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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
LOCAL REAL ESTATE VALUES
ARE RAPIDLY ADVANCING
Entire State Shows Appreciation in Values
With Opening of Spring Demand

! Unless we. keep closely in touch
with the situation it is likely that
even residents of the state will not
realize how land values in North Da-
kota are advancing. Gradually the
last of the big "'bonanza' farms are
being broken up and diversified farm
ing is coming into its own. AS this
process goes on lands must necessarily
increase in value. One of the latest
instances of this fact is reported from
Portland. A portion of the big Gran
din farm has lately sold at $75. 90 an
acre and it will be devoted in the
future to development along diversi-
fed farming lines. Co-incident with
the announcement of this sale the
Portland Republican tells of the pros
perity of its creamery, which has just
closed a successful year with over
three hundred farmers furnishing
cream for its operation. The Repub-
lican further remarks: Dairying has
taken on larger basis at more pro-
gressive farms in this vicinity the
past year. Blooded stock is being ship
ped in at all times from large eastern
stock farms and consigned to many of
our most prominent farmers. Silos
have popped up like mushrooms here
and there evincing proof of the pros
perity and tendency toward diversified
farming in the community around
Portland.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
OLGA MAN is HELD IN JAIL
ON MOST SERIOUS CHARGE
LOUIS p GodOn Held on Charge of Raping his
fourteen Year Old Step Dauot,ter

Louis P. Godon, a Scotch half
breed, for number of years a we'll
known character and resident of Olga
township, his home being about three
miles north of the village, was
brought to I.angdon last evening by
Sheriff Kelland to be held in the
county Jail awaiting trial upon a
charge of rape
The preliminary hearing of the
prisoner had been held yesterday at
Olga before County Justice Sam
Cross, when sufficient evidence was
presented by the state to warrant the
holding Of Godon for trial in district
court upon the heinous crime with
which he stands charge.
The complaining witness in the
case is stated as being fourteen
year old step daughter, with whom,
under threats of taking her life and
that of the mother of the girl, who
is his wife, and the latter's two little
boys by former marriage, he is al
legged to have repeatedly had inter-
course with the young girl. The
statement of the victim, who is the
complaining witness, is backed up by
the testimony of Godon's wife and the
two boys, who had to be silent spec
tators of the crime being perpetrated
in the home under the threat of being
killed if the dastardly deed were
revealed.
1t is also stated that Godoa, has
been repeatedly married, before his
coming to this county from the Turtle
mountain reservation, where the char
acter the man had, continually held
him under the suspicion of the au-
thorities. If found guilty of the
charge upon which he now lies in the
Jail it is likely he will spend the res
of his natural life in the penitentiary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
TO AAKER,S

Go to Aaker's Business College be-
cause it stands for something, and is
recognized as a school of quality by
the leading business men of the north
west; its graduates are sought by
employers of Office help, and it is tn e
only accredited commercial school in
the state. Prof. Aaker himself is in
charge Of his school at Grand Forks
this year. School also offers a Gas
Tractor and Automobile Engineering
Course. adv.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

"Superba, semi-anthraite, thebe st
of the best by actual test. /" Test it
now. Cavalier County Lumber Co.
Calendar pads for 1916 on sale at
the Democrat Office. Order now
Only a limited supply and they won t
last long.
Druggist Harold Collins, of Wales,
was down the line. to. join his Lang
don friends in the enjoyment Of the
festivities of Christrnastides
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
HE ESCAPES A LIVING TOMB

An item in the last issue of the
Walhalla Mountaineer tells of close
call from death experienced by Chas.
Elford, a former Langdon boy of years
ago who is now farming at Bay Cen.
ter, in Pembina county. Mr.. Elford
was engaged in sinking a we'll on his
place, and he had got down some sixty
feet Or more, when something went
wrong with the boring machinery at
the bottom of the we'll. He went
down to make the needed adjustment,
finished the work and was raised to
the top, barely being pulled from the
hole when the whole thing caved in
Had the accident occurred but a
moment sooner than it did Elford
would have beyond question been bur.
led sixty feet underground, beyond all
possibility of his being recovered
alive, as the hole in which he made
the descent is barely two feet across
and nothing could have saved him
from this living tomb. Charlie says
that in the future anyone else car
nay,a underground excursions from the
top Of we'll if they want to, but he
is out of the business for good and has
had one experience of narrow escape
from death that will last him life
time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

them, and everyone interested in see.
ing the boys successful in their new
undertaking are cordially invited to
share with them the meetings of these
evenings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

