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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
CHARGES.T0WN-
LEY WITH AID TN
! ENLIGHTENMENT

A warrant has been issued in the
Cass county district court for service
upon A. C. Townley on his release
from the Jackson, Minn., county Jail.
1t charges that he YVES a party to
the alleged embezzlement of $4,000
from the Scandinavian-Ameri bank
of Fargo by J. ]. Hastings, formerly
vice president of the institution.
The instrument says that on Janu-
ary 20, 1919, at Fargo, Mr.. Townley
did feloniously advise and encourage
Mr.. Hastings to commit the crime of
embezzlement;" that Hastings "appro-
priated the $4,000 to his own use and
to the use of the defendant A. C.
Townley and to the. use of unknown
persons"
Mr.. Townley, who is national head
Of the Nonpartisan league, was convic-
ted under Minnesota state law, Of
conspiracy to obstruct the war time
draft. His sentence expired January
81.
Mr.. Townley is expected to appear
in Fargo February 6.
Hastings Still Missing
Police at Seattle stated they had
been unable to find any trace Of J. J.
Hastings, wanted at Fargo, who dis
appeared from Seattle shortly before
issuance of a warrant charging him
with being fugitive from justice.
The warrant was issued January 23
at the request of North Dakota officerB
who informed Seattle officials.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
M. e. CHURCH NOTES

At 7:15 Sunday evening an illus
trated lecture will be given on the
subject Enlightened Women in Dis
tant Lands These pictures are in
teresting. and entertaining and the
lecture accompanying them is istruc'
tive and discloses the uplifting power
of the Gospel towards tho freedom OF
the world. You are invited to be pres
ent at 7:14. ~ s... - r.
At the evening services, the choir
will sing "God. is Our Refuge" by
Bel. The subject will be "The Proph
ct of Faith" Endeavor to be present
Sunday. Come for the pictures al
7:15 and remain for the evening ser.
vice. T.. a#H ..-.. 49,
DR.. Harriss, the District Superin
tendent, will hold the second quarter
ly conference Wednesday evening
February s, at the church. DR.. Har'
ris will speak at 1880 and later the
conference will hold its session. AL
reports from officials should be ready
for this meeting.
Remember that the Sabbath school
session is at II A. M. Sunday morning
If you want to acquire knowledge OF
the Greatest, Literature Of the world
attend the Sabbath school regularly
II you. desire that the children shall
receive religious and moral instruc'
ten, encourage their attendance
Glasses for oil. A flne session was
held last Sunday. 81
Sunday school and preaching serv
ice at Conkling this coming Sabbath
The extremely cold weather during
January, coupled with bad roads. has
made the services somewhat irregu-
lar, but with the! coming. OF milder
weather, the attendance will increase.
Let everyone be present Sunday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
Small Blaze at
Schulz GARAGE

A fire broke out in the repair room
of the Schulz garage Wednesday morn
ing, at the time Washburn was hav'
ing it's worst>snow storm and blizzard
of the winter.
The early discovery Of the blaze,
which had spread to the garret above,
and the quick work Of the firemen
extinguished it before it was out from
under control. The tin roof and sides
helped materially to check the flames
and keep them from breaking through
or getting the necessary draft to give
it a big start.
Dan Schulz, Jr.,, the proprietor, was
in the office at the time it was dis
covered, with Fred Haag and Eman-
uel Keck. The three had just left the
repair room about fifteen minutes be-
fore and their explanation of the fire
is that the stove exploded and blew
the fire onto the oil-covered repair
bench. From there it quickly spread
over the room and up the partition to
the garret above. When the hose ar-
rived the building was so full Of smoke
that it was hard to locate the blaze,
but after throwing stream through
both the front and back windows OF
the garret, the flames were soon e1tin-
guished. While the firemen we're
fighting the blaze the cars in the
garage were rolled out, even though
the smoke was so thick it. was i'm
possible to see, ones hand. Two cars,
one belonging to Dr.. Gordon and the
other to G. M. Cleveland, were in the
repair room and they each were more
or less damaged, Both were taken
out when the flames were the highest.
The fire could have been a lot worse
under the circumstances and it was
fortunate that it did not get any great
er start. The other buildings stood
in, its path. and with the high wind
and binding blizzard, other buildings
would have been hard TO- save.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
sAPTIsT CHURCH NOTES

