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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13
f and that for the purpose of enabling

the people O1 tilS oIdIe w Sco 60
at the lowest price possible, that they
urge clean-cut definite arrangements
along lines which will enable the stores
now operated by the Consumers Unit
ed Stores company to become units OF
cooperative system which will en-
able them to buy goods in large guam
titles and to sell them to consumers
at a correspondingly lower price.
"Be it further resolved that the
banking board direct it's secretary to
urge the officers of the Consumers
United Stores company to attend the
meeting heretofore mentioned and to
convey the message to the officers Of
the Consumers United Stores compa-
ny that the state banking board is
anxious, willing, eager, and deslrous
of haing the cooperative stores IN
North Dakota, and that they will CO.
operate freely and gladly to the full
st extent possible in the establishment
and management of them. And that
the State Banking Board would regret
any attitude on the part of the officers
of the Consumers United Stores COM
pany which would prevent the estab-
'lishment of such stores"
The Equity idea of cooperation
where each stakeholder has vote was
not good enough for Townley eight
months ago, but now the Townley's
organs in carefully worded articles
are telling Of the great gift to the
farmers-the gift of 33 stores with
stocks presumed to be $4,000 each;
the gift Of $4,000 worth of stores
which they paid 81, 100000 for.
Those 500 notes must have all been
collected. Well, $4,000 profit for
organization isn't bad for only years
work.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13
PATIENCE NEEDED

Valley City at this time is con.
fronted with a condition that it has
never before experimental real coal
shortage and with this blizzard now in
progress with the chances of the rail
roads being blocked, we are called
upon to exercise not only patience but
strict economy in the use of coal. The
coal strike could not have come on at a
worse time than it has, and it is a
very inhuman and cruel strike which
may result in untold misery. How
ever, we are facing this coal shortage
and must make the best of it. The
city light and water plant has only
enough fuel for few days and must
of necessity cut down all light that
can reasonably be cut out to conserve
the coal on hand. The city council has
passed a resolution which is printed
on the front page of this paper, or
dering the cutting out of light in the
city. It is going to cause inconven-
fence, of course, but we have to stand
for it. The public schools, stores, the
aters, pool halls, etc., all come under
the order. If no relief is obtained
within the week all will come under
the ban including the Times-Record.
We cannot operate our machines and
presses without electricity and if we
had that and no fuel we would be just
as bad off. We are no pessimist and
generally look on the bright side of
things rather than the dark side, but
we confess that the outlook is any
thing but encouragingl W. shall
live in hopes that relief will come
soon and normal conditions be re-
stored. In the meantime let every
body do the best they know how to
comply with the city Administrations
order to conserve light, resting in the
assurance that the ban will be lifted
just as soon as coal can be secured to
keep the city plant running.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13
WHAT CAN A HOME DEMON
STRATION AGENT DO?

A large touring car speeding along
in North Dakota highway recently ran
over large fat hog injuring it in such
a manner that it was necessary to kill
it. The accident did not harper: when
the temperature was around the zero
mark, but rather when it was about
the fartherest distance possible from
that point, and it did not seem posi-
BILE to utilize the meat of this hog at
this season of the year; yet the wife
of the farmer who owned the hog be-
ing of an economical turn of mind de-
cided to consult the home den1onstra-
ton leader Of that county.
The home demonstration leader in
formed the wife that she would be out
there as soon as possible, and they
would proceed to can the meat. She
instructed the wife to have her hus-
band bleed the hog and prepare the
equipment to dress the hog for the
use of the Gamers and she also sug-
gested that several neighboring wo-
men be invited in to assist. in the work
Arriving at the home in mid-after-
noon, the woman headed by the home
demonstration leader, proceeded to
care for the carcass of the dressed
hog in such a manner that by evening
the entire animal had been cut up and
placed in cans and prepared in such a
manner that the entire animal could
be preserved until desired for food.
Had it not been for this home demon
stration leader in that county, the val
ue of that hog would have been en-
tirely lost to it's owner. Fl .
In another county a home demon
stration leader held a Clothing School
for the women of the rural districts
in which she taught by demonstrating
how to remodel old clothes and to util-
ize fathers cast-off garments by max
ing suit for the junior member of
the family. One woman who attend
ed one of these meetings, writes that
she saved over $40 when she made
suit for her young son from a cast-off
suit of her husband. Had she not at
tended this Clothing School, it would
have been necessary for her to have
purchased a suit at the store which
would have cost her from SIS to $18.
In another section a. home demon
stration leader held a meeting of wo-
men and gave a talk on home-nurs
lag n AC" odyo ldCcI Clle l4CIle uduyH-
ter of a woman who attended these
meetings drank some poison Recall
ing the suggestion of the home dem
onstration leader, the mother used the
home treatment pending the arrival
Of the doctor from q slant town. The
treatment employed by the mother,
learned through the activities and in
struction Of the home demonstra-
ton leader, was res ,onsible for saw
ing the life of the cl Il.
# Won have no horne demonstration
leader: in your cour !, the matter
should be thoroughly discussed and
steps taken to secure the services of
one during the w:nte-' or early spring
when she can be Of the most value to
the community in such manners as
have been mentioned above.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13
NEWS FROM The
STATE CAPITOL

