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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
The TUO
Master KeYs
TYP to 1917 the legislative, execu-
IL tive and judicial expenses of


IL tive and judicial expenses Of
the Government were around
$34,O0O,OO0 annually. They were
$39, 100000 in 1919, the last year of
the war.
During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1921, these expenses were
$1O4,OOO,OOO.
That is an increase of nearly 200
per cent.
That is an unnecessary expendi-
ture of $65,OOO,OOO.
That expenditure could be Topped
off without any damage except to
salary-eaters.
And that $65,OOO,OOO would take
care Of quite a number of soldier
men who nave no salaries to eat
and no public crib to feed at.
This is only one of dozens of
items, showing the extravagant and
criminal waste of the public funds.
If the Republican leaders had the
courage to do it, they could trim
down the annual appropriations at
least one thousand million dollars.
That would throw a lot of salary
eaters out on the cold, cold world,
where they would have to work for
a living, it is true. But it would
save a thousand million dollars
taxes to people who are already
working for living and always
have worked for living And the
political leaders ought to remember
that these folks have votes as well
as the hungry horde of salary eaters.
If the Republican leaders would
make this saving, we could get rid
of the burden which is stopping
production and throwing millions
out of work.
And if they then had the good
sense to supplement the saving with
a 1 per cent tax on all sales of every
kind, they could pay the soldiers
their bonuses, take care of the sick
and helpless, and redeem the ma
tons word and the nations debt
of honor, without hurting any line
of production and trade and labor.
The country is not poor. The
country is rich. The country has
money, raw materials, transporta-
ton facilities and skilled and un-
skilled labor in quantities such as
the world never before. saw or
imagined.
The wheels of industry and trade
would be spinning merrily twenty
four hours a day if they were re-
leased from the clogs of waste and
extravaganza and the laundering
and preposterous methods Of raising
taxes to meet that waste and that
extravaganza.
There is not one single grand item
of the public expense which cannot
be reduced from one-fourth to one,
half, at least, with the sole excep.
tons of our naval and aviation ap.
preparations.
Economy and the sales tax-those
are the two master keys with which
the Congress can unlock the wheels
of business and production and SC
start things to booming.
Has the Congress the sense and
the courage to use these keysi
II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
HE WANTED TO KNOW.

A food faddist was harsnguing a mob on the
marvellous benefits of a vegetarian diet
"Friends," he cried. "two years ago l was a
walking skeleton--a haggard, miserable, measly
wretch! what do you suppose has wrought
this great change In me3'
He paused impressively Then from the lis
teners came q small still voicsi
what changer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30

DAN is shown playing sax
Il ophone solo on thermos
bottle. Sweet dolls come
dancing in like cuckoos on
shopping expedition in Mat
teawan. Pan fees. Girl
flees after him. Everybody
fees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
The March
OF EUentS
rHE most reasonable explanation
of Brands saber-rattling is

