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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
.JHEY ALL WERE AMERICANS
Interesting Observations on the Prod
uct Of tho Melting Pot by
: Frederick Palmer.

Where were the foreigners7 I won
dered as I looked at the faces In the
streets upon my return from Europe.
The. French. who had heard much OF
our polyglotry, asked this question
when they saw our soldiers march
ing along the roads of France. In
French eyes the men were all Of the
type American Yet they included for
elgn born, as well rs IONS OF every
race In Europe. Frederick Palmer
writes In Harper's,
Are You Americans7 their adopted
country asked of them In those trying
days. They gave their answer In sac
rifice at home and In battle. often
lighting against an enemy Of their own
blood. Zalinskis. Einsteins, Schmidts,
Bertellis, Katsanjans won the Distin-
guished Service Cross, thrilling our
pride with new sense Of natlonalism.
Had they now reverted to loyalty to
the lands of their origin? If so. what
had wrought the change In their
hearts? - o.
To my fresh view all the people
were distinctively Americans In garb
and taste; In their complexion. which
our climate so promptly affects; IN
their brusque and frank civility. their
intensity. their pleasures, and their
restless motion. Later, as became
settled at home and more discerning,
I might note that this or that person
was of Swedish. Italian. Hungarian
or Slav stock. Tllen l would see
through the veneer, as l was told.
But aren't most Of us-again, not a
new idea-who are "off the reserva-
tion." of foreign stock? My people
missed the Mayflower and came over
III 1886. could not discern that the
descendants Of the Pilgrims were more
American than was or than dark
eyed telephone gir: whose father was
an Italian immigrant,
Not even in the mean streets did 1
find patches. I saw no shriveling ba-
pies In emaciated mothers arms on
bread lines In the European sense,
though conditions were bad enough
from the point of view of desired
standards which must ever call our
ambition away from stagnation of
Everything is for the best In the best
Of: worlds" In place Of saloons in
mean streets and average streets. new
stores and restaurants had appeared.
How clean the Restaurants were COM
pared to those Of the same class in
Europe? How wholesome was their
atmosphere!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
Max locality fled name Of r, T.
Thompson Of Max for Weep president;
Ryder locality filed name Of =. 8
officer for vice-president., .:.s5 "
WAsHBURN TAKES GAME

2 - X 4
The town team Of basket ball boys
journeyed to Mercer. Saturday eve
ming where they trimmed the local s
by 8 score q q. .to IS. after hard
fourth game from start to finish. The
first halls ended il: score Of IS tols
in favor of Washburn. 4. 81. .5
The Mercer team ~ : fast< little
aggregation. g i Is composed of near
IA all of htsh school boys, but the
iloor}S work of the team IS beautiful
;toSMAtch work ~ i .nhit during
ths Salae :sS.,
S no v1ashbullin Iinsrpp.; 49, !, as sIol-
lows: 4 stsrrslloi . .s Il ll1iSaht forevllslsd: !:
gyga.li1. III III orsv q !; j yssssn q = y 90 6
tsl;; lst tsrson IA Gi1a,aEd Is, oS:
Iinson;ai \ . Z las
:ltes u q " e i 80
1ssr1 n No. nliid u ss
'4s I, G =! !! -
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
saa Lion rather.

{ Large numbers OF sea Hons on the
British Columbia coast which destroy
annualiy vast quantities Of fish food
may he slaughtered and their hides
placed on the worlds leather market,
rs proposition which comes from
Premier Oliver and hns the approval
::of many experience eaherrnen. is car
.rdetl out. The sea lian weighs from
1900 to- 100 pounds. the hides heing
nearly an Inch thick. These hides
make II a tough and durable r1ugt
leather such az Is used ID, worklnen's
gloves and In. sads slles. Il rs; sYated
Stint these animals WIN eat 80 pounds
sof Ash Ina day. FOuy hunters recent
III killed several hundred sea lions In
one day In { Charl lotte Islands sien-
HGc. American 5s5}3ss}s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
CAN'T n ! RUSH 70 sAGHAuEH
japanese Government Bars Al but
Business Firnns Approved by
War Office. s's :

