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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-30

as it fair question: asked Telephone
Week visitor, with twinkle in his eye, "to ask
what wrong number should ask for to get the
right number | want
"It's fair question: said the chief operator
with a smile, "if you usually get wrong num-
her when YOU give the ripht number Do NOu?"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-30

We're always glad to have people visit
central Office. Let know day in advance, if
possible so that someone may be free to receive
and escort you.
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
CARL E. MERRILL, Manager
ROBERT p. NICHOLS Wire Chief
MARY II. MURPHY, Chief Operator
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-30
ST. .JOEINSBURY
Local News

Nazol is the thing fer colds and
caatrrh. Advertisement
Mr and Mrs. Emilio c. Bar
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-30

heartily.
But tead of crack
ing little jokes at each
others expense about
wrong numbers and the
blame for them, suppose
we agree that there are
three parties to "A tele-
phone call-the person
calling, the person called
and the operator or
operators who connect
them. Let's also agree
that it is the duty of
the person calling to get
the right number from
the directory, to speak
it clearly and distinctly
into the transmitter; of
the person called to ans
wer promptly; and of the
operator or operators
who switch the call to do
so quickly but carefully
and correctly"
Good" said the chief
operator. "We'll try TO
do our part 100 per cent.
correctly. Check up
your next hundred calls
and see"
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
CAMERA SHOWS UP DEFECTS
Why 1t Is Generally Necessary That
Photographs of the Human Face
Be Retouched.

Why does a photographer have to
retouch his negatives before his Gus
toner is satisfied with the picture:
The eye of the camera sees things
differently from the human eye, al
though there are some lenses that so
diffuse the image that the harsh de-
tail is eliminated. These are the So
called 'soft-focus" lenses, and photo
graphs made with them generally need
no extensive r%etouching.
1t is the difference in seeing color
etWeen the lens and the eye that is
largely responsible for retouching,
The ruddy complexion, so suggestive
of good health, under the relentless
eye of the camera may turn into dark
splotches, for red photographs dark.
The penetrating blue-violet rays are
those chiefly used in photography, and
these rays furnish the delicate .'model-
ing" of form. The surface of the skin
reflects these rays into the camera
and all the irregularities of the skin,
such as wrinkles, become more notice
able than when looked at with the
human eye, which sees mostly by the
red and orange, instead of the blue.
violet rays caught by the y Of the
camera.-Popular Science Monthly.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09

Fourth, About one million dollars
is invested in the plant and equip
ment real estate houses etc. The bal
ance of over a million dollars having
dis appeared.
Fifth. The State of North Dakota
through the Bank of North Dakota
holds a mortgage upon the farm lands
as security for a loan of $50, 900.
Sixth. Lewis Altenbernd, a men,
Der of the Board of Directors holds
a deed of trust on all the houses,
some twenty-five in number, of $50
600 for money loaned to the plant,
and held warehouse certificates for
another loan of 81, 900.
Seventh. 200 acres of land were
redeeded outright to the plant by the
citizens of the City of Fargo, all but
twenty acres of which has been mort
gagged by the present officials.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
REAL SITUATION AT The
STATE PACKING PLANT

The present officials of the Equity
Packing Plant at Fargo have sent out
an unsigned article to the newspapers
in which such preposterous claims
have been made that the real facts
as they exist should belaid before
the public and particularly share
holders.
References are made in the article
referred to a group of 'misinformed
men, who are attempting to create
trouble. Let it be understood that the
men who are behind the movement
Tor a recall of the officers and direc-
tors are among the largest stockhold-
ers In the corporation, any of them
holding more stock, paid for in cash
than Is owned by the entire number
of the present board.
What are the known facts relative
to the packing plant? Here are a few
that are concealed:
First. Over two millions of dollars
nave DScn pau lIto LIE Treasury OIL
the corporation considering only the.
par value of the shares, in addition
to which 20 percent has been collect
ed and paid out to stock statesmen
Second. At the e%xpiratietn Of the
first six months of operation the off,
GERS and directors caused to be pre-
pared and sent out a statement which
purported to show that, approximately
$50, 900 had been earned as a profit
in operations TO that time and acting
upon that information and on the
suggestion of the officers AM manage
rnent q dividend was declared and de-
bept1res Issued TO shareholders.
Third. In August last the companys
checks issued to Shippers began to be
returned because Of the lack OF funds
at the banks, Soon ii developed that
all the working capital was exhausted
and the the plant eloaed down.
EE"a
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09

