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Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
VAST EMPIRE IN SOUTH SEAS
Extent of Austraiasian Crop Under
British Ruta Is Hardly Real
lied by Americans.

hudson c. Welliver writes in the
Country Magazine HAT our impress
sionS about the AuSfraIasian emltire
OF the future are rather vague. be-
cause We are unable TO realize it's
mere bigneSs. Thus the island of New
Guinea, the greatest island in the
world, if we classify Australia as a
continent, was, before the war, divided
between the British. Dutch dNGer-
mans. The British have now taken
over, in the name of Australia, the
German claims.
We think of New Guinea as a con-
siderable patch of dry land in the ex-
panse of the southern ocean, but have
difficulty realizing that if it could be
laid down on the United States, one
end would be at Portland, Me-, the
other near Omaha, and that it would
blot out an area about twice the size
of the German empire, and including
something like a quarter Of the popula-
ton Of these United States. 1t con-
tains vastly greater resources than
Germany. also about a thousand white
people and 100000 a%borigines, largely
cannibals. Half of it yet remains
Dutch, but its predestination to be
essentially British is quite obvious.
Australasia aims at leadership in
the south temperate zone on lines Gu.
riously parallel to those by which
Great Britain has become leader in the
North. With inexhaustible coal and
iron. she is creating iron and steel ant
shipbuilding Industries and a navy O.
her own. The war era has been mark
ed by the completion OF Australia's
first transcontinental railroad, sugges
tive reminder of the beginning of oui
own Union Pacific.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
FEW BILLS HAVE COME
BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
Discussion Of Audit of State Industries
Consumed Many Hours; Many
Statutes Suggested.

The proposal that sthe Bishop-Briss-
mar audit company, which has been
auditing the accounts of the three
great state Industries, the Bank of
North Dakota, the state mill and
elevator, and the workmen's compen-
sation bureau, make, a report direct
to the speaker Of the house, was
carried. The suggestion that every
person connected with the audit ap-
pear in person for examination was
voted down.
1t is asked by Director Worst of
the immigration department that a
separate appropriation Of 100000 be
voted for his work. This department
was not included in the recommends
tons of the budget commission.
Another bit of possible legislation
Is an act providing for the election of
state officials on a non-political bal
lott, similar to that for school and
county officers. Twice as many as
were to hold office would be chosen
at the primaries and the voters given
their choice between the two success
full candidates in, the final election.
Such a system has been discussed be-
fore but has never come to a definite
vote.
A bill in the senate would provide
appointees Of the attorney generals
department a reasonable time in which
to close up their personal legal af-
fairs. Another matter early proposed
In the senate was a concurrent reso.
luton for the submission to the peo-
pie of the state of a constitutional
amendment for good roads bonds.
The good roads resolution was pro.
posed by Senator w. S. Whitman OF
Grand Forks county. 1t seeks to pro
vide a statewide system of trunk
highways, improved and maintained
by the state. The taxation Of motor
vehicles and the issuance of bonds
would furnish the funds for this
work. Twenty-four special traffic
routes r specified in the bill, which
on the whole, is quite similar to the
Minnesota highway legislation.
Senate Bill No. 4 would have all
nursery shipments labeled to show
where the shrubs were grown.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
GOVERNORS ADDRESS BRIEF
Achievements of Four Years Review.
ed; Soldiers Get Consideration.

achievements OF Four years REVIEW
ed; Soldiers Get Consideration.
Briefly reviewing the work of the
legislature during the last two SEES
sions, Governor Frazier, in his mes
sage before the 1.-TWO houses, said,
"There is but little new legislation
necessary at this time. Not laws, but
cooperation is what is needed"
His advice to the legislators, sum
med up, was, "Economize and con
serve; speedily provide for the neces-
sary appropriations, then adjourn"
He added that it would be we'll for
all to 'lay' aside personal interest and
do what they believe best for the
whole state"
The health of the people must be
conserved, declared the governor, an6
he took occasion to highly commend
the work of the school nurses through
out the state. He suggested that phys
ical training should be compulsory il
the schools of North Dakota. In this
connection, he also deplored the fac
that teachers are too often poorly
paid and urged the provision of bettei
salaries for teachers.
An increase in the bonus tax from
three-fourths to one mill was recon
mended, with the idea of more rapidly
paying the state bonus to the remain
ing 1880 claimants.
That $4,000 tons of Ignite coal are
used yearly by state institutions was
the basis of a conclusion offered by
Governor Frazier that the state should
w its own coal mine.
The Great IaRes-St. Lawrence
waterways project was endorsed.
Two memorials addressed to con
gress were suggested: One asking the
right of the state railroad commission
to definitely and finally pass upon in
~trastate rates, even al applying to in
terstate carriers. The other petition
ing for provision for an honest mar
ket for farm products and the sup
preston of gambling in foodstuffs.
Let economy and dispatch be you
motto, and political prejudice be lait
aside was the governors conclusion
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
WEEKS EVENTS IN
The LEGISLATURE
North Dakota Law Makers Are
Launched Into Highly I'M
portant Session.
ASKS ECONOMY