There Will be no rush Of adventur-
ers to the new fields for exploitation
opened up by the japanese occupation
Of Russian Saghalien. according to Mr..
Murakamt, chief OF the fishery bureau
OF the department Of agriculture, and
commerce.; who Is quoted III the Yo-
mlurf
-: {, = sNonerexcept those who really mean
;business and ARE In a position to Sc
riously transact business will find any
place for them In saghalien." said NJ.
Murakaml. tAll rights there are in
the hands Of the military command.
and anyone that wants to: 60 there.
now must obtain permit from the
war Office. Certainly the, forests there
will yield plenty Of wood pulp and
other raw. material, while there are
rich coal mines and possibly oil wells.
But the chief product Of that region Is
the output Of the; fisheries. = =, 45,
& Speaking OF the fishing rights In Sag
halfen. Mr.. Murakami said that after
consultation with the army command
Au duStIOu was CUhuuStSus s> ~ NaAool
laievsk for those rights over which the
army command is able.to furnish pro-
lection. No detailed report Of the auc-
;tion has been received. The bidders
had to file their applications with a
deposit to guarantee their good faith,
and they had to be persons who were
qualified by long experience in fish,
cries In that neighbohhood.
The Yomiuri says that many rcpu-
table business establishments have
been holding back from enterprises In
Saghalien for fear Of the competition
Of adyenturers and the hurt their rep
utatlons might suffer In mad scran1-
BILE for rights and concessions.-Japan
n I, I; :ss y;li s:ss.s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
Legion Folds First
Meeting for 1921


Officers Elected and Plans Formula
ted for Ensuing Year.
Victor B. Wallin Post No. IL of the
American Legion held their January
meeting at the Legion rooms Monday
evening. The meeting was well at
tended, number Of the members be-
ing present from distance
This being the first meeting for 1921
the annual election was held and the
following officers chosen: Commander,
Leslie R. Burgum; Vice. Commander,
Hugh H. McCulloch; Adjutant, Archie
H. Nygarrd; Treasurer, Ben O. Ever
son; Chaplin, Arthur e. Thompson;
Historian, Harris Robinson; Sgt.-at-
Arms. William Meyer: Mike Tellef-
son was appointed Service Officer and
Palmer Fahlgren Mess Sgt. A vote Of
thanks was rendered retiring Com
mander Henry E. Wahl for his work
on behalf of the organization during
the past year. .
A committee was named to plan for
Community event during the month
and second committee named to plan
for the observance Of National Holi-
days,it being the office of the Legion
to assist in patriotic education. The
Victor B. Wallin Post purposes to be
active along all lines Of Community
Endeavor The event planned for the
latter part Ct The month will be real.
entertainment. The Legion Basket
Ball Team will be on deck and inci-
dentally issues challenge to all COM
ers. The Post desires always to be of
service to the veterans Of our Coun-
try's wars and to render needed as
sistance to them and their families.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
lunch was served by the Mess Sgt.
and through the courtesy of w. X. VIII
liams, the boys enjoyed victrola se-
lections 9.. -- ;s>l
It Is understood that during this,
year, the body of the late Lieut.. Vic
tor B. Wallin, In whose memory the
Post is named and who fell in action
on the morning of November II, 1918,
will be bropght home from France and
laid to rest in the family lot in the
Washburn cemetery. A military fun
eral will be conducted to be particle
rated in by all the Posts in the county.
The next meeting will be held Mon
day evening February 7th. at $3.50 in
stead of January 17th. as previously
announced. At this meeting, initia-
tion of new members will be conducted
according to the ritual Of the Nation
!. al Organization.
The Leader congratulates the boys
on the efficiency of their organiza-
ton and the outlook for 1921.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
Fuel OIL for Railroads.

The great scarcity of coal has caus-
ed the Paris. Lyons: and Mediterra-
mean Railway company to transform
some Of its motive power from coal
TO fuel oil consumption. which !. If
about to be followed by the Chemin
de Fer de rEtat. or state-owned rail.
way. and engines at its shops AT Sain.
,tes. are now undergoing changes for
experimental purposes. Much atten'
tion is being directed to- the announce.
,ment that the tirst-named3 railway
company Is planning to equip 200 10
comotives Tor fuel oil and install nu.
merous storage reservoirs OF from AZ
to 100 Stons' capacity at various points
on Its iines.- Scientific American. / &.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
aLotgulis sRaisrs.v.

ls.ss Few flowers have been more identi-
sfied with the world IS history than the
mysterious lotus Of egypt. The phrase
ssslotus eaters ls q common one 10 lit
:erattlre, and ;is used to describe those
who live M 4 dream world. The food
made from tha dried seeds Of the
ssEgyp Milan variety seems TO have had
an effect N similar 10 q various opium
produces and once 10 : the clutch ofE the
drug the l0tus eatess forgot both ..,ast
md family and vent n0oning about.
yi0ds sot deinan'd nial1e ~ soc ety.
,sih .Dt eresl thelr own physlcal W. nts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
Casper SLOUGH GRADED e!

