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Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

to pay the money at certain future
time, without giving any assurance
or promise that there will then be
any money on deposit with which to
make the payment.
1t is simply scrap fipaper. But
what puzzles us is why there should
be such fuss over it. seeing that it
is so perfectly characteristic of the
Socialist scheme of affairs in general
For what is Socialism, after all but
system of post-dated finance, and
post. dated economies, and post dated
statesmanship? Give it post.dated
craftsmanship? Give it the good cash
it asks for now and some if it has
the means Some time in the future
all men will be equal in ability.
Some time in the future all will be
of equal wealth. Here is an order
that the hree-hooped pot shall have
ten hoops. but it bears future date.
Here is a shrewd design for catching
ldTks Uut ~ Is W OCSohio ShSS.A'S
only when the skies fall. Meanwhile
there is not the slightest security or
assurance given that those golden
DAYS will ever dawn, or that their
conditions will. ever be realized; any
more than there is that the farmer
will have the thousand dollars in the
bank three months hence with which
to honor his post.dated check.
We observe that the managers of
the bank in question are very indig-
nant over the closing of it. They say
that it is all due to political spite, for
which they propose to make somebody
smart. That is very sad. We know
that political spite sometimes goes a
long way, but to have it go so far as
to object to the lending of perfectly
good money on the collateral security
of post-dated check-well, that is
certainly going TOO far. IF State
Socialist bank wants to lend monev
on the pages of a patent medicine al
manac, why let them do sos Only,
the depositors whose perfectly good
money is thus put out, may some day..
have something to say concerning 1t
about election time.-Rarvey' 8
Weekly.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

Father Van Meyer was Wales
visitor in Langdon yesterday
Miss Irene Murphy went down
the line yesterday to Milton for
few DAYS with friends.
Postmaster w. T. Reilly was
Milton visitor here Friday giving
business matters attention while st
the county seat.
Miss Mary Robertson left yester-
day returning TO Minneapolis after
stay of several weeks at the Lang.
don home.
Milton fire men have postponed
their annual Thank sgiving ball until
the completion of the new school
building.
Nicholas Irwin and wife are plan.
ing a visit during the holidays to
their home back e.,st in Ontario and
will leave as soon as Mr.. Irwin 8
health warrants the undertaking of
the journey.
Miss Nellie Beaird was passen-
ger Saturday to her home at St..
Thomas after making an extended
stay here with her aunt, Mrs. Alex
Hamilton.
The funeral Of Mrs. George Char
rier was held from the home in South
Langdon on Saturday afternoon at
half-past ten O'Clock. A brief ser
vice at the grave being conducted by
Rev. E. A. Foley of the Methodist
church.
Geo L, Keehmstedt went over to
Devils Lake on Saturday for brief
week end visit with his brother, Leo,
at the Mercy hospital Leo has had
several bad turns during the week
and is not making, the headway he
was thought to be doing until lately.
Joseph Brezina was among those in
town Friday from Osnabroek. He is
just beginning to recover his usual
health and strength after two trips
to hospitals in the Forks due to ap-
pensicitis Mr. Bregina has been a
resident Of this county since 1882.
/ j., D. .Derkson, one Of the Demo-
Gratis old Munich readers, ROW To-
GATED at WaDdmere Sass,,, In writing
states that he Is now using the Ford
car in which he made the aHto trip
west, 30, saw his winters 8 supply of
wood. Lass spri ing it oEd' Iu~ share
in putting izs his crop.
j B. Frank, q we'll Anown resi-
dent in the vicinity of Wales and Mt
Carmel up to the time Of removing
to the Canadian Northwest, writes
tha, Democrat from Provost. Alta,
that the crop was almost light enough
to he stamped as failure again this
year owing to- drouth during the
growing season-the rain corsang il
the fall tpo late to do other than in
jnre what did grow. Some of las
falls crop is atill standing, shocked
bat; unsfsreshed, IN the fields wher
the snow lis; about foot deep on tn
lavel.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20
-POST.DATED FINANCE

