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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-27
DR.. E. ]. Hughes
4. NJ. HOURS P.
IL Phone 112
SCHULKE BLOCK

The H.. o. Rouse family have dis
posed of their farm lands and other
property interests near Munich and
remove to Idaho.
Holiday announcements are made in
this weeks Democrat by A. O. Void
Co., the Schulke Bradley Co., D. c..
Mcdonald, T. McGovern and seve-
raj others.
Walter Sandison and family were
over from their farm home at Munich
on Monday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Winger, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Plummer.
Tomorrow night there is to be an
other social dancing party at the
Woodman hall. Dancing will start
Immediately following the Langdon
vs.. Wales basket ball game at the
high school "gym.'
George Sturm closed up his annual
fall visit here during the crop mar
keting season this week, leaving on
Monday for a short stay at the old
family hume in Minnesota before
going west to spend the winter in
California.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and family left
on Saturday for Roundup. Mont,
where they expect to remain for the
balance of the winter, owing to the
scarcity of house properties in Lang
don until the building season of 1920
opens up next spring.
A. I. Koehmstedt went on Satur.
days train t Devils Lake for a stay
over Thanksgiving with Mrs. Koehm.
stedt and their son, Leo, who has
been in the Mercy hospital there
since the auto accident of last Au
gust, in which he received 3 serious
spinal injury.
The R afHenbeul sale at Dresden
next Saturday, Nov. 29th is one of
the last fall sales to be held in the
county. Auctioneer Kieffer has been
filling dates without much spare time
since the latter part of August, with
thirty days in the months of Septem.
Der and October in which the sales
averaged more than one each day.
Harry A. Scott has been installed
in Supervisor Allert's office this
week to aid in sending out the sup
plies to enumerators, who on Janu-
airy End, will start on the 1920
United States census. Mr.. ALERT has
supervision Of the taking of the cen.
aus in the eleven counties of this
state that comprise the First con-
gressional district.
Mrs. Thos. Finerty left on Mon
days south bound passenger for Oak
land, Calf, where she will remain
through the winter at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Mitchell. Miss
Minnie, the youngest daughter of the
Finertys is also at Oakland. Mrs.
Jane Stewart was a fellow passenger
with Mrs. Finerty and will visit q
daughter and other relatives both ID
Oregon and California during a win.
te.' . stay on the Pacific coast.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-27

fowl" weather today is the
Thanksgiving prediction.
Highest market price paid for
Marquis Wheat by the Home Milling
Company.
Mrs. Pastorek and sister, Miss
Mahachek were here Tuesday from
Dresden on a shopping trip.
Miss Sophia Godfrey, one of the
nursing corp.at the Mercy hospital in
Devils Lake. arrived Monday for a
brief vacation to the family home in
Langdon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-27
Nov. 28-High SchoolBasket Ball

