, several
banks, flour mills, woolen mills, motor
vehicle and farm. implement facto-
ries.y The state and each city and
County should be a self supporting
corporation, and not big nursing.
A Robinhood or feudal baron levy
ing tribute on the people. ..I
aa.s-.- Cut Out Politics ..s.
But, as we say, it is better late than
never. North Dakota has now the
proper constitutional amendments
which are established beyond ques:
tion by the. decision Of the state and
also the Federal Supreme Court.
The next step is to enact the proper
laws for, as shown in my last letter, q
public industry can never be sue
cess while It may be used as a po-
litical factor. To make It q success
there must be union of public and
private capital. corporation organ
lied under q proper statute similar
to the Federal Reserve act, and re-
sponsible directors who put their own
good money into the business. In New
Zealand corporations with united pub
lie and private capital and control
have proven a great success. Under
exclusive public control there is no
efficiency or; economy. There is COM
monty waste. graft and profiteerins,
the same as in the government con.
troll Of railroads telegraphs. tele
phones and In the war contracts.
What could be more scandalous
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Cardinals Hat Symbol Of Office.

The popularity Of the cardinals hat
is that It is not to be worn. On one
occasion only is 1t to be seen on, the
head of the cardinal. and that Is when
the pope himself places It there as a
symbol of Its owners elevation to the
Sacred college. When the cardinal dies
it is placed In his coffin. Theehat is
Of deeper red than that Of the robe
worn by the cardinal. 1t has long
heavy sifken cords. each with Is tas-
sells Mt the end. hanging on either side.
The crimson robes which. like the hat.
denote the cardinals office. are made
of cloth which for several generations
past has been supplied by firm Of
cloth merchants at Burtscheid: near
Aix-la- -Chapelle. The process by which
the dye is distilled is a: jealousy
guarded secret.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Hanoed Tor Symmetry.


One rarely sees hunchhacked per
son nowadays. People thus afnkted
used to be far more numerous. But
medical science has learned how to
treat such cases, as well as lateral
curvatures Of the spine. with remark
able success.
Harold J. Rink Of Chicago, has new
" patented a contrfvance for the pur-
pose Of Strengthening backbones
which is interesting. The patient is
literally hung up in doorway BY the
emu, his toes barely touching the
ground. Thus MS sp:"al column Is
pulled straight. while cords attached
to belts that he wears. one under the
arms, and the other about the hips,
exert drags sidewise tG correct . cur
Nature.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Farm Bureau
Grows ApaCc

A. G. Bergeson of Douglas, accom-
panied by Fred Olson, solicited men,
bership in the Farm Bureau Fedora
ton in Ryder and Anna townships
this week and were successful to the
extent Of getting the signatures Of
every farmer solicited. The purpose.
Of the Farm Bureau Federation was a
little vague at the outset, but since
the farmers have learned that its pro.
gram is practical and solely in their
interests, they have in many instan-
cos. applied for membeFship, volunta- =,
rily and when solicited it would ap-
pear that they had waited only for an
opportunity to sign up.
There is no question but that the
Farm Bureau Federation is elected to
pull agriculture out Of the ditch. 1t
will have the effect to put farming op-
erations on business basis. hereto
fore the farmer has had little idea .as
to what his marketable products
should bring in order to net him a
profit. He has been a poor account
! ant and knew very little OF the cost to
him of the product he was ready to
>,1r@ 20 III ~
ods, farming has been a drudgery
and the returns uncertain. Under
the direction of the Farm Bureau
Federation, a system is being per-
fected whereby the farmer will be
sure Of marketing his products at a
profit The Federation will have rep
resentatives at Washington to see
that proper legislation is enacted in
the farmers interests. The organiza
ton will at all times keep informed,
through the bureaus 1t will maintain,
in regard to the worlds supply and de-
mand for farm products. The local
units will be in direct touch with the
national organization and kept ad
vised in ever matter vital to agri-
culture. The Federation will serve
as check to the manipulation Of
farm products by market gamblers
and the prices of such products will
be made certain as a result.
With the Federation fully organ
ized in all the agricultural states, it
may be expected that there will be
an increasing demand for farm lands,
especially in this section where they
: have not advanced out of reach.
Already it is being felt by those in
: the Federation who are best in
, formed that confidence is growing in
=, the future for agriculture. With the
farmers united and informed they
cannot fail Of realizing an ambition
that so lately seemed forlorn. namely,
first consideration in the worlds mar
kets. .-
Mr.. Bergeson and Mr. Olson are
completing the canvas Of the two
townships named this week. and MI
Bergeson will worl- in another locel-i
ity next week.. He is one Of the high
men in the membership campaign and
is enthusiastic in support Of the Fed
Grafton. He gives Mr.. Olson the
''lion's share" OF the credit for their
success in Ryder and Anna town
ships, as his endorsement Of the
Federation was all that was neces-
essary to get the signatures Of many
OF the new members.-Ryder News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Aarlal 1axieahe Is cansaa.