A seven real program, all for fifteen
cents, at the Electric Theater tonight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
SEVEN PERMITS TO WE'D ISSUED

Licenses to wed have been issued
during the past week out Of the office
Of Judge B!eakley of the county court
to the following parties:
Nels Oluf Nelson of Liberty, Sask.,
and Miss Maud NJ. Daugherty, of
Langdon.
Alex. Joseph Wier, of Dawson,
Mimi, and Miss Fannie l.. Radf.rd,
of Langdon.
Robert Rae and Miss Anna Arid,
both Of Hannah.
Hjelnastad and Miss Anna Nelson
both of of Brockett.
Archie H. McGunigall, of Simpson,
Sask., and Miss Edna Mae Rylance of
Langdon. IS
Paul Holum of Milton, and Miss
Iva Stella Curtis of Mona.
VIM. Henry Ahrentz of Calvin, and
Miss Alice Marie Barrett of Munich.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
AN APPRECIATION

For the liberal patronage accorded us during
the year 1915, and for the confidence shown
in our ability to serve you with satisfaction we
wish to thank our patrons and friends.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
Commission ASKED
FOR FURTHER AID
IN HIGHWAY WORK
Big Delegation Of Washington
County Citizens Appear Be-
fore Highway Board

For the purpose of obtaining, if pos.
siblc, u larger portion Of the state high
way fund for expenditure upon Pacific
highway construction in Washington
county, q delegation consisting Of about
20 business men and farmers of Forest
Grove, Hillsboro and other parts Of
the county, headed by President Joseph
Hurley, Of the Forest Grove Commercial
club, appeared before the state high.
way commission today and presented
their case. The Washington dele.
CATION, representing the western
delegation, representing the western
and more thickly settled portion Of the
county, want the road improved around
by way Of Forest Grove and Hillsboro
in order that that section Of the county
will receive some Of the benefit Of the
tourist travel over the west side branch
Of the Pacific highway.
Since the highway funds have already
been appOrtioned by the commission the
members Of the commission did not un.
derstand this morning In what way fur.
ther state assistance could be rendered
Washington county under the circum-
stances, although unanimous willingness
was expressed favorable to cooperate
in any way the commission was vested
with power and authority. Before ap.
pearing before the commission the party
which came by automobile, paid It's re-.
spects TO the Salem Commercial club
and were conducted about the city on
a sightseeing expedition by Secretary
Moores and other club representatives
The party took dinner today at the
Marion with several representatives Of
the city, including Governor Witty
combc. y. b. Kay, Ben W Olcott, W. NJ.
Hamilton and George +. Rodgers.
Among those in the party from For
est Grove and Hillsboro were Joseph
Hurley president Of the Forest Grove
Commercial club; Judge W. II Hollis,
G. !. Bushnell. o. II Homes g. A.
Hawley, A. 4. Buxton, Chas A. littler,
W. H. Crabtrce. y. b Reason. N, r.
Dertling. Rodcll Mcttcrson, !. H. Shear.
er. Chas. o. Roe. a. G, Hoffman J. W.
Hughes, b. W. Haines, L N Graham
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
DISTRICT
QUESTION IS ONE
Of STATE IMPORT
Believed That Attorney Gen.
erals Department viii So
Decide In Opinion