+. No, we have not been inactive dur.
ing the time in which we did not pub
lish the church news; rather we have
been very busy in the good work.
Sunday school, B. Up. U. meetings
and preaching services have been kept
up In the churches Of our Parish.
e Owing to the inconvenience Of get
ting out to the Alta community the
pastor was with the local church last
Sunday. Even though the weather
was not very inducive of venturing
out, and the majority not knowing
that the pastor was with the local
church, the attendance atN Sunday
school and preaching service was
good. alIF lF-3s5 ri 81 s.sr & :, 55.y. .,:s
Two: new members were extended the
Hand sot sFeilow wship at the Communion
Service with the church at Underwood
on Jan. ~s22:: Others who had been
waiting for the opportune time, could
not be present on account Of sickness.
Communion Service next Sunday,
Feb. s, with the local church, after the
preaching service I'm the morning nv
cry member should try and be present
to take part at Nthe Lord Supper.
..Redempfions Tthrongh Hlood'' Will be
the theme for s;next Sunday morning.
aFalsA shame, the theme: for the even.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
Town Team Victor
Over Coal Harbor'

Before a crowded house the town
team from Coal Harbor received a
neat trimming at the hands of the
town. team from this, place Friday
evening. The local team showed a
complete reversal of form since their
game at Coal Harbor, where they
were defeated by decisive score.
During, the first half the locals dis
played some Of the fastest passing
and most clever basket shooting that
has ever been seen on the local floor.
Washburn's forwards, Peterson broth
ers, seeming to be able to score at
will piling up a total Of SO points to
their opponents IL. During the, Sec
ond half Washburn seemed to lack the
speed and teamwork displayed during
the first half, and this coupled with
closer guarding by Coal Harbor kept
the score more even as W.ashburn net
ted only one more point than Coal
Harbor. The final score was So to 80.
The game was fast, and exceptionally
clean considering the strong rivalry
existing between the two towns, there
being only five fouls called during the
game. The close guarding of Thor.
stenson, who held Coal Harbor's fast
forward, vogel, to few baskets, fea-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
MILLER NOMINATED TO BE JUDGE

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2-Mem-
bers Of the senate judiciary commit
tee nominated Andrew Miller, Of Bis
marck, today to be United States dis
trict judge for North Dakota. This
is the last body to act on the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Miller, as the President
and the house have both favored his
nomination.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
FORD RETAIL SALES
: GO OVER MILLION
Show Increase Of 1o5,000 Cars and
Trucks Over Previous
Year