q Seventeen serial taxicab cempa-
niles are being formed iD western
Cansda. ana . number Of these a.
ready have been Mcensed b. the, atr
board. Four commercial dyf1S con-
panieo have besn formed at Winai-
pee, and thafe. are companies at
ReHtna. Moose law. 6askatosn. ID
n,oaton, Hanna tAibesta3:x gasy.,t
SLetAbrsdee, Ban6 and q vaseo1Seg.
sAaaetousdl cusss ~ 70 be bnllt at vsS9en
ana Va1eesyeF. Passengsr lyinG =
tie arsf eb3eet e tAsse ceap
and mail carrying and disss16atiea
~ lafre sboDD sre expecteo SsStg -.
s0Jv. 4 al
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Makjna le hou,siije,.

On Dolly's birthday she was pre-
sented With baby bulldog. and her
delight was delicious 70 behold.
& i was very young. and she insist
ed upon taking It TO bed With her: hue
the next morning abe wss lookins
syeky tired St u;
..Havso't you SLEPT wen, dartta1s'
asked her mether. III u
IN munmy.r said Dolly. ~lesi.
son was cl5inS d dc naght ~ ~
5mumsey. % ! kept awahs wttA ~
.fos company. and I naas awf1 6Dces
sall night 10 make I'm 1nk ! 49, ~
ssbal5doG4 4 nanvva 10 90 ~
ssw1Ea t0adpo. y
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
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CUT DOWN TAX BURDEN
URGES JUDGE ROBINSON


ton of the state utilities-these are
the questions to come before the
House. The people must be relieved
from excessive taxation or the cause
of reform is lost. Since 1918 the as
sessment of property for taxation has
been increased threefold. The first
thing to do is to pass an act reduc-
ing the valuations fifty per cent and
to cancel all state and local tax
except such as may be laid on a
fifty per cent valuation. On the
present valuation the lands do not
pay two per cent a year after de.
Quoting all expenses and reasonable
compression for the wear and tear
of the farming outfit, loss Of soil fer
tility fair compensation to the till
or Of the soil, his wife and family.
% Little Left
After paying all such expenses and
taxes the farm should yield six per
cent on its valuation, just the same
as the railroads. the six per cent
guarantee should extend alike to all
classes of industry, to the meat peck
ers,. the bankers, the lumber dealers
and to all others:
True9*.the big packers aelaimat that
they make only two per cent on their
turnover business, but their turnover
may average once month, and two
per cent a month is twenty-four per
cent year, while the farmer, the
main producer Of wealth has only
one yearly turnover. His harvest
comes but once year. But it is true
that the packer nets only two per
cent. on the price he pays for a pig
or a fat steer. !,
Story Of the Hogs
/ have grown and and taken to, the
stockyards of South st. Paul carloads
of pigs-"real beauts'-of good unit
form size, each weighing tow hun.
dred fifty pounds, and have cared for
them so that on the way each pig
gained several pounds and arrived in
splendid condition and at once com.
v,enced eating and drinking with good
pig relish. sold them to Armour
Company at seven cents a pound.
There was nothing else to do. OF
course I paid freight, commission.
yardage, feed and other expenses.
Then, in a few days. the pigs were
turned into finished product and sold
at three times seven cents pound
Now hazard the opinion that on
every pig Armour II made one huns
dred per cent. or net profit equal
the price Of the pig. 90 Il has come.
to pass that IA three score years the.
accumulate IN Of Armour i and At
moar u amount to . round bilIion3
dollals.s e snm; equal g tho 5vaiue.ei. ~
the lands u North Datots
1 lIlsD % oenlss
True The Armours have been men
Of GsniuG ana great business capac.
ity and they are not q / lsnas far tax
ing Aasantage. . oe oppo bat
%: people & ! =
Ia blaAae foe Dals e
5sst Nh IL
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
SRS2S4 ~ }52llZS2}|2

The New Year is at hand But January and the
days to follow will no different than December 81 and
the days behind, unless you make them different The
only thing about the coming is the possibility
that you will make it new-dierent from the year pre-.
ceeding.
One of the siiest things that people do every New
is to form number Of resolutions then al
low them to slip into discard Haven't you people
New Years Day who are just bursting with import
ance over the fact that they have turned
have demonstrated that the leaf just like the
One of the inspiring things about life is the
of each New Year. diadem with 365 days.
Every day has within it the intimate possibilities Of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Guiding ships Into .larbor.