castles thunder for political effect.
The real result of the war was not
the destruction of militarism in Eu
rope. 1t was simply the transfer of
militarism from Germany to France.
From that fact springs the aston
ishing industrial recovery which
Germany is making and the diff
Guilty which men Of sense, like
Premier BRAND, have in holding the
military caste in check in France.
The French Premier is as adroit
in politics as is Lloyd George. But
it has taxed all his ingenuity and
suppleness to prevent the militarists
from initiating new war in Eu
rope, which Foch and Millerand and
Tardieu and Viviani and the whole
military caste are striving to pro-
woke.
The path in which BRAND is try
ing to lead France is the path to
safety, recovery and true glory. The
other road can lead only to tenn
porary military triumphs and final
and irremediable disaster, from
which France would never rise
again to the dignity of first class
Power.
1t is hardly too much to say that
the hope of Europe today rests on
the sturdy shoulders of Aristide
BRAND.
The general strike proclaimed by
the workers in Italy is unique in its
origin. 1t is neither strike against
the government nor against en-
. ployers, but strike to compel the
government to protect the workers
from the lawless Fascist.
The nearest approach the Fascist
make to anything familiar to Ameri-
cans is to the Ku Klux Klan. Like
the Ku Klux Khan, the Fascist be-
gan as secret society pledged to
oppose force to the lawlessness of
the Italian anarchists and commun-
lists, and, like the Ku Klux Klan, the
Fascist have ended in becoming
more lawless than those they started
to suppress.
AS a matter of fact, Italy has
been in a state of civil war for
months, and the most desperate and
savage of all kinds of civil war,
since the killings and burnings oc-
cur here, there and everywhere.
There is no zone of conflict, no
battlelines, no demarcations. Com
munists kill Fascist and Fascist
kill Communists where they chance
to meet or where one can ambush
the other.
In resorting to general strike
the workers have employed their
last and most powerful weapon, and
the result is apt to be decisive as
between the Socialists and the
Fascist
The government, in the mean
time, seems to be too weak to inter
fere directly, though doubtless in
sympathy with the Fascist.
The city of Turin, Italy, has
ordered that the name of the street
known as Wilson avenue be changed
to Fiume avenue.
No people received Mr.. Wilson
with more universal reclamation
than did the Italian people, when
he appeared among them as the
Apostle of the Fourteen Points. In
no other country is his name now so
universally anathema.
The Italians combine idealism and
materialistic good sense to re-
markable degree, and when Mr.. Will
son betrayed his idealism and sold
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
LIVES OF: NO. :

LIVES OF: NO. 2.
Lives OF 'skeeters all remind us,
While short skirts are all the go,
That to them existence must be
Just one great big burlesque show!
IL some fussy about choosing
a wife as they In selecting n manicurist
the divorce courts could knock off for a few
-~ooL~L
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered u. g. Patent Office
BY X. c. b.

AND OF how 1t
helped.
WHEN HE took it
home.
AND WHAT he did.
WITH THE little bit.
THAT WAS left for
him.
AND ALL the time.
THERE WAS no
plea.
THAT l give him
more.
THAN THE dime he
asked.
AND A moment
before.
I'D SPENT five
dollars.
FOR A birthday
present.
FOR AN idle man.
A LITTLE thing
THAT HE didn't
need.
AND IN a few weeks.
WOULD BE thrown
away.
AND PLL do it
again.
AND THE little old
world.
WILL KEEP going
around.
AND THE shoe shine
boy.
WILL CRY his trade.
AND I'LL ask
myself.
IF IT'S really fair.
AND THERE'LL be
no answer.
TILL THE Judgment
day.
I THANK YOU.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30

HELLENIC galloping Is
H turning heads of college
girls. Also turning heads
of men. Greek dances are
very stylish at commence
ments. II that's the COM
mencement, we'd hate to see
the finish.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
Mr.. B. Baer
When Greek Meets Greek
They Dance.

TREEK dancing IL now 30
" popular in suburbs that
nobody Is wearing clothes
any more. Flapper colleges
all encourage Grecian
scampering among daush-
ters of heretofore respect
able families.
A LII the fragiles wear In
"A lawn spasms is lawn
that has just been moved.
We've heard of lawn tennis,
lawn croQuet. But this 10
lawn epilepsy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30

UASSAR student is consid-
' cred educated when she
can count up to seven wells.
Most popular gyration Ia
bleau is ancient beeveedee
dance. Girls shouldn't dance
outside like that. Should 20
into the house and dance
like ladies'.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30

~ r e e X interpretative
" dancing is language Of
muscles. Greek is beautiful
language when danced prop.
erly. Usual lawn tit Is mob
Of robust anaemics Tapping
from dew to dew like flock
of wild scissors defying COM
IL VALENTINES
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
STATE HAIL INSURANCE MAY
Be INCREASED TO $40 PER