Little actual constructive work has
thus far been accomplished by the
North Dakota legislature, which con-
yened, in seventeenth biennial session
at Bismarck last week. Both houses
are almost evenly split as to political
strength.
The house started with an Independ-
ent majority of five in the election Of
L.. L. Twichell speaker over Walter
Maddox, Nonpartisan, by. a vote Of
So to So, the two candidates not voting.
This Independent majority, however,
has been cut to one on two or three
issues of minor Importance.
The senate goes N%onpartisan by one
vote on most roll calls. One of the
first deciding questions was on the
reference Of the Billings county cleo
ton contest between Wog, successful
Nonpartisan candidate, and List, de-
feated Independent candidate, to a
committee instead Of hearing the evil
dence before the senate body as a
committee of the whole. The matter
was referred to a committee by a ma
jority of one vote and Wog holds his
seat during the consideration Of the
contest.
The Inauguration Of Governor Lynn
]. Frazier for his third two-year term
was a simple ceremony and was not
marked by an inaugural ball. His
message to the legislature, delivered
in the house chamber before both
bodies, was brief and was marked by
nothing Of preponderant importance,
except that he urged haste, co-opera-
ton, and economy.
OF the other state officials who as
sumed office, five were new at this
time, although some of them have
held public office in the past. John
Steen, Independent, became state
treasurer; William Lemke, Nonparti-
san, attorney general; D. G. Poindex-
ter, Nonpartisan, state auditor; W. 81.
Stutsman, Independent, railroad com
missioner; and G. w. Mcdonnell, Non
partisan, railroad commissioner.
Of the reelected officials who again
took the oath Of office, Tom Hall, sec
rotary Of state, is the dean Of all. He
was sworn into this office for the fifth
consecutive term. Howard Wood
again became lieutenant governor and
president Of the senate, S. A. Olsness,
insurance commissioner; John Hagan,
commissioner of agriculture: Minnie
j. Nelson, superintendent of public
instruction; Frank Milhollan, railroad
commissioner, and A. NJ. Christianson
judge of the supreme court (for2 siz
years).
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
Junior Red GROSS

About 12,000,O e0 boys and girls, COM
posing nearly half the school popula-
ton of the United States, are members
of the Junior Red Cross, which is help
Ing the children of Europe, while at
the same time it is doing an important
work here at home. Haitian Chetwolf,
who wears the engaging smile shown
in this picture, is the son Of an In
dian guide and trapper. He is the
youngest Junior living in the neighbor-
hood Of Juneau, Alaska-and he sends
greetings to fellow Juniors of the Unit
ed States.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES
House and Senate Name Clerks and
Assistants.