The Tri-County Farm Boys en-
campment for the boys of Pembina,
Walsh and Cavalier counties will be
held at Walhalla again this year.
The days set r July 9Th. to 18th.
This years program will be one of
education as well as fun. Besides
baseball, track work, swimming, etc.,
you will have an opportunity to judge
livestock do rope splicing possibly do
some cement work and many other
things.
The total cost OF the camp will be
about $500 which will cover actual
cost of conducting this Encampment,
Would you like to try out for a
Livestock Boys Judging Team? If
such a team is selected the best three
in the county go to the State Fair to
compete against other counties, The
winners there go to the Chicago and
Sioux City. Those who purpose at
tending the encampment at Walhalla
should Immediately write Co. Sup't
Boyd at Langdon of their intention
of doing so.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
Big Irrigation Project.

In the state of Washington there is
under way a gigantic irrigation prof.
ect which is unprecedented. 1t is de-
signed to serve 1,753,0OO acres with
10000 second-feet of water at an OUT
lay Of $30,0O0,000. That is what has
been done by the Columbia basin sur
vey commission with a state appro-
priation of 100000. In fact, the prof.
ect is unprecedented as a whole as
also are some of It's elements com
pared with irrigation works heretofore
executed, while In point of cost ana
general magnitude 1t is second to but
few public work projects either car.
ried out or planned. The daily en-.
pacity Of the main canal and other
trnns-iine condnits is 1,72S, 000, 900
cubic feet, or 1920. 100000 gallons,
which is twenty-five times the carry.
Ing capacity Of the Cniskill n~queduct.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

"The Church In the Last Days. is
he morning subject at the Presby :
terian chur oh, continuing the series
on the Book of Revelations. Contrary
to much OF common belief the pro-
Tossing church at its end is not an
inspiring picture. But the Bible deals
with facts not idealistic dresses,
"Where President Harding Kissed
The Bible'' is the subject for the
evening sermon. The sermon will be
an exposition of this passage. Special
music at both services.
Maida-Stilwell-: The subject
announced for last Lords Day, Seven
Steps To The Mark of CAIN will be
given at these points. Special music.
VIM. C. Faucette, Pastor.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
SALE OF LAND.

Motice is hereby, given, that in pursuance
with an order. made on the 18th day of May,
A. D.. 1921, by the Honorable H. 4. Dorval,
Judge Of the County Court,of Cavalier County.
North Dakota, the undersigned, Executor of
the Last Will Of Gunder Lar
son. deceased, will sell to the highest bidder
cash, or one-tbird cash and the balance in
two years. at q private sale, subject to the con-
of the said County Court, the follow
ing described premises to-wit:
Lot Two and the South Half of the
South East Quarter, of Section Thirty,
and the North East Quarter of the
North East Quarter, of Section Thirty
One, in Township One Hundred and
Sixty-Four, Range Fifty-Eight.
The sale will be made on or after the 18th
day of June, 1921.
All bids must be in writing and may be left
at the office of G.. Crimson. Attorney for the
Langdon, North Dakota. or fled
with the County Court. Or left with the under
signed personally.
Dated at Langdrn. North Dakota, this 18th
o. P. BJORNSTAD,
Executor of the Last VIII sf
Gunder Larson, Deceased.
G.. CRIMSON, H.47
Attorney for the Executor,
Langdon, North Dakota,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
s---a--r l-------- ---
= t.gn Advertising Representatives
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
pLow POOL AND ORGANIZE.