The State Hail Insurance Depart.
at Bismarck announces an addition.
al So. 90 per acre insurance may be
applied for any time prior to. July 1.
Application to be made in duplicate
on blanks furnished by the Depart
ment or the County Auditors. Several
banks also have the blanks and if
they don't the department. will be
glad to furnish them on request.
After blanks are properly filled and
acknowledged by notary public they
should be sent to the County Auditor
of the county in which the land is
located. The auditor will then file one
copy with the Hail Department and
the policy will be issued
Note also that the Notices of Hail
Loss are TO be made in duplicate this
year on the 1921 blanks. Both the
original and the duplicate are to be
sent to the Hail Insurance Depart
ment within 3 days after loss.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Iona SOLDIER BOY is
GIVEN MILITARY HOkORS


On Monday Langdon post of the
American Legion sent pail bearers
a firing squad and the post colors
with it's escort to give the burial Of
Martin Dahl military honors when
the remains were given final rest
ing place in the cemetery at Iona.
The body arrived at Iona on Satur-
day from overseas. where it had laid
in soldiers grave since he was
killed in action on August 9th, 1918
The parents of this Cavalier county
boy who made the supreme sacrifice
are Mr.. and Mrs John Dahl, and they
sent two of their sons with the first
draft from this county, it being des-
tined that both should receive wounds
on the battle field, the younger, Ben
ME, however being permitted to re-
turn home, while the older one
Martin was laid with others of the
American dead ina soldiers grave.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Masons Plow Through Mud

Langdon and other towns over the
county that were represented at the
Masonic reunion and memorial held
Tuesday at Pembina. state that the
immense crowd from over the north
ern part of the state and across the
line in Manitoba numbered up into
the thousands, special trains from
Fargo, Grand Forks and Winnipeg
bringing big quotas to the event that
marked the place of the first meeting
of Masonic body, in what today is
the State of North Dakota. The cere-
mony extended through most of the
afternoon, but the close of the open
air program of exercises we're over
taken by rain which began to fall
steadily about four O'Clock. The
weather condition continued the same
with the result that auto parties from
Langdon and other points over this
county had the experience of blowing
their way home through the mud un-
til they reached the foothills of the
mountain at Beaulieu, where they
left all evidence of the heavy rainfall
behind them. The gathering was
one that all feel well satisfied with
having, attended.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Attention Ex-seryise Men!

Langdon Post No. 90, of the
American Legion wishes to announce
that there will be joint meeting of
all ex service men, and Legion men,
bers in Cavalier county, at Langdon,
meeting in the City Hall on Friday,
Jnne "a, at 8:30p. m. This meeting
is called at the request of state head
quarters, and will be ,,he occasion of
a visit by Mr.. G. L Dawson, past
state commander. and now national
field representative. Being unable to
go to each post in the county he
wishes each post to have repres
entation here on that night, and is
fact, wants every ex-seryice man in
the county. This will be sure to be
interesting and we cannot urge you
too strongly to be there. What his
subject will be, we cannot say at the
present time. but we judge it to be
Americanism snd we doubt not ne
will also give us some pointers on
compensation, etc. We ask the co.
operation of every post and every ex
service man in the county in helping
us make this meeting success. Give
i all the publicity you possibly can.
and il you can. bring someone with
you to the meeting.
g, M. Messing,
Post Adjntant.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Schefter Sale Closes Saturday

This week the Press would call
the attention of its readers to the
half page advertisement of the Schef-
ter Clothing House, announcing a big
stock reduction sale which opened
on Friday, June 18th and
closes Saturday, June 25th-extend-
ing oyer eight selling days. Prices
quoted back up the claim that bar
gains are being offered in all lines
of clothing, gents furnishings. boots
and shoes and haberdashery, at and
even below actual cost figures. The
crop outlook at this time is such as
will bring to the big sale at the
store of the Schefter Clothing House
a crowd Of eager buyers of the many
real bargains offered. The name
of this old reliable clothing house
has for years been a household word
with the buying public of Cavalier
and adjoining counties-and what
they advertise is offered over their
personal guarantee.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Hail Weather in june