While no formal opinion has been
given out as yet It is understood that
the office Of the attorney general is Of
the opinion that the question of refer.
ring the act Of the last legislature ere.
ating the 10th judicial district embrac.
ing the counties of Tillamook and
Washington. is matter Of state imporr
and that petitions for the referendum Of
measure must be circulated throughout
the state and the question of the ap.
proval Of rejection Of the act be sub.
mitted to the people Of the state at n
special election No opinion will be rem.
dered upon the subject, however, un.
til Attorney Brown returns from Wash.
ington, D. G. He is expected back either
tomorrow or Saturday.
The question was submitted to secre
tary Olcott bya Mr. Callahan of Tillnm.
ook, who inquired whether, in the event
Of an effort being made TO invoke the
referendum upon the measure, petitions
for same should be circulated in the
counties embraced in the judicial dis
tricts affected or in the state ut large
and whether the election would be a
local one, affecting only the counties
embraced Ia the judicial district or n
state election. Secretary Olcott sub.
mittcd the question TO the attorney gen.
erals department for decision.
II, as Is evidently the case, state
election is required to refer the act, It
will cost nt least 100000 70 hold spe.
cal state election, whereas, if the net
were permitted TO go into effect. the
salary Of the new district judge would
amount 10 only $1,000 per year, or o..
200 for the twoyear period before the
net could be repealed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
TREASURER LEWIS
OF MULTNOMAH CO.
FINISHES PAYMENT
Deficiency In First Half Of
State Taxes Is Avoided
By Remittance

state Treasurer Kay today received
an additional remittance Of s1OOOO
from Multnomuh county TO apply upon
that county's state tax for the year
1915 Multnomah county was deficient
in its payment Of the first half of
state taxes, according to the last re-.
mittance Of County Treasurer Lewis,
who stated that he had withheld s3l $50
as half payment Of the annual inter.
est on the interstate bridge bonds. This
last remittance makes up for the de.
ficicncy in the first half of the county
tax and, If any deductions are made on
account of the bridge bonds interest
by the county, the delinquency viii fail
upon the last half Of the pament which
comes due November /.
On account Of the failure Of the Multi.
nomah county court 10 notify the
state tax commission Of the allowance
to be made Multnomah county upon
the annual levy Of state tnxcs for s62,
500, representing the yearly interest TO
be paid upon the interstate bridge bond
issue Of Al l,2500OO, in time for the tax
commission TO provide for II in the state
levy last December the county court
ordered County Treasurer Lewis 10
withhold half Of the amount from the
first half Of the county's state tax,
which he did He was thercupon In.
formed by the treasury department that
the department was not authorized TO
credit such deduction and that under
the personal liability for the full
amount Of the state tax
The further remittance Of $4,000 by
County Treasurer Lewis will relieve
him Of the responsibility however, ns
the amount win be credited the first
half Of the colnty's state tax aud the
decision Of the question Of the county's
authority 20 deduct the amount Of the
bridge bond interest will be deferred
until later on.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
POLICE RAID HOUSE
OF GERMAN RESIDENTS
Prominent Citizens Of Van
couver Are Alleged to Be
German Spies

Vancouver, b. G., April 30.-The police
la'e yesterday raided the house occupied
by Baron Won Luttwitz and DR.. Otto
Grunett, prominent Germans, on Ma.
rine Drive, Point Grey, suburb of
Vancouver, arrested both men, and
searched the premises.
Letters and papers, it is rumored,
were found which may lead to the ar.
rest of other German residents of Van.
couver.
With Baron Won Luttwitz and DR..
Grunett, We're arrested Paul Hoppe and
Frederick Stritzel, the latter personal
servants of Count Alvo Won Alvensle.
berg, now in Seattle,
DR.. Grunett claimed American citi.
zenship on being brought to the police
station He demanded that the Amer.
lean consul here be telephone for The
consul came soon afterward and had an
interview with both the doctor and the
baron. All four of the men arrested
are held as prisoners Of war. The feel.
ing against Germans and Austrians is
everywhere intense today. Point Grey,
given over largely to well.to.do Ger.
mans, is being depopulated, number Of
residents leaving in haste last night.
the police are rcticent about the ar.
rests, probably to quiet the public tenn.
per. They officially gave out today
that tho fire which partially destroyed
Connaught bridge and the smaller blaze
at the Granville bridge in the same
hour Thursday morning, were eco.
incidence and not the work of in
cendiary enemies Of the British empire
The detention camps are filling W
today and Germans and Austrians who
have not gone to camps are keeping
indoors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30