d 0utuWV outPo sUS0 t1atuor.3
Experiments like those which the
navy department Is now making to.
, ward the plotting Of craft into the har-
l.or appear to be meeting with success.
They areecertainly worth making. The
method is q combination Of cable with
wireless guidance. An earlier check,
the frequent breakage Of the cable.
has been overcome. Il only remains
to develop the technique in detail.
Very likely the time will come when
entering New York harbor will be
ALMOST as exactly marked a procedure
as driving about the streets In the CEN
ter of the town according to traffic
egulations:--New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Acquaintance 4 Limited.

a new clerk in an Anderson depart
n,ent store was asked BY q woman
customer where she might find mosqui-
% bar. The clerk, misunderstanding,
answered
y. Il haven been here long, SO |
don't believe I kn6W where you will
find Miss Kata Bar.s' &
III Then studying . uioment, after see.
:tng the puzzled look Of the customer.
She heggeds pardon and said hurrielly
that the mosquito bar was II the
basement. ';ss WIS
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
ATTENTION! MEMBERS OF
VICTOR 8. WALLIN POST
NUMBER IL.

- The first meeting for 1921 will
be held at the Legion rooms, Mon
day evening, January 3, at 500
O'Clock. This will be a tr4.le
header, Initiation of, new men,
bers, election Of officers and a
feed. All members are requested
to be present, as this will be the
best meeting held to date.
H. E. Wahl, Commander.
A. H. Nygarrd, Adjutant.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Coal Harbor Takes
Game From Locals

Coal Harbor did not turn their other
cheek according to the old Biblical
saying, but instead, for the trimming
they received at Coal Harbor last
week, turned around and beat the
local town team by g score Of IS to 27.
At the very outset Coal Harbor
ran up a big score which,. although
bic effort was made. the local boys
could not. over come. In the first
half WashbuFn: lacked = point ae 81 |,
half Coal Harbor made score Of ~
to Washburn's IA. bot In the second
doubling their score and Coal Harbor
was held down to only 6 points. This
shows that the local boys played bas-
ket ball the second half.
The summery Of the game is as
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
Will you make it a.
New Year,.

In sleep each night virtually die. to be reborn
at rosy dawn Each day, then, Is a life building
which vouchsafed from the lap Of the Gods
You can make the New Year contain wonderful
changes If you resolved to have it In the 3e5
become nobler better bred thun you You can
reconstruct your health and have the bubbling vvacty
that goes with perfect health You transform your
and change from pulling pessimst to an optimist
power and You reform finances
and be on the high road to financial independence
There is mitess number of things that you can do
with the only try. The New Year Is just
wagon room" which the Almighty has allowed you
room in which to operate; the rest is up to you.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31
The score by halves was

Referee, Knudtson.
The boys play Mercer Saturday eve
mug at Mercer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-12-31

In the second half Everson substi-
tuted for A. Peterson, Peterson took
RobinsOn's place and Robinson took
Fahlgren's place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-07

The presidential primary in Michi-
gan was lull Of surprises, who
would have thought that Hiram
johnson. VINO helped Roosevelt smash
the Republican party temporarily IN
4s12 would have led tae ticket over
wood I,owden. pershiup and the rest?
AZ last accounts. he was $4,000 votes
ahead of yvHli@m G. Simpson. the
faxorite son Of ih4s father, perhaps)-
who would have supposed that Her
bert Hoover would receive almost as
many votes as Governor I>owden and
nearly four times as many as Cen
eral Pershing7
But Hoover's leading the Demo
cratic ticket furnished the shock Of
the season. Can It be that the Michl-
ran Democrats have not heard Of MT
Hoover's declaration that he would
aceent a nomination only from the
Republican party? surely. II they had
known Of this fiat assertion, 1t eouia
scarcely be ereditabie to their sanity
Tor them TO persist in voting for a
candidate who would not accept
nomination at their hands Since
when was the Democratic party OF a
rreat state reduced to the necessity
ST.. ~ drartYnr sn unwilling Repuhiia&n
n it's leader
Next to Hoover is The unspeakabie
Edwards. Of New Jersey. the brewers
best friend That is ahsurdity mum
ber two. He is only a tride less i'm
\ nossible than Hoover as Democratic
y F8 Foandidate. He Is the one Democra
\ mentioned who could not carry ever
/ ne soiid South which has the strong
- prohibition sentiment in thu
ia say, tlast. he4 id strenget
lkh the party than McAdoo, ralmel
n 1 Bgyan n utter nonsense.
"a W ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-07