We must confess some little sur
prise says Harvey's Weekly at the
fuss that is being made over the dis
closure of the methods of finauciering
which were practiced by the State
Socialist or Nonpartisan League Bank
at Fargo, North Dakota, which was
recently placed iii the hands of a re-
ceiver by the State Banking Board.
Most of the fuss is over the accept
ance Of post dated checks as COLA
Aoral security with notes for loans.
A farmer would come in for few
thousand dollars, give his note of
hand for it, and then to re-enforce
the note, draw his check for a simi'
lar amount payable to the bank s
order. Of course he wouldn't have g
dollar in the bank for the check tt
draw upon. But he would date the
check way ahead, say three months
1t could not be put in for collection
until that time, and by that time hi
calculated, or prcfessed to calculate
upon having money in the bank t
meet it. 1t was a delightful arrange
ment for the borrower. 1t was popu
lar, too, as one might suppose, 9
that the bank was found to be loade
up with post-dated checks to the fac
value of hundreds of thousands
dollars, and the actual value of tt
market price, per pound Of waste pi
ger. For it was difficult to imagln
anything much more worthless ths
a post-dated check drawn against
nonresident deposit. 1t hasn't eve
the value of a present dated chec
drawn against deficit, because Il
latter is good basis for action, clN
or criminal, against the fellow w
dated il. But you cannot arrest
sue a man for Issuing post dat
check for thousand dollars when
hasn't a thousand picayunes in
bank. because you can't prove tf
he won't have the money there,
right. on the date named on
check. Neither has it the value
an unsecured promissory note,
cause in feet it contains no prom
TO pay. 1t simply directs the b'
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20
Additional Short Local News,
A limited number Of German kali
endars for sale at this office.

A limited number Of German kali
endars for sale at this office.
The Democrat has limited Num-
ber of German kalendars for sale.
j. B. Boyd was. Friday arrival,
returning from a business trip TO, the
Twin Cities.
Miss Bertha Shach was in town Fri
day from Dresden for a short stay
between trains.
Mrs. M. M. Darling returned, on
Thursday from a visit of a nnonth
to the old home in Minnesota.
Mrs. Chas. Haugh went norths Fri
day for visi1 of week at the home
near Hannah of her brother, Wm.
Taylor.
Highest Market prices paid for
live and dressed poultry, hides, furs,
veal, eggs.-McKay Produce Co. St,
Paul, MINI.
Miss Dorothv Dagget returned Fri
day from weeks visit with the
family of her friend, Miss Kate Wild
at Osnabrock. an
Ole Borstad was Hannah visitor
+: here yesterday leaving for the Forks
; on a business trip before returning to
. his home at the end Of the line.
Remember the "EXIDE' service
station when it comes to winter stcr,
age for your battery Al. Heapy
: Delco Light Corner.
le Linus Koehmstedt returned Frida.
$ to his home at Mt. Carmel from
lg month 8 trip to the Twin Cities an
;e Dawson, Mimi, visiting with friend
TX Miss Jennie Mahoney arrived Fri
as day from Grand Forks and is spend
e. ng the week at the home of he
d. cousin, Mrs Moran, while visitin
t. Langdon friends.
d The Chisholm & Gilmore billia1
and pool hall at the north end O
:" Third street is having the city
oi waterworks and sewerage system n
&C stalled this week.
nj. :,
,,s Rev. C. P. Drew was among Il
!, passengers Of Friday, returning fro
~ Lawton. Lakota and other poin
~ south of here, conducting missi
ns services during the week.
ion Last week lady Foresters of S
he Mary's Court held the first CT 8
tie. ries of card parties they will give
to intervals during the winter in
re. Knights of Columns hail.
pu- County Commissioners Nicolson 8
80 Iyergon accompanied the Langc
ded party Of Shriners to Grand Forks
ace Friday at the close Of special hof
OF meeting held here last week.
the Lit. Miles F. Kessler returned +
pa day from the Twin Cities. lie
zine. ports Jas. D. McDougall, whom
han accompanied to Rochester, MINI,
t having started west for California
even spend the winter with his sister.
+ha Mrs. j. F. Tracy left yester
o;u;1 after weeks visit with her parei
,,,,o Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Stadle. BET
~ returning to her home at Valley G
o+od Mrs.. Tracy will spend few d
~ he at Winnipeg with her sister, \
+ha Constance Stable.
that Monday, December 4th' IS
all date Of the next Southern T'
the mid-winter excursion to the le
le of valley of the Rio Grande. The p
be. leaving here will include a nur
,mise who have already invested in
bank there and 90 to locate.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