Nov. 28-High SchoolBasket Ball
Game Langdon vs.. Wales
Dec. ,D.-Term of District Court
Dec, State School Land Sale
Dec. 9-Delinquent Tax Sale.
Dec. 12-Rural Mail Exam.
Dec. 31-Second Lyceum Concert
Everyone enjoyed the weather of
last week.
A son was born at the Easily town.
ship home of Anton Ferken and wife
on Friday night of last week.
Langdon's government thermome-
ter sure hit another low spot yester-.
day a. M. when a minimum low
temperature of % below was recorded
The production of "The Yokohama
Maid at the Auditorium last night,
was followed by a dance at which IN
orchestra from Park River furnished
the music.
Thursday of next week, December
18th. is the date of the next excur-
sion party leaving Langdon for
Southern Texas and the region of the
Valley of the Rio Grande.
$ Of.the sixty-two cases on the civil
calendar for the December term of
court, converting next Tuesday, there
are twenty new cases that have been
filed in the clerk of courts Office for
the first time this term.
Tonight is another of the occa-
sions on which the Masonic Temple
will be the scene of a dancing
party in which the invitations issued
are extended to the local Masons,
their lady friends and the members
of the Eastern Star.
"Dust of the Earth a drama of
today and intensely realistic, will be
put on at the Auditorium during the
approaching holiday season under the
auspices Of the Langdon post Of the
American Legion. Further announce
ment of date, cast and other details
of this home talent production next
week.
The city schools adjourned yester-
day at the close of the forenoon ses.
sion to reopen at the usual hour on
Monday morning, The week end
Thanksgiving vacation enables both
the out of town teacher and the pupil
whose home in the country to enjoy
the festive season Of Thanksgiving
at their own hone.
This forenoon at ten o'clock. a
union Thanksgiving Day service,
with specially appropriate music is
beingheld in the Methodist Episcopal
church. the service will be under the
direction of the pastor. Rev. E. A..
Foley. Revs. Hardness and Drew,
of the Presbyterian and Episcopal
churches also participating
The basket ball quint of the Lang
don high school were given a fast
game Friday evening of last week at
Wales in which the final score stood
81 to 10 in favor of Wales. The
team from Langdon was somewhat
crippled by the inability of Red Maus.
ten to take his accustomed place in
the lineup owing to sickness. 1t
was a fast we'll played game and
Fairly won by Wales.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-27
A. O. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-31
SAYS MASS EXECUTIONS
IN MOSCOW ARE ADMITTED
Russian Information Bureau Quotes
Bolshevist Publication in Con-
firmation Of Recent Rumors.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, October 31.-Accord-
ing to the Russian information bureau
in the United States, the bolsheviki.
in their official publication, Ixvestiya,
confirmed the reports of recent mass
executions in Moscow, giving the
names of the executed, among whom
there are several prominent leaders
Of the constitutional democratic party.
The list published by the bolsheviki
contains the names of n. N. Schepkin,
one of the founders of the constitu-
tional democratic party and former
member of the third and fourth duma;
K. K Chernosvitov. former member of
the first and third duma; A. D. AL
ferov, Russia's prominent educator
and also leader Of the constitutional
democratic party, was executed, to-
gether with his wife; Prof. A. 1. AS
trov was executed. together with "
L Astrov and B. v. Astrov; N. A. Ogo-
rodnikov was executed. together with
A. N. Ogorodnikov; V. I. Schteininger
was executed, together with K. l.
Schteininger.
The list published by the bolshevikf
shows that they did not hesitate to
exterminate entire families PROMINENT
in the Russian liberal movement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-31
EARLY RESTORATION OF RUSSIA
AS A NATION HELD IMPOSSIBLE
Future Evolution Shrouded in Grave
Doubt, Even Should the Foes of
Bolshevists Gain Control.

| reaucracy. which itself derived it's au-
thority from the car and the Greek
catholic Church. BY 1917 the bu-
reaucracy had lost its authority; the
single cohesive power. ITSELF artificial.
not national. had disappeared, and. as
consequence, Russia dissolved into
a chaos. which gave the bolshevists
the1r chance. But 10 destroy the boil
sheVlsts now will not revive the bu-
ffeaucracy and restore the only real
iorce Tor unity in the empire.
AS consequence it seems to me
! tto.einporary optimism about Russia,
Iouhoed upon recent anti-bolshevist
t.ctorles, is, to say the least, prema-
lure and may lead soon to new disillu-
eionment and fresh disappointment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-31
BY FRANK H. s1MONDs.