Hot Jlne days Of the past week are
making a wonderful showing on the
growing crop, but it has not been
without the oyerhanging anxiety Of
knowing the danger Of damage. by
hail. Itis hail weather ell right
and those who have allowed their poll !.
tical prejudice to deny them the pro-
tecuion Of North Dakota's dependable
state hail insurance, at the nominal
rate offered are noty1entitied to the
,sympathy or aid Of their broader
minded neighbors in case they are hit
by the hail. In some casea Of obsti.
macy you almost have to hit 'em with
y brick and feel sorry for them at
the same time VI
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
He Died SATURDAY.
At Fortuna, Calf.
Anton ]. Clodt Early Pioneer
Died Quite Unexpected
In California

There will be many of the older
residents of Langdon and this part of
Cavalier county who find it difficult
to realize that their old friend and
neighbor, Anton j. Clodt, has passed
to the greet beyond to receive the
reward for the charector he exempli-
fed in his daily walk in life among
his, fellow men, which won the re.
spect of everyone and lent its infiu-
ence for good among those whom he
had been associating with for we'll
nigh thirty five years.
Anton Clodt in the tifty-third year
of his life died last Saturday after
noon at 4:3O at Fortuna. Calf,
which place had been his home since
leaving Langdon year ago last fall.
Although man of strong rugged
type his health had been unable to
fully recover the shock of the infiu-
enza epidemic of three years ago, in
which the entire family had been
smitten with the disease. two of
their daughters being claimed by
death within few hours of each
other. Finally the doctors advised the
family to seek change of climate.
Letters that have come from them
wounld appear to have shown that the
change had been a wise one and it
was not until message came to his
half brother, Com'r Louis Rose. last
Saturday stating that he was dying,
was it known that he was other than
in ordinary health, The deceased was
born in 1868 in Brogentrich Province
of tphalin, Germany. He had
been resident of this county since
he was fifteen years old and had spent
over thirty.five years of his life in
Cavalier county, filing ON home-
stead near Langdon in 1883 his mar
riage following some ten years later
| With the family at the stricken home
in Fortuna are three younger daugh-
ters, Fransica, Elizabeth and Theresa
There is one on living. John, who
with his two sisters. Mrs VIM Burton
and Mrs. Hammerling have gone to
be present at the funeral. Deceased
lis also mourned by a sister Mrs.
Rohde, residing near Dresden.
Anton Clodt was a devoute Catholic
and a man whose moral force was an
example both in the homelife, where
he will be most greatly missed and
among those of the community in
which he lived. The widow and family
have our deep and heartfelt sympathy
| Summer Eallou an6 Fiuht
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Huron Township Gathering

1t has developed that both Cover
nor Frazier and Attorney General
Lemke have been dated 80 far ahead
for addresses over the state in the
campaign of the league against the
recall that tits still impossible to fix
a definite date for the monster picnic
that the nonpartisans leaguers of Hu
ron township are busy arranging
to hold on this occasion. Both the
governor and the attorney general
have accepted invitations to tour the
northern part of the state during the
latter part of the month and it is
expected before going to press that
a definite announcement of the date
will be received. 1t is expected the
picnic will now be held during the
last of June or the first week in july
Place no credence in reports that the
Huron township leaguers monster
recall picnic has been indefinitely
postponed. This is most emphatically
contradicted.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Langdon Business Change

The Ray D. Kelly meat market has
this week disposed of ita stock OF
staple and fancy groceries, the sale
including the fixtures. all Of which
is taken over by the department
stores of j B. Boyd and the Schulke
Bradley Co., the transfer taking
place yesterday. The change gives
Mr., Kelly more room for his steadily
increasing meat market trade and the
taking over of the various lines Of
groceries by the purchasers will en-
able him to give his entire time to
the meat market and live stock busi-
ness. The change in business should
have the effect of stimulating trade
rather than restricting the same
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Heavy Windstorm Damage