North has been checked, and claims
the rcpulsc Of French attack north
Of Flircy In which the French lost ~
Officers, including three regimental
commanders and 1000 men. The re-
port makes no mention Of the reported
German raid by warships on the lower
Belgian coast, aud, In discussing tho
shellng of Dunkirk, which the Paris
official statement says was from the
warships says it was "by German
artillery
The official statement follows;
The Official Statement.
"On the coast, ovators have been
active over Ostend aud some houses
have been damaged The fortress OF
Dunkirk was yesterday shelled by Ger.
man artillery. Yesterday the enemy
attacked the fortified positions held
byt the Germans between Steenstraate
aud Iletsas and the brdgeheads on the
west side Of the User canal without
result. The Zouaves and Turcos at.
tempted charge on the German right
wing north Of Ypres but tho charge
was broken down by the German fire.
Z" In the Champagne region, north Of
Icmesnil the French attempt 10 win
back their former positions failed, In
the Argonnes north Of LcFour Do
Paris, nm enemy's trench has been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
PROFIT OF WAR IS
OBSTACLE TO PEACE
American Manufacturers Are
Interested In Prolonging
War, Declares Woman

The Hague, April 0.-EnOrmous prof.
its through the manufacture and sale
of war munitions are the greatest OBJ.
stacles in the way of peace, today, the
delegates to the Woman 3 International
Peace conference agreed. Miss Glen
mower Evans, of Boston, after declaring
that the profits made by the American
munition manufacturers was prolonging
the war, introduced drastic resolution
demanding that all neutral countries
Immediately plead for embargo on the
expectation of such supplies. Chairman
Addams ruled the resolution out of or.
der but substitute finally was adopted
after lengthy debate as follows:
"This congress sees in the private
profits accruing to the great arms fac.
tories powerful hindrance to the aboG.
tion of war and urges an international
agreement with each state and country
to make the manufacturer of munitions
state monopoly and to prohibit their
expectation.
Mrs, Sillington, one of the leading
suffragettes of England threw bomb.
shell into the convention when she de-
elared that for every woman delegate
who came to The Hague in the interest
of peace there were thousand at home
who were anxious and willing to enlist.
Women are as much to blame for this
war as are the men, she shouted and
they do not honestly desire peace. AS
yet this congress has dealt in the plat,
itudes which the men long ago have dis.
carded, she said
The congress already is day beAlnu
in its program There was a lively dem.
onstration today when delegates repre-.
senting Belgium put in an appearance.
DR.. Augsburg suggested that they be
given seats on the platform which was
done.
Mrs. Pethwick Lawrence of England
declared that she was ready to prove
that the arms manufacturing firms OF
the various countries Of the world real
ly were controlled by an interuationa
group Of financiers, who employed
agents to stir up trouble and cause
wars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
SHELL TOWN
OF DUNKLRK---2O DEAD
Believed Fleet Sent South to Aid Army In New Drive Against
French COastBerm Reports British Offensive In North
Has Been Checked and the French Repulsed With Loss
Of 1900 Men

London, April 3O.--Dunkirk, the
French port on the straits Of Dover
has been bombarded, but not by Ger.
man fleet as an official communique
from Paris was interpreted indicate
early today.
The official press bureau tonight Is.
sued an official denial Of It's announce.
mcnt that warships shcled the town.
The press bureaus statement declared
the report originated through misnter.
probation Of the announcement from
Paris.
Twenty persons were killed and 10
were injured when 10 shells fell upon
Dunkrk.
The German official statement re.
ccived from Berlin, however, made no
mention Of warships having bombarded
the port, This statement declared that
artillery had shcllcd the Notifications
Of Dunkirk
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30