Perhaps there is no situation in AL
the confused mass of European tan
giles which must be viewed with more
suspicion than the Russian. In the
first place, such news as comes to us
from Russia is almost without excep-
ton SO handled in transmission and sc
written at the outset as to create an
impression rather than to present a
fact. In the second place, in the very
nature of things swift solutions OF
Russian chaos are in all human prob
ability out of the question.
Russia, even before the revolution
was a nation in which the cohesive
influences. relatively slight In any
case, had practically crumbled to
nothing. The world, the allied world
made the natural but profound mis-
take Of interpreting Russian events
by the presidents of the French revo-
luton. On the basis of this reading
Of the situation, Paris LONDON ano
Washington promptly looked 10 tne
Russian revolution to reveal Ina. a pas,
sionate patriotic impulse when moVeo
the French nation to the frontiers IN
1892.
But in point of fact the striking
fact in the Russian revolution was
the absence of patriotic impulse. II
was a matter of absolute unconcern
for the mass of the Russians that the
Germans occupied Polish districts; it
was a question of no moment that the
whole edifice reared by Peter the
Great and the succeeding Romanoffs
was being destroyed by foreign en-
envy and that the gains Of several CEN
turtles of effort were being wrecked.
People Devoid of Patriotism.
The Russian was without anything
suggesting patriotism. despite the un.
those few mep who for brief period
directed Russian affairs. In the case
of France the Inhabitants of the vari-
Gus provinces, those which mad oeen
French for centuries and those ike
Alsace and Lorraine. which had been
incorporated relatively recently. were
equally moved by an overpowerlng de-
termination to drive the enemy from
the frontiers.
But in the case of Russia there had
been no fusion of the nation compare.
BILE with the fusion of the several
quite distinct elements in France The
conquered nationalities. the Let's, the
Poles. the Lithuanians preserved a
strong memory Of ancient independ-
ence, as did the Firms. A century or
two centuries of Russian domination
had merely paralyzed|it had not DE-
stroyed-the separattsts desires OF tne
people of the Russian fringes. Once
the central power. the bureaucracy
with the already shadowy car. col
lapsed, Russia flew into fragments. as
so many empires conquered by the
sword have disintegrated, once the
great conqueror had disappeared.
In a word. unlike France in the revo-
luton, unlike Germany today, unlike
Italy in the last century, Russia pos
sessed no national sense. 1t was not a
nation in the deeper meaning Of the
word; it was vast geographical e1-
preston. held together by no oono OF
mutual understanding. common ideals
it was, in this respect almost purely
Asiatic. And added to the absence OF a
sense of nationality and an emotion
of patriotism there was certain IN
describable stolidity, ignorance among
tho yoilliOpa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-31
Reiutegration as Nation Impossible

To believe now that Russia can sud
denly reappear as a nation. to imagine
that the succesa of Kolchak or Denf-
kline. the fall Of Petrograd or the
capture of Moscow will be followed
nv the refntegration of the old Rus
STA. is to believe the impossible. Actu-
ally a number of quite distinct NIL
norities. fractions, elements are Tor
the possession Of that vast, shape
less, amorphous mass which Is CO.
temporary Russia
The latter phases Of the revolution
placed the bolshevists in control, but
the bolshevists were an 1nsign1ncant
minority, whose ranks were recruited
from that wholly inconsiderable frac-
ton of the Russian population which
Inhabited cities, participated In MOD
ern industrial life and derived their
ideas from the west, but from Ger
many, and not from France. Britain
or the United States They were
wholly distinct from the vast millions
Of the agricultural population which
made up the majority and were still
unmoved by political ideas
Royalist, reactionary influences, to-
gether with the slight but distin-
euishable patriotic influences which
are all represented in the forces now
contending to destroy bolshevism. are
equally unrepresentative. The single
| fact that seems to stand incontrover-
tible is that Russia itself is yet in a
totally different stage of development
from other European nations, and 1t
| is not even clear that its future evo-
luton will be in the direction OF
western democracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-31
Restoration Il Very Unlikely

A similar conndent prediction In to.
day to be heard that the restoration OF
Vuasia In within sight, and that tho
success 90 the several armies now OPP
Grating IN NusHia viii mean not mere.
In IN. fall Of L.nin. hut the rise of an
aydsriy regime founded uron western
IDEAS THIS may bs SO, but ~ the very
eat a ~ worth rsmathins that the
- sst, hssins been consistently wt"Hs
up 10 as,s nsy prov. wi.ns s.ss
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-31
War WEAKNESS Again Felt.

It is wholly conceivable, not merely
| conceivable. but perhaps likely. that
the foes Of the bolshevists will now
gain control. The same WEAKNESS OF
conflict which explained the collapse
of Russia as a member Of the alliance
against Germany. the same desire for
peace at any price which led Russian
armies to disintegrate and allowed
Lenin and Trotzky to gain control
with almost no resistance. may make
| tho elimination OF these leaders
| equally automatic.
| But it seems to me the thing which
| is most patent is that 1t must be
very long time before there can be
real stability in Russia, and the mere
success Of one faction or another
seising control of the machinery of
government and the centers of popu-
| lation will in no true degree measure
| the adoption by the mass of the Rus
| sian people of the particular political
or moral. OF even immoral doctrines
| advocated by the successful faction.
There seems to be a very general
idea in the United States that II only
the bolshevists are conquered. ex-
PEELED, abolished. Russia will reappear
as a nation in the western sense.
on the WALL may prove to have been
a simple task beside restoring any
semblance Of a national state in the
regions ruled by the Romanoffs less
than three years ago.
When the bolshevists have been de-
feated. as seems likely now to happen
shortly, then it will be a problem to
create a new national unit: nor is it
at all improbable that the inert mass.
the body Of Russia. may prove the
prize for future civil wars between
factions for decades to come.
From the outbreak Of the Russian
lreyolution to the present hour the
west has been wrong In every single
estimate 1t has made Of the facts and
the probable course Of events In Rus
Isia. 1t has been wrong. In my judg-
lseeinx Russia through Its own history.
II has regarded Russia a. nation
with the same general tendencies.
emotions Aid ideals ~ exist In west
ern nations.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
J. S. MAY TAKE MANUFACTURES
IN FAR EAST LANDS