From Olga. Wales and Nekoma re
ports received indicates the rainstorm
of Sunday afternoon almost assumed
the proportions of a cloud burst At
the farm of Ole harvester near Ne
koma and at the Breyer farm north
of Wales the high wind is reported
to have wrecked large frame barns.
At Grafton the county seat OF Walsh
county the same afternoon consider
able damage to property by wind is
reported
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Ex-ServiCe Men
Get Recognition
Disabled War Veterans Are
In Line for Vocational
Training Exam

The men named in the following
list have been recommended to the
Federal Board of Vocational Training
and the federal government is
sending sausd of five men into the
state for the purpose of collecting
evidence and making physical exami-
nations, and to place the men in
training where eligibility can be
proven.
The squad will be in Grand Forks.
N. Don June 29th, 500 a. m. to
June 30th, ll,:O0 a. m. and all dis
abled ex-service men in Pembina,
Cavalier, AWalsh and Grand Forks,
counties should see them at that time
and place.
Following is the list that is now ir
the hands of the Federal Board as
worthy of training:
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Died in Montana Hospital

Jake Kelner left Saturday for
the home of his brother at Bowman,
N. D. on receipt of message Stat
ing that the wife of the latter had
died in q hoepital at Miles CITY,
Mont where she had succumbed
to an operation for appendicitis.
The Kelnera removed from this
county to the western part of the
state a little more than d year ago
and 10 addition to the bereayed
husband family Of four young chill.
dren are left without a mother.
" is expected that the remains will
be brought here for interment
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23

Leaguers Of the Wang settlement
have made reservation Of Friday
June "a, as ths date Of another social
and dance that is being given for the
laudable purpoae of making second
contribution TO the campaign fund 70
fight the recall.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Sells Real Estate in Spokane

John A. Lind, former resident Of
this county and farming for some
years over near Fairdale is a visitor
with friends around here this week.
Since leaving here in the pre- war
days Of 1914. he has been in the
farm land and real estate business in
Spokane, wash. being at the head Of
the Dakota Land Go.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
County S. S. Convention

To day the closing sessions are be-
ing held of the two days Cavalier
Co. Sunday school convention, which
is. being held in the Presbyterian
church and opened yesterday after
noon, delegates being in attendance
from towns all over the county.
For this reason, if no other, Langdon
has been on its best behavior this
week which, however, did not deter
the visitors from being rendered the
hospitality of our townspeople and
rendered a royal good time. In
fact their stay is all too short.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23

Saturday, July 9th is the date for
civil service examination of appli-
cants for vacancies on mail rou tes
out of Langdon.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23
Leaguers Recall
Farmers PiGnics
Social Feature of Campaign
Under Big Headway All
Over the County

The Womans Club of Loan town
ship will give program and supper
on Friday, June Oath. In the Grove
Of o. H, Olson, q miles southwest
of Wang or 4 miles north of Mona.
The program will commence at loo,
Ice cream, lemonade, candy and fruit
will be sold at reasonable prices.
Races, tug a-wars and sports of all
kinds will be in the days program.
Admission emitting you to supper
so cents. Children under IL free.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23

There will be a big Nonpartisan
box social and dance held at Geo,
Bohra, three miles south of Wales on
next Tuesday evening June 28th, for
the benefit of the Recall Campaign
Fund Of the League. Music will be
furnished by the Wales orchestra.
Every body come and bring box and
have good time. The barn is cleo
trically we'll lighted and has<eyery
convenience for a good time. Dom
forget the date June 28th.
Tomorrow, Friday of this week the
24th day Of June the members of the
Women's Nonpartisan Club at Wang,
will hold big picnic in the grove at
the farm home of Ole Il. Olson, which
is located one and one-half miles
south and one mile west of Wang
post Office. Everything TO eat will be
obtainable on the grounds. There vii!
also be 3 refreshment stand al
which ice cream and soft drinks will
be offered for sale. In the evening
will follow a dance on the floor of the
big barn at the Sam Braaten farm.
The big day of enjoyment starts early
in the afternoon and the fun con-
tinues until the wee sma hours. The
proceeds go to the recall campaign
fund A good time is guaranteed tt
one and all.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-23

Summer Fallow and Fight