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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01

Washington's crying need is ar
auditorium for public service
The Community Opera of Washing
ton. under auspices of the War Gang
Community Service. scored the big
gest artistic success of its brief
career last evening. in the presenta-
ton OF Leoncavallo's great ira gle
Il Pagliacci," at Liberty Hut before
an audience of more than :. 900 people
IT was an exceptional cast in ex-
celIence, vocally. dramatically, and
in the picture. The large chorus. the
| orchestra, all served to offer the high
est form OF opera in a way that real
| ICED splendid achievement The opera
was preceded by a picturesque pan
tomine that should have registered
the excellent material of which II was
'0 Bat Sioissitudes beset hhls under
taking unduly. And il Washington
the National Capitals to look for
| civic betterment, she must awaken to
realization that the spirit of her
must be fed after the body is clothed.
Love OF art in the heart of her peo-
pie has brought forth a Community
Opera by the people" of truly amaz-
ing worth Lack of facility to con-
struct. rehearse, stage, and produce
NAiAa' SAChN CIVIC ledl. mas reduced the
| splendid results to bitter disappoint-
ment.
Liberty Hut Was Hot! Hot!
Not in the opera. as given by these
singers. But Liberty Hut-a last
minute resource and at great expense
was hot, hot. There vas something
lacking, too. in this audience of 5000
people. The free will collection
amounted to just S233
Until such enterprises can be given
In adequate surroundings, with a
small admission charge, Washington
as a community is sadly deficient.
Yet one remembers that. by a tech
nicality, the Technical High School
was permitted to charge 81 for it's
operetta at Central High School.
"Pagliacci" was given last evening
TO a large audience, and was sung in
Italian by a company of 100 volunteer
musicians, with an orchestra of sixty,
while fifty more people of the COM
munity completed the roster in the
pantomime. Fountain Magic"
Amazing Progress shown.
We can search through the made
quate acoustics and find a group OF
real artists whose freshness OF voice.
artistic handling of this great music
and spirited Interpretation OF one OF
the most eXacting of grand operas.
show the amazing stride forward of
this year-old organization.
The Prologue" stands out, as does
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01

LONDON, June Lady Diana
Manners. long known as England's
most beautiful girl. who will be mar
ried tomorrow to Lieut.. Alfred Duff
Cooper, ID. S. o., grenadier guards
plans to be the center of attraction
and says she will not have a bevy OF
bridesmaids to detract from the stel-
lar figure.
You know" said Lady Diana, since
the armisticc was signed ii has been
the fashion for bevies of fair friends
TO be called in to support the bride.
Well. that somewhat reIegates the
bride-to a part of the picture. where
as all brides will agree that they
are the whole picture.
accordingly my choice for no
'Erown-Ups.' My pretty little niece,
Lady Caroline. daughter of Lady An
ElCsey. and Lady EchO's two little
sons. who will wear costumes cor
responding to mine, will be my only
attendants"
Lady Diana made her own wedding
dress. which is of gold tissue and
gold lace. The design is simple. de-
void Of any suspicion Of fuffiness. as
she herself puts il. The full court
train is of lace. She will wear a
coronet OF mauve and pearl
The ceremony will be performed at
st. Margaret's. Westminster and
King George and Queen Mary may
attend.
Lady Diana is twenty-seven years
old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
Need of D. G.. Auditorium
ShOWn By Staging OF
Opera At Liberty Hut