Retail sales of Ford cars, trucks and
Fordson tractors have ;.gain exceeded
the million mark for the year 1921,
|according to a statement just, given
out by the Ford Motor Company.
The Ford factory and assembly
plant production figures reached to-
tai of 1,050,740 cars, trucks and trac-
tors for the year, with retail sales by
dealers approximating. 1908, 900 which
in the United States alone surpassed
the 1920 retail sales record by 1o4,213
Ford cars and trucks.
The Ford Company says the outlook
for 1922 is decidedly optimistic. In
fact, concrete evidences already exist
in that car and truck retail. sales for
December 1921 exceeded December
1920 sales by almost 251, and Fordson
tractor retail sales for the same period
show an increase of over 100 per cent
for December 1921, as we'll as an in
crease over the total tractor sales for
the month Of November.
These facts seem to. indicat that
not only are the farmers buying more
freely, but that the general public is
becoming more responsive and recep-
tive.
Another point brought out by COM
parison Of production figures for the
past two years shows that Ford en-
closed cars are gaining in popularity,
as % per cent Of the 1921 production
were Sedans and Coupes as against
a total of 1S per cent for the year pre-
vious. &5,t .--'-a
+ Recent reductions in Ford car and
truck prices brought them to new
low level The Touring car now sells
for $34s, the Runabout for. 1919, the
Coupe for $3.50, the Sedan for, $645,
the Chassis for 1886; and the Truck
for, $3.50, ali F.. O. B. Detroit.
This is the fourth price cut in the
past sixteen months. During that time
the price Of the touring car alone has
been cut from $575 to $34s. a reduction
Of :4O9o. Deductions on some Of the
other types have been even greater.
The Ford Company believes that
this reduction, while, not large one;
Is especially important at this time as
Il should go long way toward sta
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
THE ALABAMA JUBILEE QUARTET
Presents Plantation Days In Song and
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n.rre 10 American iNuSlc tnant any
other group Of people. The popular
music Of today is largely an outgrowth
Of the plantation melodies Of hum
dred years past. And the negro spir.
.ttuals$ are unsteady deserving Of = E
high position IN the modern classic
cong library. 3s.a
y The program consists Of the won
derful shouts Of campmeettng days,
the campmeeting songs which have
been reproduced on all the phono-
graph records. the spirituals repre-
senting the more dignined religious
life Of the negro, and folk songs and
readings telling Of the life 81 the negro
IN its brighter phases. Il: y 4...,j
Luther J. Mason, one of the grand
circle, IS the man respo sensible for the
success %of the Alabama Jubilee ouars
tst. Mi. Mason has doe ..s mnch to
;spljtoIp,ula II b the Jubtl comp Of
today as has any other man 3ot s,his
ra.s: Hs knssy. 4 ~: [. D 1eholosy q
thss sAmsstisaa xndisneai. 4 a nidshss nowp
III psopls u III racs Y la46 4 their Is madi-
s.prsssioa = axsll I lasssi.
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
THE POULTRY SHOW

It has been definitely decided to;
cod the Poultry show, Of which We
have been telling you for some time
past, on Friday, February II. The
dates are announced this early SO that
any who may have nice bunch Of
birds may begin TO prepare them for
the show. Get them in shape now;
and prepare your coops for exhibition
purposes. The coops should be only
large enough to hold two hens and one
rooster Of each breed you may be
showing. The COMMITTEES will arrange
to have them taken care Of here.
You should begin at once to pick
outs your show birds and groom them
and have Them looking fine. It Is
early yet to give ont what the prisess
will be, or the points on which they
viii be ayerdsd, but We will give yoass
his: infosnatlon 81 soona % possible.
Only one thing IN connection With the:
show has been definitely decided, lnd..
TIT Ii that IN exhibitors win 10 ex-I
psetsd Ia, furnisax thsir own coops.
&: Unds cod .Tinss.-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03
II FAT, !; 4 ! 1|lIERS ! \! R !.
F||R.I]ENDS ||;',|' ! 81 ON
!. T'HE III CARPET

!, III NAM III
T How two Of the most important "far:
mers friends" and leading League
members Of the last legislature, who
were at all times ready to talk about
<athe holdup Of the farmer" practically
made a Mclean county farmer pay
16 per cent interest on some money for
q while, causing him an extra expense
4 Of $275:37 is told in a complaint filed
with the attorney general by John E..
Bayer, Of Benedict. The two gentle
men in question are Senator R. T..
Fraser Of Garrison and Representa-
tive Frank Vogel of Colcharbor, who
together. own the Farmers State Bank
OF. Colehabor. .,
Mr.. Bayer's complaint has reference
to loan which he procured from the
Bank of North Dakota and a deposit
made to the Farmers State Bank Of
Coleharbor in connection Herewith on
\ the first day Of April, 1921.
It appears that Fraser's and sVogel's
bank had explicit Instructions from
Mr. Bayer and also from the Bank Of
North Dakota to pay certain encumb--
RANGES upon the land and to credit
the balance to Mr.. Bayer's account in
the bank. 1t appears from the records,
furthermore, that the two gentlemen
appropriated this money to the use Of
the bank, did not pay of the encumb-
RANGES for several months allowed in
terest at the rate of 10 per cent to
accumulate upon these encumbrances,
! while the 8 per cent loan from the
Bank Of North Dakota also was draw
ing interest from their farmer Gus
toner, and in the meantime used the
money themselves in connection with
the business Of the. Farmers State
Bank, all to the detriment Of Mr..
Bayer and in distinct violation OF the
law. 5I':,.
Attorney General Johnson has taken
this matter. up with Messrs. Fraser
and vogel. IN writing them he says
among other things:
II am not interested in the civil
aspect Of the matter, except to say
that calculations which have been sub
mitted to me, and which appears to
be correct, indicate that because of
your misconduct in this matter, Mr..
Bayer has suffered loss Of $275.37
in interest, which, Of course, ts due
him from your bank. This depart
mont however, is interested IN the
other side Of the complaint which is
based upon the conversion to your
own use, and to the use Of your bank,
for period Of several months, Of this
large sum Of money. !.
.1fs you have any explanations to
make before further proceedings are
had, I shall be very glad to give you
an opportunity. to offer them" i
1T would be surprising, II the pur-
poses Of the professions Of friendship
and lsolcitude TOR the farmers welfare
which have been heard 30 lqndaysfn
certain quarters Of this state during
the past four years. had not long since
become plain, that you two gentlemen
should have any connection with q
bunsiess which had manifsstly been
conducted from selfish motives, with
y ~.
considerable loss and detriment to one
Of your farmer patrons. You atill have
an opportunity Is demonstrate that in
this case atSleast. there Is some good
faith back of your profession. ot friend
ship for The man on the farm. X ID
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-02-03