"Plow plant. and prosper!!' yelled
]. F. T. O'Conner at the L. v. A.
convention at Devils Lake and the
delight of the combined took it up
with a whoop and adopted it as their
slogan for the recall campaign. But,
when the farmers began to ask point
ed questions as to who was to ''pros-
per''-they had no doubts as to who
was to pillow and plaut a dead silence
fell and O'Connor's cry was heard no
longer.
Perhaps, however, these figures
recently given out by Senator Capper
of Kansas, in introducing a bill in
the U, S. Senate to repeal the six
per cent guarantee to the railroad
rate grafters had something to do
with the demise of the slogan. for
the I. V. A. does not like attention
to be called to the perquisites of our
best citizens.
Says Senator Capper: "The people
have paid the railroads nearly ST.
900, 600, 600 within the last few
years by way of a government guar
anty. ON top of that they have paid
higher rail rates, amounting from so
to 83 per cent" Yes, and now the
hogs are trying to keep it all and
smash railroad wages and salaries so
they can graft still more from the
masses of the people.
Putting the governments billion
dollar generosity another way. your
servants in Congress handed over to
the aelf-confest failures who run u
railroads only 65, 500 farms of 100
acres each at $500 per acre.
1t is no wonder studying such
steals that farm tenantry is increas-
ing by leaps and bounds and that
thousands of farms have been aban.
doned from one end of the nation to
the other, for no people under the
sun can pay the price the plutocracy
is now demanding of the American
people before they will consent to
allow them to use the land and the
machinery of production. distribution
and exchange, and at the same time
retain their economic freedom.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
1. V. A. Legislative Record.

To touch only a few of the highest
spots in the record made by the I. v.
A. legislators in the 18th Assembly
Refused %pointblank to appropriate
one cent to be used by the attorney
generals office for the winning of the
grain grading and railroad rate suits,
thus actively aiding and abotting the
corporations to plumber the people of
North Dakota.
Attempted to repeal the mining
code, and full crew bill tried to
amend the workmen's compensation
act so as to render it worthless, and
the woman's laws 80 as to compel
girls to work ten hours instead of
eight hours a day "Lost'' the anti
blacklisting bill after it had passed
both houses, and double crossed
labor all along the line.
Expelled C, K. Gummerson, re-
preventative of the Courier News
from the House ostensibly for an
article written while the House was
not in session, which referred in no
way to the acts or words of the [. ".
A. spent nearly $500 doing it, while
all the time howiing about the waste
of the taxpayers money" and put
themselves On record as enemies of
free speech to boot.
a sn1faa+nl n opIpoo r 20, +A IT, laIry,.
ing laws that would have greatly
benefited the farmers, but which
displeased the cream buying trust.
Appointed a committee for the
alleged purpose of investigating the
Bishop, Brissman & Co. audit of the
Bank of North Dakota and other
state industries turned it over to two
a~nti-farmers lawyers, Murphy and
Sullivan and used it as a tool to sa-
botage the peoples bank and knock
the credit of North Dakota, for which
purpose they used Job. w. Brinson
and Jim Waters as "star witness. =
So raw was the work of this commit.
tee that it earned the well deserved
name of the I. ". A. Kangaroo Court
This Kangaroo Court will cost the
taxpayers before its work is finished
far over $40, 600 and its findings
will be embalmed in a book bigger
than the unabridged dictionary, which
alone, will make ~itabsobutely useless
A. -. -. Ri AL sM ~
t o ordinary citizens.
These are q few Of the deed.
boasted of by the i. v. A. More latei
hanger says Townley never made d
suceess Of anything until he organized
the N~onpartisan League, Which re-
minde us that Abe lincoln was ii
;tda asfoe GOAT until he organized the
Rapnbljeah party. With reminders IN
rder we recall the report that the
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09

construction of . sixty foot extension
to the grandstand at the fair grounds
This addition to be a duplicate of the
west section of the present structure.
Bids will be received for labor and
material or for each separately.
Building to be completed by July IL
1921. Terms are for cash at the close
of the fair or on January LIST 1922.
By, Order of the Committee:
Donald MCLAUGHLIN,
Louis Rose
John Balsdon.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
American Legion Notes