County Road Supervisor HaFsis
Robinson reports that the work Of
s1he grading crew was finished on Dec.
s1s. when the workers completed .
grade across the famous Casper
Slough, Z little ways northwest Of Tur-
tie Lake. i;5S.,5 5s.S
The Casper slough has been . bug
a-bbo for the farmers who have to
travel that road for the past twenty
.years Or more, So It i unde stood but
now they have q grade across 1t. The
building, Of the grade can be ex- :
planned ID this way: :s 81
The Casper slough has always
been too wet and soggy for machin-
sery toz get out On II and TINT: is the
e feason : dit the neyersh 3
pieted:: But this isfall with The dry
ground, an al open winter and cold
enough To- freeze what moisture there
was In the ground, the road grader,
5cOnld work son tho Casner scr Il Nth
out trouble When the farmers learn.
sed that the county was going to work
54ou Il they III Jumped In with their
teams ana helped a the good work,
sud by the middle ot the month they
..hliaild HI 4 q road built across the big
:slouEh. IL meens much 50 the town
~ I'M rfia I,nke; and to the farmers
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
Nc;;oAl AlMlsslo, NE ERs IN SESSION 81

c:soNl lMlssio oNERs I'M session
;;s ne Co1nmission oners arc IN ssssion
;;this week closing ont the years bust:
ness and Installing the omcefs Tor the
.s.esominsl two syears. Chairmaps 81 Lsr.
stinsand / Commissio onera Chas. II: Han
ssen /, willa remain II, their present posi7
I}tion but J simonspn the newly elect
.sd commis saionsr q the srd District
III take pliac sof Commits sioner
lewis Berfuuis ho did not nm Tor
:the omce this time, 81 g. BergqaIst a.
agfxinEsup the once aAft 4 tsr q years g
st, 1o,nt innous service r,I U D commission
sf ~ 4 5coupf r,e oi1 bosrd duI.
.lni tie Haek approy II the Y4ridus
ut M Mfhe ~ q pnlcestaS and y no
5Sii sndi 81 now pmrantt m / tieaiiy en.
spon their stes i. \ q & oiRee r1hse
ma II d :. ! lsuairers nE oe.
4 e sezd unti pfH
Sa1 4 = q q b g. i!lsa lesiys1y
Ehss on s lDe III eafs
slIti 81 II q 4 4 q, I, - lcs
b ~ Ejss mi 10 q q.
4 81 4 ] Il 7 3 90 ask;; sl
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
Farm count
Schools Successful
vyr:te Nj. No, ling II You w 81, seho.
..t Held at Your Town "


The farm account schools held. last
week at Underwood, Cole Harbor and
1rtIe Lake were great success.
These sfarm N account schools are. be-
ing held all over the state and MT.
;J.rotman from the Agricultural College
reports that up to date only one
-achool in the state has been better at
tended this year than the school At
oole Harbor. Mr. Totman assisted Mr.
/ Norltng in conducting these schools
ana expressed himself as highly
pleased With the interest ohown in
this work by McI can county farmers.
At these schools one account book
was hlled ont BY each farmer. The
fgures put down were those taken
from one u v farmers records during
the year. Inventory was taken at
the beginning and end OF the year.
All sales and receipts were recorded
In their proper places. It was found
that the gross profit was $2061.5o, J
but after deducting all expenses, such
as feed bought. hired help, repairs.
depreciation, etc, the net farm prof
It for the $50 acre farm was $649.se.
The book had been prepared BY the
Farm Manage Department at the Ag-
ricultural College. Mr.. Norling re-.
ports that this is one Of the best
farm account books because It, is
very simple One Of the farmers at
Cole Harbor after the close Of the
school said, s"rhat was SO simple, ]
can keep that myself Another
farmer at Underwood said, "That
was . good school, only we should
have more Of them. !" f! s;.s i;
Those who are Interested in seeing
q school Of this kind III other parts OF
The county should write Mr.. Nor1ing.
He efsos has extra copies Of the act.
.sssour.t books which may 1re had at 2sc
each ID Isl j. s,ss NJ
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07