Morris o. Winter has been ce1.
fined indoors with serious cold that
threatened a slight touch of pneu-
monia during the greater part of the
week.
Joseph Ridley, of Elkwood left
yesterday for a stay during the bal
ance of the week at Fargo where he
consults specialists as to a long
standing ailment'
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

On Tuesday of next week over the
line in 1owner county is to be held
special election to name a member
of the state legislature to fill va
cancy that has been caused by death
since the last regular session adjurn,
ed. The election is being held on
the day that the special session con-
venes and has other peculiar oddities
tkat have the ear mark of the pres
,ent state administration.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20
Last weeks low temperature,

Last weeks low temperature, of
twenty degrees below zero. on Thurs.
day and Friday mornings following
the storm preceding, resulted in the
arrival of fine weather that is about
a month belated in it's arrival, but
none the less welcome now that it is
here. If it continues for another
week we will have forgotten all of
our troubles and have something un-
expected to give thanks for on
Thanksgiving Day.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

TAKEN UR-. Since threshing this
fall atsmy farm two miles south
and two miles west of Nit. Carmel,
one red and white 'buEl with horns,
coming. three years old. has iron
collar around necla Owner will
pay charges and take away Or
property will be disposed of as
provided by law. A. J. Peterson.
Mt. Casmel. l6.19S
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

With next Thursday comes the
observance for another year of
Thanksgiving Day, and in ano ther
months time we will be on the eve
of a Christmas tide The season
will be here almost before we know
st. However, both the merchant and
the holiday shopper seem to he grad
ually waking up to the fact.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

Republican papers are quite busy
now days telling their readers that
Senator Lodge ''is fastening the
ratification of the Treaty Of Peace. "
If Mr.. Lodge really regards his re-
cord as one of ''haste'' what in
thunder is his idea of delay?
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

The attention of certain republican
senators is respectfully called to the
war department coming sale of 679
'anviis. These gentlemen are already
supplied with the hammers.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

TAKEN UP-Since about October
lst. at my place one mile south of
Olga, one heifer about one and
one.half years old, color" red, short
horns, small size. Owner will
kindly indentify, pay charges and
take possession of property. other
wise will be disposed OF by law.
Henry Marcelin, Olga 17.3t
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
dun, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post Office of Langoon a mail
na tier of tho Sacond Class.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

Subscription $500 per aunum Canada $3.50
per annum. Advertising rates on application,
Communications must be received by Tuesday
aoon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

sIRAY AYED-Frona my place ten miles
northeast of Langdon one red steer
with small stubby horns. Anyone
finding same will kindly notify John
Robertson, Langdon. N. d 15~3t
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

TAKEN UP.-Since abomt October
18th. at nay place seven miles
southeastIcf Langdon, two spring.
calves. one red and one black :.
They have small horns, and both
are bull calves. Owner will identi-
fly and take same away. Frank
Washebek, Easily. N. .Da 1929.
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

'TRAYRD-From ahe Dohman farm.
north Of Langdon since about Oct.
15,. a, year aid a. half old red buM
with short horns> Party taking up
same please notify W. Dohnan. l6
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

TAKEN UP-Tbree heifer calves.
two red and white and enc roan,
nearly wlrite. Owner can have
same by proving property, and pay.
ing of charges. George Geilner,
Langdon 17-3t
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

FOR SALE-Onee Favorite Hard Coal
Heater, one South Bend Mallable.
range and one 3-burner Detroit Va.
por gasoline stove: DR.. Jno. w.
Towey l7.3ts
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

GIRL WANTBD-At once, for the
position of Chamber Maid at the
Langdon Sanatorium.. Apply to
Mrs. A. @. Void. II
Courier Democrat., 1919-11-20

ESTRAY-Since about October 1st,
from the j. G. Dickson farm, east
of Langdon. Two yearling calves;
one dark roam heifer, one red
bull calf with white face, Party
taking up same notify +. w. Ryan
Mt the farm. 1S.3t.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03
LOOK At YOUR TONGUE!
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didn't rest well nights and
would get down bed and
to in OF something
decided had not taken third of bottle
hungry and did not
splendid tonic"
today, druggists
what We
he should This offer only applies
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03
0TEY N. LADD WRITES
TO KEEP HERALD COMING