realize that your automobile has stop
ped aud you are to walk out along a
ridge for quarter Of a mile to see,
from the ruins Of a stone mill, the sur.
rmnding country occupied on the east
by the Germans, on the west by the
allies.
y See that patch Of woods there to
the northeast" the STAFF officer asks.
You do.
Well, twenty five thousand men
have fallen there since October and the
lines still are the same
II is More Dame De Lorette and the
village is half in the Germans hands
and half in the hands Of the French,
Through glasses you can follow tae
trenches for several miles. Yet You
do not see sign of life except man
plowing. II is all n biz disappointing.
Getting Into War Zone.
Yet you have the wOrd'Of your guide
for it, that two great armies are right
there, fronting each other Just before
your eyes There is a lull now, but
when the weather warns the spring
and summer will interrupt 1t with a
jolt which will smear tae landscape
with blood
But come along. You are to 90 from
brigade headquarter. TO the foremost
trenches tonight, within few feet
of the Germans Before starting you
dine. The colonel an acting brgndier
general, ia your host His staff sit on
right and left Of you about the table.
Some are on cartridges eases, as chairs
are few. The room is lighted partly
by oil lamps and partly BY candles.
You remark that the dinner is good
aud are told It was cooked by a soldier
vino before me war was one Of Paris
leading plumbers. While you eat the
roar OF the artillery is heard over the
ridge Officers came and 90 but sou
are allowed to finish your dinner, liq.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
Two School Boys Climb
Wire Fence and Are
ElectroCuted
VESSELS ARE DRIVEN
ASHORE In THE BAY
Electric Light Wires Pros
trated---Wind Blows 100
Miles Hour

San Francisco, April 30-Two fatal
ities, fifty four small craft damaged,
many miles Of telegraph and telephone
wires Frustrated and 100000 damage
to other property was the toll recorded
today Of gale that swept san Fran.
cisco and vicinity within the past "a
hours.
John Ossian and Walter Peterson,
school boys Of DAILY City, were electro.
cuted when they tried to climb
borbed wire fence on to which a live
power wire had been blown.
Vessels Are Buffeted
Fifty four small vessels were buff
feted ashore in Monterey bay, Resi-.
dences and business blocks Ia Bur
lingame, san Mateo, Beresford and
Menlo were badly damaged and the
fact that many inhabitants kept close
ly indoors and in cellars prevented in
juries from flying debris, The slate
roof on Francis Carolan's million dol.
lar residence at Burlngame was ripped
Off by the force Of the gule.
lVt men WHO clulR 70 an oNer
turued launch Off Moss Beach We're
brought ashore in safety by life saving
crews
Wires Are Down.
Peninsula was plunged into darkness
when the electric light and power
wires were prostrated.
A wind reaching the velocity Of
seventy to 100 miles swept the Panama.
Pacific Exposition grounds during the
night Part Of the roof Of the Mis-.
souri, building was blown off.
The gale was abatng today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
Schwab and Family Travel
In 4-Car Rolling Palace
To The Frisco Exposition

Chicago, April 3O--ln fourcar
train as palatial az many houses, Chos.
NJ Schwab, biz wife, aud parents, Mr.
and Mrs Joseph schwab with 25 rel
atives and friends and rctinue Of ser.
wants arrived here today curoute TO
the Pacific exposition The
party will stop at the Grand Canyon Of
Arizona, at Los Angeles, and other
points before spending three weeks at
the exposition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
Roundup Champion
Killed In New York

Pendleton. Orc, April 80. Word was
received here Yesterday by the Round.
tip directors that otto Kline, champion
of an cowboy trick riders who has been
one od the .Iar pc,formers az the past
two Round tr. paid with his life for
his rcchlesmca few days ago IN Mad.
i.on Square G1Ieu N. ", when bis
neck was broken n n fall from his
horse Kline was in charge Of the wild
west Features OF the Barnum aud Bailey
circus 40 details Of the accident were
contained in the message. Kline was
ono Of the mnli popular members Of the
i'wild bunch
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-30
Strike Prom Sea

Paris April 30. The Germans have
struck from the sea. Their warships
operating 800 miles from their base
have shgled the fortified city Of Dun.
kitk, Nineteen shells are known 10
have fallen In the city.
Twenty persons were killed and lj
wounded.
Whether the bombardmcnt is being
continued or the hostile fleet south 10
shcll Calais aud other points on the
French coast is not known yet, the
government limiting the information
thus far, made available 10 bmst
statement that German warships we're
or the Belgian coast.
II Ia believed here that the German
wnnhipa were sent south 10 cooperate
with the German army In the new drive
against the French coast