The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-04-10

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spring the proposition has won out.
Evidently the tax payers of the var
ious cities of the state believe that.
they can get cheaper and better light
and water service through the NUM-
cipality than from privately owned
institutions. They can if they are
properly handled. Valley City is get
ting a better rate than most cities in
the state for this reason and we be-
lieve that we would still get lower
electric rates if we went at it. It
would not be bad idea if we also
owned the gas plan. The people
themselves should have a chance to-
run these public utilities and if they
are run right we should get cheaper
rates for all these things.
THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE-
The cry "do not sign the referendum
petitions" seems to have operated a
different way than Mr.. Townley and
the highly paid bunch of socialistic
orators thought it would. At least
80 600 persons have already signed
the petitions and more are doing so
every day. When you wake up the
people it does not take them long to
act and so it is with these petitions.
When the referendum is opposed so
vigorously by the leaders who were
the ones crying for the referendum
three years ago, it awakens the sus-
picions Of the voters of the state.
There must be something wrong when
the leaders try to stop the people
from knowing what has happened to
them. But we notice that every time
there is a gathering of county asses
sors-they find out what has been
done to them in the way of added
taxes. The leaders themselves admit
slight raise in taxes, which is doing
we'll for them, but the fact of the mat
ter is the word slight used in this con-
nection is the wrong word. 1t should
be heavy taxes instead of slight.
That's what we are getting under this
benefcient Townley's controlled leg
islation.
think IN 1NTEREST-sANE---
Editor Morgan of the Starkweather
Times, has run Nonpartisan League
paper ever since the spring Of 1916.
But he is fighting the other way now.
He is bitterly opposing five measures
that were not included in the farmers
program. While he has run Non
partisan paper, he has been indepen-
dent, as the paper has been and is to-
day his own property. He is being
roundly abused for his stand by the
Townley kept press, but Morgan is
fighter and will not be bluffed out
The Independent.
Mr.. Morgan is like hundreds Of 9TH
er weakened editors around the
state. While they thought the league
leaders were in the ascendency like a
lot of cringing towards not one of
them dared come out in the open and
stand up for the right. Now that they
see the hand writing on the wall they
are climbing onto the band wagon
very fast. If they had the nerve to
have stood out against socialism,
graftism and a few other things
that have now fastened themselves on
the vitals of this state things would
have been different. Mr.. Morgan is
another one Of those editors who tried
to steal the state press association for
the Bolshevikes at Grand Forks a
year or so ago. If they thought
Townley and the bunch were right
then they certainly ought to think
they are right now. They are ex-
actiy the same kind of men today that
they were a year ago. Well, W are
glad they ares commencing to see the
light of reason and welcome them
back into the fold. It takes a hard
bump every once in awhile to make
some of these weakened ones rea-
lie they are getting stung. We have
lots Of them around the state and
some in Barnes county.
INTERSTATE FAIR COMPETITION
The Interstate Fair Association is
offering series of prizes for de-
sign for the cover of their premium
list. The competition is open to all
grades, High school and college stu
dents in the state. The purpose of
this competition is to create an inter-
est in good design from a practical
standpoint. The best work will be ex-
hibited in the Art Department of the
Woman's Building during Fair Week.
The committee wishes superinten-
dents, principals and teachers of art
to present to the various classes the
problem of designing such a cover.
The design should be simple and made
to reproduce at the least possible ex-
pense. The plan should include G de-
sign appropriate for such cover, the
date July Fl to 26, and the words IN
terstate Fair, Fargo, N. D.
The competition is divided into the
following classes, a prize Of five dol
lars being offered for the best work
in each class:
Glass A. Grade students.
Class B. High School students.
Glass C. College students.
Rules Governing the Competition
/. Not more than two designs may
be submitted by single individual.
| 2. The designs must be original.
3. The designs must be worked or
by the competitor only.
4. Only one style letter SHOULD be
used.
5. Designs must be in black and
white only.
6. The designs must be in the fol-
lowing size: ten inches by sixteer
inches on bristol board, which may be
bought at any book store or schoo
supply company.
7. A margin of two inches should
surround the design.
| 3 The desipner's name address