the entire Interpretation of Tonic
by Hollis Edison Davenny. Lieuten-
ant Davenny sang with fine dramatic
effect and rich and expressive voice
He had to repeat the famous pro
ilogue," and his sinister laugh char.
acteriZed q foFceful deIineation of the
evil clown.
The "Canio" Of Leopold Glushak
brought into the cast a physician and
surgeon out Of the community. He
felt and portrayed the tragedy OF
the opera tellingly. and his sob song
had to be repeated. DR.. GIushak has
warm and mellow tenor voice of
beauty. and he has, too. much dra-
matte insight.
"OHrT Media Scores.
|"Our" Media looked, sang and acted
the part delightfully."-. With a voice
that is still too young for such an un-
grateful auditorium, she yet shews
the freshness and facility of future
Her Bird Song" was as free and fine
as one could desire, but foremost in
this little artist is her gift as actress.
In the play" scene she was a Dresden
doll and her pantomime was real
dramatic art
oliver Medium as "SiIvio" brought
this role out of it's usual oblivion and
sang the love song with rich and
musical effect. while Waldemar DoFf-
mann sang the Harlequin" WE'LL and
made the part most attractive.
The orchestra. under Rollin, en-
comprised the exacting score admir-
ably. the intermezzo being particu-
larly good. To Mr.. Bond. too. is due
the decisive welding of the entire
opera together.
Chorus Best In GDing Dong"
The chorus was. at its best in the
Ding Dong" song, and this group Of
singers. so well drilled by Peter W.
Dykema, have richer reward in
store for them as ''PagHacci' becomes
a part OF the opera repertory.
Edouard Albion, as director. heads
the list OF executives whose work is
OF this broad music movement.
The Pantomime. Fountain Magic.
by Alice Coyle Torbert. was an ami
mated Burne-Jones picture Of genu-
inc artistic design as given by the
Rhythmic Players Club OF the ORA
matte Department OF the W. C. c. s.,
under Mrs Glenna $. Tinnin. Its un-
due length and lack of dramatic mo-
ments made II wearisome and delayed
the opera opening until $3.50.
Tonight "PagIiaccf' will he repeat
ed. without the waits of last evening.
The ushers OF the Billy Sunday Asso-
citation ably handled the large gath
ering. J. MACH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
PLAN 6-YEAR TRIP
TO THE SOUTH POLE

LONDON. June IA six years
polar expedition by British explorers
and scientists to the South Pole. in
which an aeroplane will be utilized
in accomplishing the final stages OF
the trip. is TO be started in June,
1920 The proposed expedition, under
the leadership Of John L. Cope. F. R.
G. S. who accompanied the ShackIe-
ton expedition as surgeon and biolo-
Eist. will be known as the British
Imperial Antartic Expedition. Its OBJ
jects are:
l. To ascertain the position and ex-
tent Of neurological and other de-
pOsits of economic value.
=. To obtain further evidence Of the
distribution and migration OF whales
of economic value
2. Generally TO extend the knowI-
edge OF Antartica, especially with a
view to obtaining further scientific
data of economic importance
4. To investigate the meteorologi-
cal and magnetic condition of the
Ross Sea area and at Cape Ann in
connection with their influence on
similar conditions in Australasia and
South Africa. respectively.
While the expedition is to be gone
six years, 1t will not be cut of from
cause II will take along a fairly
powerful wireless set
Tho famous exploration ship Terra
Nova will take the expedition to the
parts readable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
PLAGUE IN CHICAGO;
NO BEDS FOR SICK

No city in the country faces such
"a great s,'ortage of hospital beds as
does the city of Chicago.
DR.. Iohn Dill Robertson. health
commissioner, Of Chicago. who ap-
peared before the House Military Al
fairs Committee. declared that in
and about Chicago there were 1850
cases OF tuberculosis, mostly from
the army. that would hll the largest
hospital there alone il il were I'M
occupied"
The present Public Health Service
Hospital in Chicag go" he declared,
was a small. hOpelessIy inadequate
old building, at the moment. crowded
to capacity. Discharged soldiers arr
still being sent TO civilian hospitals"
he said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
$4,000 FOE RELICS
READY FOR ASKING

-Four thousand German cannon and
10000 machine guns and mironwerfeTs
are available for distribution as waG
relics, according 10 Chairman Kakn
Of the Military Affairs Cpmmitie"
More than 5000 requests for the Ger
man trophies have been made through
bills introduced in tho House.
Kahn favors as wide a distributio-i
Of the relics as possible. and believe.
the best plan would be 20 turn them
over to the various States for distri-
button to cities and towns.
The presence of these relics in toe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
FOOD BELOW COST
TOU.S. IN GERMANY

Americans. detained in Germany,
when this country declared war. are
now receiving every possible assist
ance available from the American Red
Cross.
Upon presentation of satisfactory
evidence of their citizenship, il is
stated, Americans are permitted to
buy from the Red Cross. at less than
cost. food boxes containing coffee.
tea, sugar. beans, dried fruit. canned
tomatoes, condensed milk and salmon.
To the needy food is supplied free.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01
IRGE ACTInN nN sPY CAsEs.