Major Otey n. Ladd stationed at
Pittsburgh, Pa, in the office of the
chief of ordinance writes to The Her.
aid to keep his paper coming and in
order to put the proper motive power
behind the machine he enclosed his
strong check for three months sub
scription. The Major says:
Please continue to send The Daily
Herald to the same address as it
seems Ill be stationed here for some
time at least Couldn't afford to be
without the news, for l would loose
track of the happenings in the
"Dimple. Hoping you spent a plea
SAINT Christmas and wishing The Her
aid and all its force and all of the
people in dear old Maury county pros
perity during the coming year, l beg
to remain.
Yours very truly,
OTEYLADD."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03
THINKS HIS BATTERY
WAS BEST IN REGIMENT
CORPORAL JOHN A. HENDRIX
WRITES FROM FRANCE THAT
HE'S GLAD WAR Is OVER.

Proud to be a member of what he
consideres the best battery in the
best artillery rebiment at the front,
Corporal John A. Hendrix, Battery B,
317th field artillery, says in letter to
a friend that he is glad the war is over
and hopes there will never be another
one. He expressed confidence that
President Wilson's principles would
prevail and that strong peace would
be made.
Corporal Hendrix said that his bat
terry was on the move many days at
a time and found it difficult to keep
up with the Huns. They lost only one
man, and he died of pneumonia. He
was in action many times and doubt
less will have a thrilling story to tell
when he returns home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03

nessee announced that mills must
I pay for wheat would reflect only the
cost of manufacture and fair and
reasonable profit in their manufacture
ed products, that is their mill feeds
and flour. Some of the mills strenu-
ously objected to this statement, but
the Food Administration held tena-
ciously to this policy and its wisdom
has been justified and it has been
approved in high sources where it
was once criticized. That is, the
Food Administration demanded that
when mills bought wheat below the
government schedule they must give
the con sumers the benefit of their
margin and sell their products based,
not upon the government guarantee
for wheat, but upon their cost price
thereof.
"Now wheat is costing the mills OF
Tennessee more than it cost them
tire months ago. 1t is costing mills
all over the country more than it did
after the harvest, therefore if the
mills in selling their mill feed and
flour reflect in their price advances
only the increased cost of wheat with
the result that their margins are fair
and reasonable, no one can justly COM
plain. II proof of profiteering upon
the part of any mill is Forthcoming
the Food Administration will act.
But the public must understand
thai with the withdrawal of arbitrary
war regulations some advances and
some declines in price values will be
inevitable. For example were the
Food Administration to withdraw from
its arrangement with the packers to
maintain minimum price on hogs,
q big decline, because of the trem-
endous stocks and the enormous re-
ceipts, would result There will be
hardships upon both the producer
and the consumer in the period of
REIMBURSEMENT. Some losses will be
incurred and some excessive profits
will be made but after all the Food
Administration believes that these
things are preferable to continued
control along lines that would surely
destroy American individualism and
in it's stead erect a bureaucratic sup
ervision over private property and
commercial interests that would be
thoroughly Prussian and distasteful,
as well as absolutely unnecessary. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03
INCREASED PRICE
or MILL FEED IS
GIVEN EXPLANATION
WITHDRAWAL OF ARBITRARY RE-
GULATIONS NATURALLY BRING
CHANGES.
MILL FEEDS WERE roo LOW
Food Administration Withdraw Regu-
Iations Gradually as Possible and
Win Not Tolerate Profiteering IN
Food Products.