Assistants.
The following employees were nomi-
mated in the house:
Chief clerk, G. L.. Dawson, Beach:
first assistant, E. M. Crazy, Devils
Lake; second assistant, Forest f.
Skinner, Bismarck; desk stenograph-
err; Chris Olson, Glendale.
Enrolling and engrossing clerk,
George Richmond, jamestown; assis-
tant, J. P. Tucker, Devils Lake.
Sergeant-at-arms, N. T. Hedalen,
Walsh.
Bill clerk, S. L. Haldren; bill room
clerk, Jacob Mack; mailing clerk,
Nose Rosenweig, Grand Forks.
Messenger and postmaster, E. D.
Skinner, Ward.
Committee neutrality-suspicious.,
Carl Mikkelson, Richland; state af-
fairs, E. G. Wanner, Bismarck; Judi
ciary, A. e. Sheets, Jr., Bismarck.
Messenger, Joseph Fettig; stenog.
raphers, Luella Pannebaker, Amanda
Nelson, Blythe Hall, Myrtle Ross
Clara Anderson, Belle Benson, Geral.
dine Williams; Pages, Ray TAYLOR
Douglas Galloway, Clare Register, all
of Bismarck.
The senate employment committee
recommended the following employ,
.ees:
Secretary, w. J. Prater; first as
sistant, H. A. Thomas; recording
clerk, Steve .Terhorst; desk stenog
rapher, Emily Daken.
Enrolling mad engrossing clerk, D
Mckenzie; bill recording clerk, Olot
Rib.
Bill Dom clerk, John Clark; bill
messenger, Fred Argast; messengel
and postmaster, Jack Sheridan; mail
ing clerk, Reuben Harper; cloakroon
attendant, August Svendsrud.
Committee clerks; State affairs. FL
Elliott; appropriations, Fl. B. Hanson
judiciary, William Jerjewsky.
Doorkeepers, II. A. Ball, J. J. Jolly
proofreader, Mrs. A. B. Toner; gov
ernor's messenger, S. G. Thompson
special messengers, Harold Lein
Dwight Carlisle; stenographers. Mar,
Korberg. Askeng WIKI, Eleanor Marx
Harvey; %custodians, S. G. Thompson
John Peck.
Fol- chaplains Of both houses, tn
ministers of Bismarck will alternate
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
Foreign Advertising Representative
TIE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
COMMUNICATION.
Editor Farmers Press =

The argument of MIR. Geo. H.
Johnston, anent the marketing of
wheat and his defense of the large
centers trading in grain is very in.
teresting and apparently he is
entirely sincere in the stand he is
taking. Nevertheless, there is one
point that has not been explained or
touched upon by the parties in the
controversy, which in the opinion
of all who have given the matter
serious thought and are d~isinterested
and fairminded, is very vital; that
is, how does it affect the price of
wheat when the trading centers sell
and force on the market, forty times
as much grain as was raised? 1t
is plain to see that legitimate de-
mand cannot absorb it and prices of
course drop. On the other hand, if
forty times as much fictitious wheat
ia bought as there is of real wheat,
the price of real wheat naturally
goes up. There seems no room for
argument there, and it is exactly
how the game is worked. That is
the formula. There is no limit to
the quantity of grain that gamblers
can either buy or sell. The existing
quantity of real grain has nothing
to do with it. The only thing that
limits them in their operations is
the amount of money under their
control, in their raids to either
"bull' or "bear' the market. If
the "bulls' and "bears' affected
only the price of imaginary or ficti-
tious grain, there would be no
objection to them by grain growers,
but one does not need second light
to ~preceive the pernicious effect that
this practice has on the price OF
real grain.
Peter P. Kopriva.
st. Paul. Mimi. Jan. 4th 1921,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
NOTICE

NOTICE
NOTICE, Is hereby given that that certain
mortgage made, executed and delivered by
Laureas j.. Wehe. a single man, mortgagor,
t Andrew j. Staoe, mortgages, said mortgage
dated on the LIST day of September A d. 1916.
and filed for record in the Office of the Register
of Deeds inand for the County of Cavalier,
North Dakota, on the 9th day of September
A. d. 1916, and recorded in Book so of Mort
cages at page 6S5 in the records of said office,
will be foreclosed by the sale of the premises
herei. after and in such mortgage described
at the front door of the Court House in the
City of Langdon. North Dakota, on the 18th
day of February A. d. 1921. at the hour OF
10 100 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to
satisfy the amount due on the mortgage on
the day of such sale: The premises described
in the said mortgage and which will be sold
are described as follows. to-wit;
The Southwest quarter of Section Nine
tSWh Sec. %, Township One Hundred
Sixty-twp 1882. Range Fifty Seven t5I),
West of the 5tn Principal Meridian, Cavalier
County, North Dakota,
There will be due ON said mortgage at the
timeo such sale the sum OF Fifteen Hundred
Forty-Fonr Is : 100 tSl544 .2S), Dollars. in,
Guiding SlS6,SS paid for taxes under the pro,
Visions q the said mortgage, besides the ex-
penses OF this sale together with attorney fees
as provided for by law.
Dated at Langdnp, North Dakota, ttis 2lsi
day of December AID. 1920.
ANDREW J. sTADE,
|G.. CRIMSON,
Attorney for tho M~ortgagee,
Langdon North Dakota.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
SENATE COMMITTEES