y Substitutes: Eisman for Blaha. Goals
from fields washburn, Peterson
1s, aC,. Peterson 8, Eyerson s. Thor
stenson ], Robinson Coal Harbor:
vogel s, stedman 8, Lundin I. Free
throws: Robinson, 0 out Of 2; stedman
2 out of 3. Referee Schweizer.
The two teams expect to meet again
soon on neutral floor at Underwood.
The date has not been set, but it is
understood that It viii be about the
middle Of February. The teams did
the same thing last year and at Un
derwood At that time Washburn won
by q very close score. This year the
game iss expected to be close one.
When the: local team played at Coal
Harbor last month they were beaten
by = score Of 81 to is by the Coal Har-
bor boys. ..a " \. itt s. y
,.sts-s
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-07
Fast Train
Cra S h e S
Into Local
Two Coaches Hurled Over
50.Foot Bank at Sulphur
Springs-Passengers Are
Crushed in Seats.
Ghouls Rob Dead Bodies

Sulphur Springs, Mo-, Aug. C.
(By A. P.) Failure OF an engineer to
heed a block signal caused the rear
end collision OF the Missouri Pacific
here last night in which SO persons
were killed and about 1877 injured, Is
seriously. according to John Cannon,
assistant general manager OF the
road.
Train No. 4. a fast passenger, vesti-
buled, steel train, running at full
speed, crashed into No. 81. a local
composed of five wooden day
coaches, a baggage and express car.
as the engine was taking on water
with the coaches stretching back on
a trestle over Glaise creek.
The impact hurled two of the local
coaches down a S0-foot embankment
edging the Mississippi, and telescoped
four other coaches, crushing a num-
Der OF passengers to death in their
seats. Both trains were behind time
and the fast passenger running from
Fl. Worth, Tex, to St. Louis, car
ried 1870 passengers and the local 100
persons.
Failed to Heed Signal.
According to Mr.. Cannon, Matt
Enger Glenn, of St. Louis, engineer
OF the fast passenger, failed to heed.
a block signal warning him that the
track was not clear ahead. Glenn, 81,
an engineer for 81 years without
black mark against his record. was
killed when he jumped from his cab
Just before the crash. Edward T. In.
sey, also of ST. Louis, fireman Of No.
4, remained at his post and was in
jured seriously.
arriving in Sulphur Springs, received
orders "on the run" to pull over on
a siding at Cliff Cave, 10 miles north
of here, to allow Sunshine Special
No. l." enroute from St. Louis to
Texas points to pass, and Mr.. Can
non explained the engineer failed to
heed the block signal because he ap-
parently was reading these orders
when he passed the block. The orders
were found near his body.
Ghouls Rob Dead.
Ghouls appeared on the scene after
the crash and robbed the dead and
dying of whatever they could. Only
one was arrested. however, and he
said he was William Hall of St.
Louis. Several pieces of wearing ap-
parel taken from the unfortunates
were found on his person and Bible
was in his waist. The Bible it was
said, had been the property Of the
Rev. V. o. Pensley, of De Soto, one
of those killed.
The dead and injured were spread
over an area of several city blocks,
and chicken crates, automobile cush.
ions, baggage and the railroad trucks
constituted their couches. This little
village of $50 inhabitants was unable
to undertake the task of caring for
the injured and they. along with the
dead. were taken to De Soto. DR.. W.
w. Hull, of this, village. was the only
(Turn to Page Two. Column Two.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-07
immigration Law
Effective Bar to
Alien Movement
Survey of Last Fiscal Year
Shows North and West
European Countries
Short of Quotas.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The 3 per
cent limitation immigration law has