NoTeH. Ddkotd,. on 1eSeH'oe' Sss
1920. .
4, H. E. Freitag, elected temporary
chairman. l.
B. A. Dickinson, elected temporary
ecretary. -
Motion. made and seconded that
re call this organization Missouri
'ope Goods Roads Association.
arried.
Motion made and seconded that
.rganization be- completed by elect
lg a president, vice-president in
ach locality, and a secretary and
I .easurer. Carried. #
Motion that we proceed with elec-
ION; of president. Carried.
III. E. Freitag nominated. Motion
made to close nominations. Carried.
]: otion to elect Frietag. Carried.
Nominationfor secretary. B. A.
Dickinson nominated. Nominations
closed. Vote taken. Carried.
Motion made that vice president be
,lected by each locality and the sec
etary notified. Carried.
Motion made that chair appoint a
committee of three to draw constitu-
ion and bylaws TO- be adopted at
,ext meeting. Carried. Chair ap.
,ointed B. A. Dickinson, P. L. ATS
Glahl Of Max, and c. F. Carson OF,
Motion made that c. Schulz OF An
amoose;, Aidrich Of .VanHook and
Hanold Of YanHook. be appointed q
committee Of three to negotiate
through sanish or otherwise with rep
resentativess Of Mckenzie county to
get back of movement. Carried. ID.
Moved that each locality be re-,
uuested to donate $26 for current ex-;
penses. Carried. .5 ..ss -s:.s.. ,...55. Z.
. .Motionsmade that next assembly be
held at Max at 11:1S on January srd.:
1921. Carried. 4
Motion for adjournment. Carried.
J. / B. a. Dickinson, Secretary.
Max locality fled name Of r. T..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-01-07
MISSOURI SLOPE ROAD ASS0. MEETS

garding. the matter, is urged to write
to the secretary for further detailed
Information. '. ~.
Minutes Of the Meeting Of the Good
Roads Association Held at Max,
North. Dakota. on December 81,
1920.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12
WORLDS PEOPLES
DEMAND SUCCESS
AT ARMS FARLEY
SAMUEL GOMPERS
There Can Be No Excuse for
Failure" Declares u. S.
Labor Chief.
SAMUEL GOMPERS
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
a reason for failure. The people of
the world are looking toward Wash
ingtcn with a mighty appeal, with a
great trust and a profound hope
and they want success. The people
of the world are not concerned
about differences Of meaning of
words. They demand unity of pur-
pose in action They demand free
dom from the burden of armament
and they demand a world organized
for peace
We have been urged not 10
arouse too great an expectation, not
to agitate the mind of our people
too energetically. Let me say that
the expectation exists and the mind
of our people is determined. The
expectation will not be satisfied with
failure and the mind will not be
Gained with unfuifllment. Those
who see and understand will be
failing in their duty If they see fail
ure impending and do not proclaim
to the world what they envisiOn.
pledge to you that for myself. hope
full as 1 am, confident as l am, de-
termined as / am to help, if failure
becomes apparent l shall speak and
I shall proclaim TO the people the
truth as I SEE 1t, sparing neither in
situations nor persons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12


sing THE star Spangled Banner"
other voices took up the strains
until they were yelling from a thou
sand Threats. as the former pressi-
dent appeared 10 receive the COM
mlttee there we're cheers for The
League OF Nations" and Mr.. Wilson
vigorously waved his hat in his right
hand. Repeatedly men IN the croW1
called for cheers for the league and
each time Mr.. Wilson's face light
ened up and he waved his hat In
unison with the hurrahs OF the
crowd.
Mr.. Wilson was astir early Fri
day TO take his place In the funeral
procession for the unknown soldier.
To a group OF correspondents who
were al his home when he returned
he said he was SAD 10 pay homage
10 the unknown. OF the demonstra-
tion which he received on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. ne said:
1T was rather embarrassing be-
cause it was given in a funeral pro
cession."
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson.
Mr. Wilson's personal physician.
visited the former president soon
after his ride and later said Mr.
Wilson apparently had suffered no
III effects.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12

out the city. Public buildings. mill
ftary posts. visiting ships in the
harb0r-ships that bear the flag Of
not excepting the German--dis-
played their colors Of mourning.
Observance of the sacred moment
ceniered at Madison Square Garden
where telephone simplifying de-
vices had been set up TO unite Ar
lington and Rew York The great
hall, festooned with the flags of
America and the allies. was packed
far beyond it's seating car acity Of
$1,000 and the crowd outside filled
every available inch OF Madison
Square park long before the first
voice came over the wires from
Arlington. announcing that the
body OF the unknown was being
placed on the catafalque and that
Pres't and Mrs. Harding We're ent-
ering the amphitheatre.
From that mement until the last
tremulOus strain Of taps" died
away. the audience was, in spirit,
with the vast concounse at Airing
ton. Every word that was spoken,
every hymn that was sung; des-
criptiOns Of the casket with the
military medals of eight nations
and with the wreaths of two ma
tions' war mothers-all came over
the wires to the mourners in and
around the garden.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12
j S. WILL MAKE
FIRST MOVE IN
ARMS SESSION