With reference to the recent adj
vance in the prices OF flour and mill
feeds the Federal Food Administration
Of Tennessee has issued the follow
ing statement:
"That there would be an increase in
the Prices OF bran and all mill feeds,
following the removal of the govern
ment price schedule, was inevitable.
Just'hoW much of the advance,is justi-
fiable, it is at this time, impossible
to accurately state, but if there are
cases. of fragrant profiteering upon
the part OF mills or dealers in mill
feeds properly presented, tAe : FoQd
Administration car be depended upon
TO act and act with its usual prompt
nessrand effectiveness.
'lh;cr since the publication Of the
fair price schedule on flourSand mills
feeds last July bran and. shorts have
sold for very much below atf1eir actual
feeding value, as reflected in the price
of other similar feeds Feeders Of
stock could buy mill feed so far below
the hNces that they had to pay for
other feeds of the same intrinsic
yalhe that the demand for it was I'M
precedented. Farmers actually took
their corn to market and purchased
mill feed for their work stock 50
great was the abuse that several
months ago the Food Administration
found it necessary to obtain from the
purchasers Of mill feed a pledge that
they would not feed it otherwise than
to young pigs, dairy cattle and.poultry.
There have been no accumulated
stocks of mill feed in this country
since the new crop of wheat was
harvested. There are none today. 1t
is difficult and has been for months.
to buy mill feed in any quantities.
When the governments arbitrary
price schedule on mill feed was with
drawn in naturally increased to a fig
IRE that more correctly represented
its feeding value as compared with
the pricessat witch feeders were pur-
chasing other feeds IN other words
the withdrawal of the governments
arbitrary feliratten restetrl in a
measure the Old law Of supply and dec
mand which had been pretty well re-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03
BOY BADLY WOUNDED
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
ALLEN REESE ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT WHILE HUNTING CHRIST
MAS DAY.

Allen Reese, aged fourteen, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Reese of near
Fly's Store was accidentally shot
Christmas Day, when shot
gun discharged one of its barrels
into his left arm tearing the flesh from
the member almost from the shoulder
to below the elbow Young Reese
was removed to the Kings Daughters
Hospital where every attention is be-
ing given him, but it is feared that the
arm will have to be amputated.
1t seems that young Reese was out
hunting together with his cousin. Van
Stanfill, when he had laid his gun
down to examine another gun, and in
picking up his own gun the trigger
struck something, discharging the full
contents of one barrel into his arm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-03
TOM M'LEAA BACK
ON JOB AS CHIEF
COLUMBIA POLICE
FOR SIX MONTHS BEEN WITH BU-
REAU OF INVESTIGATION AT
NASHVILLE.
RECOMMEND $40 SALARY RAISE
Chief Bailey Peyton Resigned Position
Monday Afternoon--New Changes to
Take Effect New Years Day, We'd
nesday, January 1. t
Tuesdays Daily Herald. }

At meeting of the police commits
sion held Monday afternoon, the resig-
nation of Bailey Peyton as city mar
shall of Columbia, was accepted and
Tom Mclean was reelected to the
position from which he resigned about
six months ago to take place with
the bureau of investigation under ]. M.
Towle..
1t was largely through Chief Peyton
that Mr.. Mclean goes back on the
job, as Mr.. Peyton didn't want the
place and was serving only because
the board requested him to do so.
The new changes will take effect
Wednesday morning. The force will
be 7. L. Mclean, city marshal; Partol-
men r. w. Hight, Bailey Peyton, j. B.
Stages and j. Owen. This will give
two men on duty during the day and
three at night. Tom Cook, who has
been serving as special deputy will go
off duty.
The force asked the commits sion for
a raise of $1,000 per month in salary,
The commission at January meeting
will recommend to the board of mayor
and aldermen that the request be
granted to each member of the force.
Mr.. Mclean was one of the most
valuable men in Mr.. TOWERS squad
of blockade runner busters" and will
be greatly missed, The city admins
tration is glad to get Mr.. Mclean back
on the job and each member of the
force is also pleased that their old
comrade in many raids will be back
with them.
Mayor Dedman, in talking of the
force, stated that he realized the i'm
portance of having sufficient number
of men on the force to take care of
the heavy traffic with which Colum-
bia is daily besieged, but that it was
utterly impossible to get along with
less than three men at night; two Of
ficers to make the rounds and one man
to leave at Headquarters to answer
any telephone calls that may be sent
in.
, When asked what he thought about
the Garden and West Seventh street
crossing, Mayor Dedman said that it
was absolutely essary that one
man devote nearly all of his time dur
ing the day to this particular post, and
that he wished it was possible to have
a man stationed there all the time.