proved an effectual bar against any
overwhelming movement of ilrmi-
grants from southern and eastern
European countries to the United
States, Secretary Of Labor Davis an
nounced in making public survey of
immigrants for the fiscal year just
closed.
The figures show that northern
and western European countries had
fallen far short Of filing their quotas,
while the southern and eastern Euro
pean countries of Europe were send
ing just as many to America as would
be accepted.
A summary of the immigrants ad-
mitted during the fiscal year which
ended June 80 showed that the fol-
lowing countries sent to this coun-
try 100 per cent Of the quotas al
lowed them under the 3 per cent law:
Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy,
Luxembourg, Poland, Roumania,
Jugo-Slavia, Palestine, Turkey, Syria,
the miscellaneous European and
Asiatic countries, Africa, Australia
and New Zealand. In contrast with
these nations, the countries of north
ern and western Europe in some in
stances, it was said, sent less than
one-half Of the number permitted un-
der the quota law. Germany sent %
per cent of its allotment; Sweden,
43 per cent; Norway, 4S per cent:
The Netherlands, IS per cent, and
France, IS per cent.
"The figures clearly indicate" the
secretary said, that the 3 per cent
limit has proved no bar to immi-
grants from the Nordic races, for it
fixes the limitation we'll above the
number of immigrants of this class
normally coming to America. But it
has operated to effectually check the
stream from southern and eastern
Europe"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-07
Calvin Coolidge
and Family Here
En- Route toCoast
Vice President Declines to
Comment on Affairs of
State-Old Classmate
Creets Him.

Vice President and Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge were in Omaha Sunday
on their way to California.
Dislike for noise and show is a
Coolidge characteristic" said Eugene
A. Snowden, a Northampton friend,
who is in Omaha for the day and
who met the train with copies of the
Sunday Bee and a box of candy for
Mrs. Coolidge. He presented the
vice president with good-luck
penny dated 1888.
Others in the party were the two
Coolidge boys, John and Calvin, jr.,
and Boston friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Stern. Mr.. Stern is a trustee
Of Amherst college, the vice presi-
dents alma mater.
Greeted by Omahans.
Randall Brown, a classmate; Gould
Dietz, of the republican notification
committee when Mr.. Coolidge was
elected; Commissioner Larson of the
Chamber of Commerce and railroad
men greeted the distinguished visi-
tor.
"Do you remember James H,
Wood?" Randall Brown asked.
"Oh, you mean 'Whiskers', don't
you" returned the vice president,
and broad grin lighted up an other
wise austere countenance.
"You know it wasn't the fashion
for college men te wear a beard
after 1890 and we used to rag the
fellows who did" he explained.
Matters Of state were taboo from
official comment, but the vice presi-
dent spoke with pleasure of the
promising corn and wheat crop he
observed on his tour. "You know
I'm a farmer, too-brought up on
the farm" he announced proudly.
Il know how to milk a cow, too.
Those campaign pictures were no
fake.
Strikes Hurt Prosperity.
Settlement of the strike is the only
obstacle in the way of an unprece-
dented prosperity, Mr.. Coolidge
opined. But then we always have
to have one If or but" he finished
whimsically.
Mrs. Coolidge remained in their
stateroom while Mr.. Coolidge was
being interviewed. Miss Frances
Connolly, an Australian girl living in
Omaha at the Young Women's
Christian association, was presented
to Mrs. Coolidge.
The Coolidges are en- route to the
American Bar association meeting in
Los Angeles,