The Langdon Post No. SO held an
important meeting in the Commercial
Club rooms on Tuesday night. This
meeting was called on Monday and
all members could not be notified in
the usual manner The meeting was
called for the purpose of determining
some way to raise money for our
treasury, which is badly depleted. 1t
was decided that we make special
efforts to get the Million Dollar Band
up here this month if possible to give
a dance in the near future and hold a
big carnival in the fall. This should
net the Post a good sum and it will
be the policy of the Post to give the
people their full moneys worth on
each occasion. The date of the next
meeting was not set but there will
be one called as soon as we can get a
line on the Million Dollar Band.
Next Monday and Tuesday, June
18th snd 18th are the days of the
Walhalla encampment, and it is des-
irable that as many al possibly can
get away be there. Do not forget
your pink cards as only paid up Lee
gion members can participate in this
encampment.
Our War Risk and Service officer
has repeatedly reminded US that July
LIST marks the closing of the Wal
Risk Insurance grace period. If you
haven't already reinstated your insur-
ance do so before the LIST of July, or
you can not reinstate at all. This is
absolutely final and it's your last
chance.
On Memorial Day as we'll as at a
military funeral a week later we
noticed something which We feel it
our duty to mention. 1t is concerning
the United States flag. 1t is a custom
as old as the flag itself, that when
these colors approach all soldiers
stand at attention and all civilians
stand with barred head. This applies
to the playing of the Star Spangled
| Banner as we'll. 1t should not be ne
ceesary for US to mention this and it
is with a great deal of regret that
we do this. But we are Inclined to
believe that q great many people do
not know Of. this custom, and we are
taking this means of teaching them
For the people that did not know
there is all the excuse in the world,
and We certainly have 10 desire to
censura them, merely correct them
But there is another group. The mes
who do know. For them there lie no
excuse And when a man gets to the
point where he hasn't the common
decency to even get on his feet when
the colors and the remains of a dead
soldier go by he is down pretty low
The American flag is the greatest
in the world. 1t is respected all over
the world. The American Legion
thinks a lot of this old flag and we
will dc our utmost to see that it gets
the same respect here at home that is
does in other places.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
COMMUNICATION.
Editor of the Farmers Press.

~ rrtllE+J.
In view of the coming recall cleo
ton in my adopted state / would like
to do my bit towards the right solu-
ton of the political problems of
North Dakota.
In the first place the l. V. A told
us last fall that if they were elected
they too could carry out the we'll
known wishes of the people and carry
the state ownership or Nonpartisan
program through but what happened
those of them that did get elected
doing all they could to get the state
into such shape that it would have to
yield to the money trust. grain gamb-
lers and insurance crowd and abandon
the whole program in order to save
the state from utter ruin. This is not
the program alone that is at stake
1t is democracy itself that is at stake
in the coming contest. The money
powers of these cities and the east
are all combined and conspiring to
defeat this reform movement before
it gets outside North Dakota bankers
and others have admitted this much
to me here in this city this is their
oppertune time when a money panic
(by them instituted) RACES over the
whole country, to make North Dakota
be good or suffer the consequences. 1t
is not the North Dakota farmers
alone that the money monopoly is
squeezing at the present time. I know
farmers here who are worth
millions of dollars who can't borrow
a dollar il the banks, conditions like
this doesn't just happen. 1t is a we'll
directed conspiracy IN the part of
those who control the credit of the
country to make hard times. Talk
about high taxes in North Dakota
We live in a very ordinary nine room
house and the taxes last year were
5000. 90 seven times as much as
a similar house would be taxed in
North Dakota. Then talk about high
interests. Here where the safe and
sane. Old gang have full control, a
working man or woman if he is so
unfortunate as to have to borrow
money on his salery OR house hold
goods is not charged 10 to IL per
cent as the farmers in North Dakota
used to be, but 80 and up to so per
cent, I know this to be a fact and no
body seems to try to stop the poor
from being robbed in this manner,
The sky is the limit here.
They passed some reform measures
here in the legislature this winter
but such as it was old Colonel Will
Henson and others of the old gang
frankly admitted that they did it in
orderssto keep the Nonpartisans from
getting IN full power here. Money
and talent will be sent in to North
Dakota to defeat the reform move
ment. Will the farmers (and others)
give up the fight for the independence
which their own bank, mill and ele-
vator would give them their insurance
and home building credit plan and be
again at the mercy Of the money
trust (bankers) milling combine and
insurance crowd outside of the state
l hope not.
Yours,
H. c. otteson,
St. Paul. MINI,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
FOR SALE. Dry poplar cord wood.
cut last winter, n mile east of
Mona, Post Office. H. B. Peterson.
Mona, N. Oak, 46.47