Notions have been filed by the
Government asking the Supreme
Court TO consider early next fall ap-
pcals filed by Peter Schacfer and
four other officials and employees of
the Philadelphia Tageblatt convicted
under the espionage act. Motions
yere also filed by the Government in
onnection with similar appeals BY
linton H. Pierce, Angelo Creo.
aries z Zcilman, and Charles Mel
on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01

various communities will help the
people realize the great he-oism Of the
men who fought in our army in this
war" Kahn said. And I shall Ger
taInly favor legislation for the proper
distribution o. these trophies"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01

10 you cant save the first dollar,
rnu can't save the last. Invest every
pay day in W. :. s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-01

II - to your best interest to put
your Liberty Bond Interest In W. s. =.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

Charles Dillon, piano tuner. Leave
or phone your order to A. O. Void
Company, Langdon, N. D.
City Attorney Devaney returned
Friday from a stay of part of the
week in Grand Forks giving atten-
tion to legal matters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fastenrattl,
the later until recently Miss Myrtle
McComb, are here from across the
line visiting at the Jos. c.. McComb
home for a few days.
The Jas. MCLAUGHLIN residence
property on north Sixth street now
numbers among the hundred or more
Langdon homes that have connection
with the city's system of water
works and sewerage.
The Frank J. Stable home has as
fair week visitors their daughters,
Mrs. ]. F. Tracy of Valley City and
Miss Constance Stable, who for a year
past has been holding a position as
typewriter and stenographer in the
insurance department of the Mer-
chants Bank at Winnipeg.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
Or. E. ]. Hughes
DENTIST
!. NJ. HOURS P.
0 II Phone 112 l
BLOCK LanpdOn,

DR.. Earl McGruer and wife have
arrived during the week from their
home across the state line in Montana
and join a family home coming party
arranged by their mother, Mrs. D.
C. Mcdonald, for the next couple of
weeks.
Percy Ames and wife, of Williston
have been visiting during the week
at the home of the latter's sister,
Mrs. David Pinkerton at Wales. They
were accompanied by her mother from
Deering and the latters, daughter,
Hazel, from Minot. They made the
trip over here via auto.
Mrs, E. A. Richard and daughter.
Miss Arithmetic, of Boston, Mass,
are making a visit at the Langdon
h ome of her sister, Mrs. Fred W..
Borusky. The husband Of Mrs. Rick
ard has an old established boot and
shoe factory at Boston and their
daughter is a student in her second
year at Vassar college.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
BRING YOUR FILMS TO
6be Opie Studio
To be developed and printed
Popularpriees and quick service
We also have a line of Films and KOdaks
FOR SALE

M. J.. Horgan left Friday for the
Forks, where he expected to meet the
funeral party of his brother, Joseph
E. Horgan, enroute from Fargo to
the old family home in Pembina
county for interment. Deceased was
knocked down by ar auto and had
his life crushed out by a tractor dur
ing the fair.
Cliinberg & Bellin, we'll known over
this county and the northern part of
the state for several years as travel
ing statesmen for the Hankinson Muir
sery, have started in on their summer
campaign here. They expect to visit
the trade of Langdon and vicinity in
the next week or ten days.
Attorney Thos Devaney who is in
Larimore a part of each week in his
capacity as construction engineer of
the waterworks and sewerage system
that il being installed, has lately be-
come the purchaser of a Buick road
ster that he will bring up on his next
week end trip if weather and road
conditions permit.
Jos. Webster is here for fair week
and again is at the head of the horse
exhibit. AS one of the founders and
original promoters Of the fair it just
exactly wouldn't seem as if it was
fair week without Joe Webster here
from Sarles to look after the biggest
and best horse exhibit to be shown
any where in the state,
Landlord Hankey has announced
since his return last week from his
trip that he has under way negotia.
tions for the early reopening of the
dining room at the U. c.. T. Hotel,
which he was compelled to close Sc
veral months ago owing to the poor
health of Mrs. Hankey. The deal
pending is expected to consumate the
leasing of the kitchen and dining room
to parties from Grand Forks who
propose to give an excellent table
service to the public.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