Mayor AlGslie is 20 be eongratu-
lated upon the majority by which the
Democrats Of Richmond have renom-
mated him for tbs 1nayoralty. Though
not a surprise 10 those well acGuaint-
ed with the situation. Il was distinctly
complimentary. Net every mayor Of
Richmond has been honored by being
twice reelected. 1t Is difficult TO
avoid creating, In two terms, sufi-
rient opposition to make a third term
impossible,
Mayor Ainslie. toe. was obliged to
overcome the opposition Of an able
and adroR competitor
Mr. Hirschberg is no amateur In
poliNcs. AS "a member OF council
and as chairman of the administra-
tive board, he demonstrated qualities
Of leadership That the administra-
tive board was abolished was no fault
of his He has since held an irnpor-
tant state office anceptaoly. He has
shown himself an efficient executive
ard has attracted 70 himself as large
a personal following as any man In
Richmond has done Is recent years.
Perhaps there was too much OF "a
class appeal in his candidacy.
The people Of Virginia never looked
with favor upon any apparent effort
to array class against class The
average citizen Of Richmond Is Meth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-07
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
IN NEW SOUTH WALES

sydney New South wales. April s.
synod a Goulburn, New South wales.
under the auspices Of Bishop Radford.
has elected comment and protest from
the heads az other religious denomina-
tons The resolution, while deploring
the growing tendency toward the seq
ularizatlon OF sunday. reminded church
people that there is nothing incon-
sistent with Christian principle in ply
seal and social recreation on the Lord 8
Day, but that such recreation ought
always 10 be subordinated to the pri-
mary claims OF divine worship. and
10 the NECESSITY of preserving the
character Of Sunday as day OF rest
for the community"
The Rry ] @ w1reen, president ~
the New South Wales Methodist con-
terence. says that the manner in which
the sabbath is observed is left TO the
conscience OF each member, provided
that they abstain from secular engage
n3cnts and unnecessary travelling IN
that Gay. The Rev. q. Gordon, mod =
orator of the Presbyterian church,
said thar they insisted on the observ-
sqfsseff of the ~ahi1ats1. ana beyond tfIae
he declined 10 speak in detail, further
than TO advocate more caeful observ-
snce Of The day,
Chaplain Colonel Mckenzie. a return
ed soldier divisional comma nder of the
New South Wales Salvation Army. said
sffar ffFs ssffvxcFoH srnYy41gtesYss fUsss iss
full observance OF Inc Sabbath, and
tits adherents we're firm believers ia
the commandments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-07
CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR A1NsLIEI

err g. member of a labor union nor n
cap,talist He does not relish the
idea q having the city government
entirely In the hands OF any class
The Impression prevails here that
the city government is best In which
all classes-and the masses, as we'll
are fairly represented
There Is not the slightest reason 70
doubt that the interests OF labor, as
well az the interests OF capital, will
be entirely safe under the admintstra-
ton Of Mayor Ainslie- He may have
made mistakes In the past; he may
make them in the future, but the
course he has followed heretofore Is
an Indication that he will continue to
give the people such an administra-
ton as he is convinced the majority
Of them desire.
Evidently. the people of Richmond
felt that this was not an especially
auspicious time for swapping horses
The reconstruction period Will be with
US for some years. It is no time for
experimenting with radical changes.
Il IL time, rather. for holding fast TO
old raoorings until the winds and
waves have somewhat subsidized.
Mayor Ainslie Is to be congratu-
lated upon his victory: Mr.. Hirsch-
berg upon his splendid run; both.
upon the high. clean contest which
they waged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-07

whltford Kane, the Irish actor and
playwright, is touring the great West
with Frances Starr in Tiger, Tiger
" riting East of his new experiences,
he declares with evident sincerity that
one OF the Western music companies
advertised saae Of 'raeorssss
Pleasure Bent. 80 cents"
10y unconfined. rs cents"
Something Awful. $500"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-07

The dry Democrats in the United
States senate--and that means most
OF them--are in a quandry regard to
their leader. II seems illogical. ac-
eording 10 the views Of Senator Shep-
pard. the foremost dry senator In the
body. that the dry senator's should
continue TO follow the leadership Of
Senator Hitchcock, who has declared
himself in favor Of wine and beer fer
beverage purpose He thus places
himself in opposition 10 the constitu-
fion he has sworn to support. II
places him. too. In opposition TO a
great majority # his party for the
South, which IS the ore section solid
for the Democrats is also solid for
prohibition
But. SAYS Senator Sheppard, it is
equally illogical for the dry senators
on the Democratic side TO turn from
Hitchcock 20 Underwood, who IS
equally wet Yet these are the two
senators who by reason scignority