Bismarck, N. D., Nov. Ono, ]
won't subscribe to the American Red
Cross" said Professor Charles Emil
Strangaland, A. B., A. M, Phi. D., dis
charged employee Of the United States
consular service who is making sur
vcy of the libraries of the institutions
of the state, and who is drawing down
So, 900 per year in 50 doing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION

UOV ElIN M E4N 1, ID L I'M U1NCiIV1N
League papers are having hard
time to justify trial by affidavit and
government by injunction in the case
Of the Scandinavian-Ame bank,
while they oppose it is the case Of the
coal miners strike.
They try to justify it in the case Of
the bank by talking of the emergency
and the danger of delay, but the case
would have been decided even more
quickly if it had been permitted TO
take it's usual course through the low
err court. And surely the bank closing
is not comparable to such an emer-
gency as the coal strike.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

The state Of North Dakota has what
is known as the home builders law, a
concern which is supposed to build
homes for our people under certain
and specific conditions. 1t has been
such a remarkable success from the
time it was put on the statute books
of the state up to the present time
that we are now building in North Da-
kota one lone house to cost five thous-
and dollars. To Offset this magnificent
piece of work to build this one house
during the month Of September we
are informed that the home builders
department at Bismarck cost the peo-
pie of the state something over
S19A2.85 and Blakemore, the manager
Of the affair, drew two checks for him
self for that month of something over
one thousand dollars. Yes, these new
ideas put into operation in this state
cost the tax payers lot OF money.
How long are the farmers of the state
going to continue to chase will-o-the-
WispS.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

Our good and great governor wants
the coal miners of North Dakota to
continue mining coal if it is not in
compatible with the rules and regu-
lations of the labor organizations: Ye
gods, the people can freeze to death
if it is not agreeable to the miners
organization. Wouldn't it be tine II we
could elect man governor OF this
state who has been endowed with a
little courage and stiff backbone, SO
that he could tell some of these walk
ing delegates who are running the
state of North Dakota, where to get
off at.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

A nonpartisan was talking about the
except press" yesterday-What ne cans
the kept press, which constitute 1ne
newspapers that refuse to be subsldlz,
ed by the Brintop plan. The bird SAID
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

Trial by affidavit and government
by injunction is vicious weapon, and
one that should not be used if there is
any possibility of avoiding it. It was
wrong to use it in the case of the bank
as Judge Birdzell has said. It was
bad policy, at least, to use it in the
case of the miners, but now that it
has been adopted the government can
not afford to recede from it's position.
Forum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

that these newspapers only give one
side of the question:and never tell the
ruth. For the benefit of the suffer-
ing public will this gentleman tell us
n what league paper you can read our
side of the political story? There is
not league paper printed that will
rive the facts about taxation in this
state from our viewpoint 49, and our
view seems to be the most truthful as
visit to the county auditor will
quickly convince anyone but regular
mule. There are thousands Of homes
in this state where no other paper but
The Nonpartisan Leader and the Fargo
Courier-News are allowed inside the
house and they get the facts as pre-
sented by them. That is not all. We
have state institutions that have sup
posed libraries that keep the Fargo
morning daily and like papers but alb
solutely refuse to keep on file for the
use CT those who want to read both
sides, the Fargo Forum or the Grand
Forks Herald. This is the sort of i'm
partially that is being shown by the
state administration. The tax payers
pay for all this but like the state su-
perintendent's job it is all censored by
the powers that be. Who is telling the
ruth, anyhow? Investigate and de-
tide for yourself.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