Continued from page one)
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gates will turn To the business of
perfecting a permanent Organiza-
.tion Diplomatic custom generally is
expected to assure the selection of
Mr. Hughes as permanent chairman,
and when that and other details Of
personnel are completed it is prob
able an adjournment will be taken
until Monday
Renewed evidences of the pres
sure of world opinion for success
of the conference reached Washing
ton Friday from many quarters. In
q formal message, Pres't Millerand.
of France, expressed to Pres't Hard
ing a profound hope that a better
world would result from the negOti-
atoms here. 1t became known also
that Pope Benedict had decided pub
licly to make known his desire that
the purposes of the conference be
attained.
Pope Prays for Success.
The Pope, long a leading advo-
cate of a world agreement TO mini
mize the possibilities of war, has
prayed for the success of the Wash
ington conference. according to a
message received through unofficial
channels from Rome, and to that
purpose will celebrate mass next
Sunday morning in the Pauline
chapel in the presence of several
hundred people. including many
Americans resident in Italy.
The reverberation of the note of
worldwide hope as voiced in these
messages and in the address of the
president constitute a prelude into
the spirit of which all of the dele
cations in Washington seemed to en-
ter Fundamentally. Virtually all of
those who will sit In the confer
ence heard the presidents utter
anoe at Arlington and devoted the
whole day to participation in the pc
riOd OF mourning for the unknown
American, joining in & sort of in
ternational conservation whic h
seemed TO blend perfectly with the
spirit that seems destined TO per-
wade the opening OF the mome9tOus
conclave of the powers.
CHINESE PEOPLE HOPEFUL.
PEkING, Nov. 1.-THE Chinese
people would regret If the Wash
ington conference failed, owing TO
a disagreement of the participating
powers over far eastern questions,
but they hope that China alone will
not be obliged TO pay the price Of
securing an agreement They are
determined if the price to be paid
involves Chinese political territorial
entity. it will be resisted as unjust
and unacceptable"
DR.. w. w. Yen. the foreign min
lister. makes this statement in a spe-
eial article which is 10 appear Sat-
urday in a Pacific conference num-
Der OF a Shanghai weekly review.
The article generally is considered
TO be an expression OF the official
Cinese attitude toward the Wash
ington conference.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12
History Greatest Tribute Paid to Naeles Hero in Last Rites

Father George J. Finnegan. c. s.
c, of Notre Dame. former chaplain
of the 18Th Field Artillery. was the
speaker at the citizens program in
the Blackstone theater at 1880
o'clock lie paid special honor 10
Col George W. Freyermuth. South
Bend member Of the regiment. Rev.
L. 5. Davis. d d, presided at this
community service.
Two memorial meetings. one at
the Coquillard school for members
of the Coquillard Mothers club. and
another at the Lincoln school. in
charge of the Lincoln Parents
Teachers club. were held during
the afternoon
Veterans Dined.
Disabled soldiers at Healthwin
hospital were guests Of the Lions
club at dinner at the Chamber or
Commerce at 8 o'clock.
While the city-wide mass meet
ing was in progress at the High
school. Hon Timothy Calvin, prom
inent Valparaiso orator, was speak
ing on the Meaning of Patriotism
at another meeting held at the
Eagles club.
Patriotic numbers brought 20 a
close dance programs and the day
observance at the oliver hotel, the
Tribune building and z. B. hall the
latter being the scene OF the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars frolic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12
HOLD IMPRESSIVE
MEMORIALSERYICE
FOR SOLDIER DEAD
South Bend Citizens Partici-
pate in Observance of
Armistice Day.
Continued from page one)

generations to come will carry on
Some day. when you veterans
of our wars, gathered here with US
tonight, look down from up yonder,
you will see that the torch you
flung will be carried on-from gen
Grafton on and on-until that des-
tiny which the God of all nations
has asked of this freest OF coun-
tries has been worked out"
Growth of Ideals.
Previous to this pledge to the
veterans assembled, the speaker has
dwelt upon the growth of the true
ideals of the nation until they have
become the principles of a world
He said in part:
"Today marks the third ami
versary of one of the greatest in
the history OF the world 1t is the
anniversary of the creates day
which has dawned since Christ was
born. We have learned to think Of
the Fourth of July as the greatest
in the history Of America, but Ar
mistice day is not only the great
est day in the annals of our ma
ton but the world.
Three generations of free fight
ing men have upheld American in
dependence. Now 1t is our gener-
alton, no different than any other
generation, which has been thrust
onto the stage of action. And VIC
want IL so. We want a sacrifice