PARIS, May 23.-Deliberations as
to the disposition of Turkish terri
tories continue. 1t is expected the
United States will be asked to take
manufactures for Anatolia and Ar
menia-the whole about of the size
of Pennsylvania with population Of
some 100000.
Ex-Ambassador Henry Morgen-
THAI, however, represents the view
that if America is to take anything
she had better take all, asserting the
Turks would favor American rule.
The American delegation fovors this
view,- but nothing has yet been de
cribed. President Wilson had not
committed himself but told the com
mittee to decide what mandate it wan
is US to take whereupon he will put
the question before congress.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
CEDAR RAPIDS IS SHAKEN
BY FACTORY BLAST

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, May 23.-An
explosion and fire wrecked the Doug
las Starch plant tonight and took
heavy toll of human life Last esti-
mates placed the number Of dead at
II. twenty-five injured, many fatal
ly, had been removed to hospitals and
200 others were suffering minor in
jurs.
The monentary loss Isl estimated at
$4,000, 900.
The fire burned all night but a
heavy rain set in shortly before day
light and the flames were got under
by seven o'clock.
The coroner announced this morning
that he will begin an immediate in
vestigation at the plant. The officials
would advance no theory as to the
cause of the explosion but workmen
insist that it was caused by dust.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
Good Roads Convention Briefs

The Good Roads Convention will be
called to order promptly at 1000 A.
NJ on Wednesday, June 18, 1919.
AS there is a tremendous amount of
business to be transacted, delegates
are requested to arrange to be in
Parkersburg in ample time to attend
the opening session.
The Convention will be opened by
several splendid addresses by men of
national prominence. You cannot
afford to miss hearing these add
resses as they will bear on methods
used in other states in organizing a
similar movement. For Hotel rates
and other particulars to those in the
County address The Progressive.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
STEEL COMBINE FIXES PRICES,
HINES CHARGES

WASHINGTON, May 23.--That the
big steel companies of the country
are in cut and dried" combine and
are rigidly adhering to the policy of
zone for all and all for one" was inti-
mated tonight by Walker ID. Hines,
director general of railroads in a
statement announcing that he had
been compelled of immediated and ur-
gent needs to purchase 100000 tons
of steel rails at the steel rails trusts
own price"
In his announcement, Director Hines
brought out the fact that after ask
ing competitive bids, which were sent
in by the six big companies, he was
amazed to find that they were identi-
cal. Not only we're the bids uniform
as to price, he stated, but they were
Identical as to condition of manufac-
ture and were in strict accordance
with the price approved by the indus
trial board of the department of com
merce"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
OBITUARY