The big terminal elevator and mill
to be located by 1.-The state has been
awarded to Grand Forks by the state
board of administration. The people
of Grand Forks are to provide site
for the mill and are also to sell one
million dollars worth of state bonds IN
order to get the state enterprise. 1t
will be big thing for the city OF
Grand Forks and the enterprise. II
properly run should be good thing
for the state. The people Of that city
should have no trouble in selling a mil
lion dollars worth of bonds to get this
kind of an enterprise.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

The vets made a killing in New
Jersey where it was the liquor ele-
ment that won out, the democratic
candidate pledging himself to work
for keeping booze going in that state
The legislature, however, IS repuDlll;,,
can, so that unless that is also wet
the governor will have rather hard
shedding. New Jersey is the only con-
ISOLATION the vets have in the whole
country. They are welcome to it be-
cause after January twenty the coun-
trv will be dry anyway.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

They call Attorney General LANCER
the bank wrecker Why not call Judge
Birdzell the court wrecker IN order
not to show any partially.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

In Nebraska Tuesday was held an
election to elect members for a constl-
tutional convention for the purpose of
revising the constitution OF that state.
The nonpartisan league elected less
than a dozen members to that conven-
ton. Maybe the Nebraska farmers
having been reading up on tax figures
from North Dakota-and got wise.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

Speaking about the league of ma
tions the only national fight made IN
the recent state elections was in Ken
lucky where the democratic COVER,
nor was running on ratification, OF
the treaty platform and the republl-
can candidate was running against
ratification in it's present form. The
republican candidate won by 10000
plurality. It is mighty easy to see
from this vote which way the wind
is blowing. We are proud OF ola
Kentucky.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

The election in Ohio according to
latest figures turned out to be wet
victory instead of dry one, the vets
apparently defeating the prohlbltlon1
amendments according to the latest
returns. Well, the result will not
make much difference SO far as this
business is concerned because under
the federal amendment the whole
country goes dry inside Of sixty days,
so the victory of the vets will be a
mirthless one after all.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

On the unofficial returns from the
state of Maryland from the election OF
Yesterday, Richie, democrat, has a
lead of 342 over his republican COM
petitor. This is giving the democra-
tic party a close shave in the demo
cratic state of Maryland. The drys
in Ohio seem to have made great
killing according to last reports they
have a big lead in that state
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13


-BUY W. s. s.--
There is a very distinct murmur 60
ing up all over the state as the tax
payers find out just what they will
have to pay as result of this new
day in North Dakota. Every day
this murmur will be growing louder
and louder and you remember, friends
we told you some months ago that this
would happen but you said we were
| lying and were working for big bus
mess. The proof of the pudding is in
the eating and the faster you go to the
court house and get the proof you will
realize that you have been properly
stung. We are going to leave it to
you who has told the truth in this
matter. The damage has been done.
Do you want to try out some more OF
this or do you want to join with the
rest of US in Kidding the state of this
kind of an administration and next
year elect state officials who will cur
tail needless expenditures and keep
taxes down to where they belong. 1t
is a fact that with the growth of the
state there must be some additional
taxes, fair raise in tax, but there is
absolutely no sense or reason in tax
payer having to pay several hundred
dollars more taxes to bolster up an ad-
ministration that has shown it's pro-
figacy and extravaganza to say moth
ing of it's inehiciency. We were told
that taxes would not be raised over
$3.50 per quarter on land-and that
would not be out of the way under the
circumstances - but they have been
raised several times that amount
which is absolutely without reason
and unnecessary. The fact of the mat
ter is that the people are supporting
an army of Office holders who are
running around the state spending
money recklessly and freely in hotels
and other expenses to say nothing OF
the big salaries they are drawing in a
job that is not necessary. There is
no need for acrimony or hard feelings
in this matter. Look at it from your
J own viewpoint if you please. If you
I had a big business and put somebody
you thought was competent at the
head of it to run it for you and you
found that ne was totally unfit for the
| job, that he had run you thousands of
dollars into the hole and shot your
business all to pieces, how long would
you keep that manager on the job
Not very long we are certain. It is
just the same with the business of the
public. They have been tried and have
| been found wanting and you and the
| rest of us, Mr.. Farmer, have been
made the goat and must pay for our
! folly by added burdens of taxation
hot %no yoo1o ,{ch
! There is no need of any bitterness of
feeling. What we need is some con-
structive work done to repair the
damage next year when the voters
will have a chance to do this very
lob of reconstruction. If you don t
like the way things are running don t
be afraid to come out and say that you
we're wrong before and get out and
do some work for the right now. We
all make mistakes.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