Have that suit cleaned, pressed and
repaired at the o. K. shop. ] D. Roach
proprietor.
Morris o. Winter is spending the
week in ST. Paul attending to matters
of business.
P. T. Wild was here a day or two
last week from the Wild Rose stock
farm on business.
John Fischer of Mt. Carmel made
a carload shipment of stock to the st.
Paul stock market Tuesday.
VIM. Shelley has water and sewer
age connections made with his resi-
dence property at the north end of
Third street.
Hon. D. H. Mcmillan arrived on
Fridays train from Minot to give his
Langdon business interests attention
during a short stay.
Tom Falconer and wife of Mimic
were over Sunday visitors here at the
home of their uncle Robert B. Fall
coner and his family.
Tom Prior, one of the we'll to do
early pioneers of Linden township is
making Langdoh old friends his an
nual round of fair week visits.
Finley A. Mcdonald arrived on
Mondays train as the advance guard
of the large delegation of fair visi
tors here from Milton this week.
George Diebel was here a couple
of days last week from Milton visit
ing with Langdon members of hi
family while attending to business.
Excavating for the foundation O
the new residence on Seventh stree
of Cashier l.. L. Gardner was start
ed Monday, with prospects of occu
pancy by October LIST.
Ed. Lossee was a Hampden yisi
tor here Saturday enroute to Cava
lier. Crops around Hampden he sal
are much better than those imme
diately south of Langdon.
Miss Sabina WINNER is making
home visit this week, arriving Tues
day from the southern part of tn
state, where she has held a position
in a bank for the past year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
Local Happenings

A strip of hail across the line near
Crystal City the other day resulted in
a half crop loss.
Hannah has a building boom this
summer and contractors are getting
carpenters from Winnipeg.
The Man in the Moon who edits
the "Short Jabs' column writes that
in motoring we the county he
finds quite a lot of grass hoppers have
hoped in lately.
i Up to July let the apportionment
sof Cavalier county in the state auto
license fund, from the sale of 1919
license tags was $5O43. 70. This goes
to the maintenance of good roads.
Judge Kneeshaw was a Saturday
visitor in the city, enroute to Munich
where he has quite an acreage of
crop being harvested this week. He
is also spending some time at the fair
Olga townships fine crop is report.
ed to have suffered slightly from hail
t%hatfollowed in the wake of the storm
that passed over this section of the
county about seven o'clock last Fri
day evening.
Today's feature with a large num-
Der of fair visitors will be the
motor cycle race on this afternoons
racing program. There's a large
number of entries many of whom saw
overseas service in the motor cycle
corps of the American forces.
Two dances were in full swing last
: night one in the Woodman hall at the
Auditorium and the other at the
knights of Columbus Hall in the
Schulke block. Both orchestras plaS-
ed to capacity until the lights went
out towards early dawn.
Last week we overlooked mention
of the marriage in Minneapolis on the
18th inst, of Cecil Birder of Park
River to Miss Alice Smith of Alexan-
dria, MINI. The groom and his i'm
mediate family are we'll and quite
favorably known by Langdon people,
Since last Saturday, July 26th, the
Bank of North Dakota has become
the state depository of all municipal
and school funds. This is under one
of the seven new laws that Cavalier
county voted against at the special
referendum election held last month.
E, J. Meyer and L. F. Bimler are
on the fair grounds with their demon
stration car of the Pan Motor make,
They arrived yesterday about moo,
making the trip overland from the
factory at Saint Cloud. 1t appears tt
have been given a once over by the
majority of the throng of visitors OF
the fair grounds.
There's bigger and better exhibit:
of Langdon business interests on the
fair grounds this week than ever be-
fore, with farm machinery DEALER
making a particularly strong showing
An appreciate donation along thu
musical line it may be added is fur
nished by the piano player exhibits o:
A. O. Void Company and T. j. Nc
Goveren.
Saturday Of next week, August 9
is the date on which the state print
ing and publicity commission is t.
make announcement Of its designa
~tion Of the official paper in the vari
lous counties over the state for tn
publication of legal notices until tn
the next general election. In thi
county it is understood the Osnsbrocl
Independent will be named pro, tenn
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