Instead of the woman's suffrage
committee, heretofore maintained in
the senate, a women's and children's
welfare committee was named in the
Senate with Senator Baker of Rem
vile as chairman.
The rules committee composes
Garberg, Leyang, Steele, Mees, Fraser,
Gross. The committee on revision
and correction of the journal includes
Patten, Mclaughlin, McNair.
H.~H. McNair heads the educational
committee.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
REPORT OF THE CONDITION oFTHE
Cavalier County National Banl

49, &HrMASNSE @HrtE%s NO,N yU{5e HEA9 S&GNS&g
(Reorganized April2, 1905
at Langdon, in the State sf North Dakota, at
the close of business Dec, 20 1920.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. .6ss.521.50
Deduct: Notes and bills re-
discounted with Federal
oI Reserve n g. 1855 81 sss' So sss g g
q. 8. Bonds. deposited to Sc. -
cure circulation. par value 100000
U, S. Government securities:
owned and unpledged.... 44.45O.0O 69,45O.o0
Securities other than Or. S.,
bonds mot including stocks
Es ssssp k sss!ssf gsssi..:.. 1856 1856
Value of Banking House,. 1900 90
Furniture and fxtures.. $500. 90
Lawful Reserve with Federal
Reserve Bank........ ..... 8 s.soe, IS
Cash in vault andnet amount
due from national banks... 42,s1o.s4
Net amounts due from banks,
Bankers and trust companies
other than included in items
Checks on banks located out
side of city or town Of re-
porting bank and other
Redemption u with u. s. t'f''i '0'o'A'
Treasurer, and due from q,
q. treasurer. 1850. 90
Other asset. Canadian Bank
of Commerce Winnipeg. 2,9S9. 40
TOTAL $780, PSI. Is
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in......... $4,000 90
Surplus fund ........... 1900 90
Undivided profits. less ex.
paid .:................:. 4,s62.o2
ing........... ........... 25OOO.0 90
bankers, and trust COM
panies in the United States
and foreign countries. $3.50. 6,857 80
Certified Checks .......... l01 rs
Cashier checks outstanding. AZ, 301.67
Demand Deposits;
Individual deposit, subject
Certificates of deposit. due i'0'00i'
in less than thirty days. 1885,. 90
Gertificates, of Deposits. ~. 1884, 1876 80 e17. 1885,
federal reserve bank includ
ing all obligations repre-
senting money borrowed,
other than rediscounts. 49,. 81, 1000. 90
Bills Payable with Federal
Reserve Bank........:.. 1900. 90
Commission notes on real
estate loans not collected 1,476 rs
Lila other than those
above stated discount on
United States Liberty Bonds PASS. 25
TOTAL $780, s5,16
State of North Dakota, County Of Cavalier, 90
l. John Sheehan cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
ana belief. JOHN SHEEHAN,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of Jan, 1921 JAMES G. DICKSON
ISEAL] Notary Public.
joHs 8. Moonrr @{DrRncrors
G.. Il. JOHNSTON
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS

Numerous amendments to the
state pool hall licensing and inspection
law are being talked.
w. A. Anderson, now assistant at.
torney general. is succeeded as sec.
rotary of the industrial commission
by Fl. a, Paddock.
The senate will adopt memorial
resolutions in honor OF three mem
bers deceased since the last session
C. w. Plain Of Cavalier county, j. II
Whitcher OF Barnes county, and e
III. Skies Of Monntrail county.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
LEGISLATURE slDELleHTs

A delegation from Dickinson is
seeking action on an appropriation for
100000 for the Dickinson normal.
Rules in force in the houses in 1915
but laid aside in 1917 and 1919 were
again put In force at the present
session to govern the size of commit
tees. Committee lists had been
severely cut, the state affairs and
judiciary committees consisting of
only five men each. Speaker Twich-
ell took the stand that larger COM
nittees would enable 4 greater turn
over Of work.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
Mt. Washington e,2es Feet High.