John Wolfe was born in Shendoah
Co. Va. April /, 1845 died at his
home in Belington Sunday, May 25,
1919-aged IA years. Funeral ser
vices Tuesday May %. at 10 a. m. in
charge of Rev. Farmhouse. Inter
ment at Elliott Cemetery.
He is survived by six sons and
three daughters, viz: Otto Wolfe and
Andrew Wolfe, Belington, II. A..
Wolfe, Morgantown, Sandy Wolfe,
Fairmont, Lloyd Wolfe and Elliott
Wolfe, Elkins, Mrs. John Rhodes
and Mrs. Ethel Hess, Belington,
Mrs. Jas. Adams, Baltimore also one
brother Raj Wolfe, of Morgantown.
Mr.. Wolfe had been member of
the U. B. Church Belington for about
10 years and was consistent christ
ian man.
ty in 1861 and has been a citizen of
Belington since 1901. His record
for honesty and hard work since he
has been amongst us is irreproach-
able--his smile of good cheer was al
ways his greeting to all who met
him.
During his illness and intense suf-
fering his endurance was marked by
patience and sunshine such as is only
found about the bedside of those pre-
pared to meet the Pilot face to face.
His going out was as calm as sum
mer sunset. He will be missed by
those who knew him. To the sor-
rowing friends and relatives we ex-
tend what sympathy human hearts
can give to those who know and feel
the hand of grief upon their hearts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
COMMITTEE.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va. May 9th
The seventh annual Short Course
for Coal Miners will be held at West
Virginia University from June 16 to
July 26. Never have the miners of
any state been offered better OPP
portunity to secure a thorough prep
aration for the foreman and freboss
examinations. At the course last
summer students were in attendance
from New York, Ohio, and Indiana,
as well as West Virginia. This year
inquiries have been received from
practically every coal mining state
east Of the Rocky Mountains, and
several men from outside the State
have already signified their intention
OFF being present.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
SUMMER SCHOOLS
FOR TEACHERS

Progressive teachers welcome the
Summer School as their opportunity
for better education equipment. The
Summer School offers opportunities
for living contact with successful
teachers and for the kind of study
that leads to richest development.
Work taken in the Summer School
Of West Virginia Wesleyan, Buck
harmon, w. Va, will be accredited
toward the Standard Normal School,
graduation from which includes a
First Grade Teachers Certificate
without examination.
Wesleyan prepares for more than a
certifcate; it prepares for efficient
teaching. The credit true teacher
seeks is the credit of ability; any
thing else results in humiliation and
failure. The question must not be
show cheap" but chow good. Wes-
leyan purposes to maintain high
standard and to insure successes to
it's students. It's work is fully ac-
credited by the State Board of Edu-
cation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
TRIES CHANGING PLANES
= IN SKY

ATLANTIC CITY, May 23.-One
of the most thrilling "air stunts" ever
attempted took place at the aeronau-
tic exhibit here this afternoon when
1000 feet in the air, Lieut.. Omar
Locklear attempted to climb from a
ladder. Lieut.. Locklear is the man
ho jumped from one airplain to anot-
beneath it during a recent exhi-
Zion.
4 Balanced on the extreme tip of the
wing of a plane operated by Lieut..
S. Short, he ATTEMPTED, in high wind,
to grasp swaying rope ladder at
tached to the wing of plane driven
by Lieut.. Melvin Elliott Thousands
on the ground far below gasped in
terror, fearing any minute he would
fall to his death. Eddie Stinson, him
self daring pilot, told the story of
the maneuver this way:
II have seen some nice balancing
and daring driving of aeroplanes but
those two pilots and Lieut.. Locklear
showed me something new today.
"While Lieut. Locklear was sway
ing back and forth on top of Shorts
machine, Lieut.. Elliott swooped down
from above So much confidence did
those two drivers have in one another
that the machine actually kissed,
making it necessary for Lieut.. Locklear
to drop and stretch out on top plane,
yet with cool daring he flipped upright
again and grabbed for the ladder as
they pulled away.
1T was impossible for him to clutch
it because the beat of the propellors
and high winds kept it twisting or
Tapping up against the fusilage.'
Bob Shank flew here from Wash
ington to-day, making the run of 1872
miles in two hours and five minutes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
THE NEXT PRESIDENT

The boom for General Leonard
Wood as the Republican nominee for
President 1920, is beginning to at
tract much attention. A few days
ago it was given new impetus by
Senator Moses, of New Hampshire,
who issued a statement in Washing
ton, declaring that he finds more
sentiment of the kind that elects
Presidents surrounding General
Wood than any other who has been
mentioned for a nominee in 1920"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-29
LARGEST sDRY"
CITY IN COUNTRY

CLEVELAND, O., May 26.-After
midnight Cleveland will be the larg-
est "dry" city in the country While
Saturday night marked the closing
Of nearly 1900 Cleveland saloons I'M
der the state law effective May q
there were still SO saloons open for
the sale of liquors in Cleveland to-
day. Proprietors of these had paid
a fee of 1905 for the privilege of re-
naming open for one day, the yearly
license period having ended last Sat
urday Ohio is dry!