All coal will advance ten cents per
month. Order early. Farmers Ele-
vator Co.
Have your shoes repaired at the
o. X. shop, opposite the City Hall.
Emile Mason, proprietor.
With the arrival home this week
of Alvin Mclean, there is only one
Hannah boy remaining overseas.
Water aud sewerage connection
are being made made this week with
the Robertson home on Sixth street
Miss Irene Macnamars, q cousin of
Mrs. w. F. Winter, is here from
Manitou, Man., as a visitor during
fair week.
C. S. Dustin was here Friday from
Clyde, where there is a fair average
crop and the automobile business is
correspondingly good.
Miss Constance Hunter was an over
Sunday visitor at the Hunter farm,
west of Wales with her brother,
Walter C. Hunter and wife.
j. j. Souch goes I'VE to Calvin the
end of the week to do some interio or
painting and decorating on the new
bank at Calvin for Cashier Eide.
Isaac Ullyott and wife are down
from Hannah looking after harvesting
on the Harvey Center farm of their
son Ambrose Ullyqtt, who went to
Rochester with his wife.
Dan Horgan went to the old st.
Joseph township home Of the Horgane
in Pembina county to attend the flu.
neral Of his brother, killed in an &C.
cident at Fargo last week,
Miss Carrie Lothspeich left Mon
day to resume her duties az a nurs,
at st. Joseph's Hospital in Fargo
after a vacation visit at the homo O.
her parents north of town.
j. B. Boyd is away on a ten day o
two weeks trip through Texas, Oakla
homa and other parts Of the soutl
and expects to see his son Dick. VIII
is in Oklahoma before his return.
Mrs. Henry Mclean and daughter
elizabeth arrived Tuesday from Han
nah and are spending fair week in
round of visits among their Langdo
and Harvey Center relatives and oil
friends.
Mr.. William F. Doell accom-
panied by Mrs, Doe)l and their daugh
ter Marie, arrived on Mondays be
lated train from Cakes for a visit du,
ing fair week with Mr.. and Mrs. f
Shadwinkel
E. J. Fox was a Mohall visitor
couple of days last week on matte,
connected with the probating of tn
F.: estate of his sister in law, the LAT
F: Mrs. John R. Power. a former we
: known Langdon resident.
P. P. Kopriva went to the Twi
/: Cities on Saturday and during a alta
of a week there will look up a hon
: for the family after they lea,
! Langdon this fall. They give up POI
. session of their Langdon home aho,
: November 1st.
9 R. A. Pollock, of the Citizens Sta
Bank, took Saturdays train Fl
Fargo to spend the week end wit
y his family who have been unable
\ move to Langdon owing to the hou.
, scarcity problem that confronts tho
who seek to take up residence here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

John Weber. formerly assistant
cashier with the Cavalier Co. Natl
Bank is here with Mrs. Weber and
the family as fair week visitors.
They autoed from their home town in
the western part of the state, where
Mr.. Weber has charge of a bank.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

We handle the best coal that
money can buy. Farmers Elevator Co.
Mrs. Mcnamara, a daughter of
Mrs. Nugent arrived yesterday from
st Paul for a visit with her mother
and sisters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31

Hot water and heating and plumb.
ing-highest grade of goods at low
est prices.
C. O. Rye. Langdon, N. D. 42-8t
1919 Wonderful Ideal all cast
pipes furnace at a very low price.
Get my price before you buy.
C. o. Rye, Langdon, N. D.. 42-8t
Simon Schefter has as a visitor at
his home on north Fourth street his
brother, Mr.. Alfred Schefter, who has
lately returned from overseas, where
he saw three years of active military
service with the Canadian forces. 1t
ia understood that he is making 9 trip
over the west looking up a business
location and may find something in
Cavalier county to suit him.
The reception of last Friday even
ing by the townspeople Of Langdon
rendered to Rev. G. P. Drew, pastor
CT the Episcopal church. and his ex-
cellent family at the Masonic Temple
was an informal affair into which all
our people entered in the right spirit.
The Drews were accorded a right
royal welcome and we have all along
been wise to the fact that Rev.
Drew 10 u live wire when it comes
to matters Of community welfare,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-31
A. O. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optonetrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-21
ASSOCIATED MINERS
IN UNIQUE MEETING
Assay Lab Scene of Novel Feed And
Canned Jazz-Organize Into
A Club

A bunch of boys were whooping it
up in the Malamute saloon, etc, etc. y
The boys were the mining students
of the University; the Malamute
Saloon was the Assay Laboratory-
The ragtime kid at the music box
was absent, although his musical APP
pendages were highly in prominence,
his outfit consisting of a 1920 model
Edison and dozen rompin' good
records. At the end of the Spear
mint bar was the old conventional
free lunch
The course (not coarse) dinner was
prepared on a furnace seasoned by
frequent jabs with a pin-stick adj
ministered by Dean Thomson. About
80 members were present. At dinner
time these were lined up in cafeteria
style and marched by the kitchen
where the interesting sport of bal
ancing meal on the palm of the hand
was started.
Sure we had plates" said Shorty
Rolinc, 'sbut we just wanted to see
how Adam managed in his time"
Assay :? were utilized as cups
from which many pints of coffee were
consumed. The bread lasted but six
rounds after which doughnuts were
used as sandwich material to keep