Many persons believe that Mount
Washington, in New Hampshire, is the
highest mountain in the eastern part
Of the United States. Mount Wash
ington stands 6,293 feet above sea
level, according TO the United States
geological survey, department Of the
interior, but many peaks in the south
ern ~Appalachians are several hundred
feet higher than New Hampshire's
famous mountain. The highest noun
tain in the Appalachian system-the
highest point in the United States east
of the Rockies-is Mount Mitchell, in
North Carolina, which stands at an
elevation of Gill feet. The highest
mountain in Tennessee. Mount GuyOt,
stands G.656 feet above sea level.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
Small Underpinning Is
Needed by Weight Men


Small legs are better for a
weight man, according to Matt
McGrath, the 56-pound weight
champion.
He says: GA real weight man
must be able to move swiftly.
1t is from his legs that he gets
the momentum that adds to the
strength of the arms and Shout
ders. This is particularly true
Of the 56-pound weight event, in
which practically all the
strength Of the arms and Shout
ders is needed to hold up the
weight while swinging around,
the momentum given to the legs
being used to give distance to
the throw.
sit is almost equally true of
the hammer and discus throw,
although not SO much Of the
shotput, where more solidarity
of UNDERMINING is needed
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

TAKEN UP-At my hay stack, west
of Mt. Carmel, on or about Deem
Der lst, the following stock: One
team Of horses, mi aged sorrel
mare, with thick right hind leg;
one bay mare about 20 years old.
Owner a have same by paying
all damages. No stock will bs al
lowed to trespass at any time of
the year for q term of three years.
Jos. LaPorte, Mazda. 23-25pd
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
High School Schedule of Games

The schedule of games arranged
for the basket ball team of the Lang
don high school is as follows. .
Basket Bali Schedule
Jan. 7th-Legion VS. High School.
Jan. 14th-Larimore at Langdon.
Jan. 21st-Mayville at Langdon.
Jan. 28th-Deyils Lake at Lang
don
Feb. 4th-Langdon at Larimore..
Feb. 1Oth-Petersburg at Langdon.
Feb. 1Sth-Langdon at Grand
Forks
Feb. 27th-Milton at Langdon.
Feb. 25th-Lakota at Langdon.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

S~TRAYED-Since about October 10.
from my farm near Dresden S
spring calves described as follows:
two black, one a, steer calf of good
size and the other a heifer small
in size; also three red calves, n
heifer with star in forehead and
two steer calves. Party having
taken same up will please notify
Albert Konze, Langdon, l7-3t-pd.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

TAKEN UP-At my place on Sec
ton "a. in Huron township, on or
about Dec. 10th, me red COW
about 8 years old, with short horns
turned down, has halter on. Ow.
ner can have same by paying expen-
ses. Jacob D. Goertzen, Clyde.
North Dakota. 23.21n
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

Monday, February 7th-the last
Monday before Lent-the Daughters
of Isabella will give a basket social
and dance at the Knights of Columbus
hall in the Schulke block. Reserve
this date if you want an enjoyable
social eveningswith your friends on
the eve of the Lenten season,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

TAKEN. UP.-At my place eight
miles south and one.half mile west
OF Langdon. n red steer with
four white feet. also white spot on
forehead, about a year old. Owner
can have same by paying costs and
advertising charges. William Her
riot. Langdon, N. D. 22-24pd
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

TAKEN UP.-Came to my farm near
Hannah on or abdul Nov. 10th,
one light red COW with horns saw
ed Off at ends, weight about 800
pounds. Owner may have same by
paying costs. G.. C. Macdonald,
Hannah, N. D. 21-23pd.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

TURKEYS FOR SALE have three,
thoroughbred Bronze turkey COB
blers for sale, Large birds and I
will sell. for So each up to January
18th. H. j. Bowles, osnabrock.
N. Oak. %. &c
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

EsTRAY-From my place in West
Hope township, a Hereford heifer
calf. about five months old, color
red with white face. Take up/ and
notify, Robert Robertson, Elk
wood, N. D. 10
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13

TAKEN UP-since about Dec. list.
at my place, the Dickson farm.
l mile east of Langdon: 1 Shrop-
shire ram l LIZ years old. f. W.
Ryan. / t I'd