TAKEN UP-At my place 2 miles
East and 2 miles North of Hamp.
den, about April Is, three roam
colts. Same can be had by owner
upon proper Identification and the
payment of expenses and costs in
Cured. Address, S. F. Bergley,
post office. Hampden, N. D. As
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ramage and family
wish to thank the friends for their
sympathy and kindly acts at the fu-
neral of their son and brother especi-
ally do they wish to thank the
American Legion who left nothing
undone in showing respect to their
comrade.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
of expenses incurred. Paul Kusz.
lyk, Langdon. 45.47pd

RoLsTEINs FOR sALE-Two fine
thoroughbred Holsteins Bull Calves
one born Jan'y rs, 1921. the other
born May 18th 1921. Extra good
individuals. Call or write G.. Rob-
e%rtson, z miles north and 2 miles
west of Starkweather N. d. 45-47
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
Summer Fallow and Fight
( WMANI COLUMN COLUMN

TAKEN UP-Came to my place,
about z miles north and 2 miles
west of Stark weather, on or about
March Let, one SOW. Same can be
had by owner upon Identification
and paying the expense of keep
and advertising. George Robert
son, Starkweather. 47-49
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
COMING.

Some of the best talent on the
stage is coming to the Walhalla
Chautauqua this season from June
25th. to July 4th. You will hear the,
Lydell Chicago Festival Quintet. The
Parnells Co. The Sholde Family Or
chestra, Davis Opera Co, Crawford
Adams Co. The Famous White Hus-
sars Band. (the singing band 18 men)
and the Mallory players. You will
hear sucn famous lecturers as Ruth
Bryan Owen, Daughter of the famous
"Commoner'') Senator Kessinger,
Prof. Llewelyn, Henry & Co. the
great Magician, Smith Damron, the
Potter Craftman. and many others.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09

WHEN IN LANGDON
Stop and eat at the Langdon Hotel
cleau rooms and good meals. Prices
reasonable.
Owned and run by A. O. Wold.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09
CALL FOR BIDS.

The undersigned committee of the
Board of Directors of the Cavalier
County Fair Association will receive
sealed bids on June 10, 1921 for the
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09

1t is noted that the Walhalla post
of the American Legion saw to it
that beitting honors were shown
the last resting place in the Olga
cemetery of the body of Edgar Dun.
nigan, who numbers as one of the
thirty odd Cavalier county brave
IONS who made the supreme sacrifice
during the late worlds war.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09

"non.political'' organization that
started Townley- LANCER debates down
in Kansas and Nebraska is now WEIGH
ing on its champion and wants the
debates stopped.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-09

TAKEN UP-since about May lst,
from my place OF the Jake Spenst
farm, 8 miles west of Langdon,
u Polled-Aagus Bull, about one
and one half years old. The same
can be had by owner upon paying
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-29

the answer, "but don't know the
game He had followed every move
for 20 years, but didn't know the
xame. He had watched tbs drama Of
king and castle for two decades with
out sensing single undereurrent Of
strategy, speculsting on single mo-
tive, or anticipating single coup. He
had displayed infinite patience In look
ing 1t the game, but he couldn't be
bothered looking into it. He showed
svsry symptom Of life except It's nrst
symptom curiosity. He belonged TO
that IistIsGs army Of passive Observers
who clutter up the sidsline Of business
men who look without seeing, listen
without hearing, do without under
Placed In an o6ies-at
bsnch--hs would remain 70 years ig-
noyant Of his neighbors Job, his su-
psrior's problems, his own significance
When the opportunity for advance
nent came, he would have had to say,
Sorry, but l don't know the game"