Headlines in the Fargo morning
daily says that the operators have en-
tered into filibuster at the state cap
ital-the coal mine operators. IN the
meantime the governor is waiting TO
see when it would be convenient TOR
the agitators to allow some coal to be
mined in North Dakota while the peo-
pie of the state are looking. askance
at the fast depicting coal piles. Our
governor is a wonderful buffer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

w. S. s.
For man who has been killed off
politically as many times as we are
told Attorney General LANCER has,
that gentleman is coming to the fore
With remarkable vitality. He spoke at
New Leipzig, N. D., recently to hum
1reds of farmers, some of whom had
driven Is miles over bad roads to hear
his side of the Fargo bank deal and
other matters. He spoke for four
hours and was repeatedly cheered by
those present. The farmers passed
resolutions endorsing LANCER, Hall
and Judge Birdzell and also said that
the farmers of the state would pay the
costs assessed by the supreme court
against the two former for costs in
Cured in the Fargo bank deal. The
farmers Of the state are waking up
and the more the league organs tell
them that taxes are not much higher
the madden they get. These subsi-
died sheets keep saying that the other
side is lying about the taxes. Why
don't the Courier-News and other
league papers go to the court house
and find out how much the taxes have
been increased on their own plants,
then they would know that they are
mistaken in their contention to use
the polite word. A man surely ought
to know whether he is being held up
for higher taxes or not after the
county auditor gives him the figures.
Most of the farmers around here are
beginning to get wise to the fact that
somebody has prevaricated and we
feel that after going to the court
house and getting the figures that they
are not blaming us in this respect.
We have told them the truth on tax
alton matters at least, and they can
not deny it-because those tax figures
at the Court house won't lie. We have
to pay the bill.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-13

Horace ]. Baird of Robinson, N. D.,
has been named deputy inspector in
the state license department to sue
coed Valentine Koch. The latter has
resigned to accept the cashiership of
the Farmers State Bank of Dickin-
son, a new banking institution which
has recently opened in that city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-11
BOTH BOND ISSUES TO
BUILD PASS-A-GRILLE
HIGHWAY VOTED DOWN

st. Petersburg, July list. Pc
tersburg and It's environs did an un-
usual thing by falling to vote bond
issue for public improvements, the
$4,000 issue for completing the Pass
a-Grille road project being defeated
by II votes and the proposed issue
o. $4,000 to buy and improve the Nc
Adoo bridge by a majority of 81
votes.
A total of 457 votes were cast of
which four were mutilated. The road
project vote stood 259 against and
1873 for. The bridge purchase vote
stood 271 against and lit for.
The counting of the votes was an
interesting procedure with the road
project starting off we'll in the lead
and the bridge dropping behind from
the start. But after the first 50
ballots were counted there came in .
string of about 100 "Nos" on both
propositions. After that 1t was more
or less an even break but the affirm
ative on either project could not ov-
ercome the lead the negative had OBJ
tanned.
There were all kinds of voting on
the two issues. Ballots were counted
which said Eyes" to both propos-
itions; others came along one after
another saying "no" to both. Many
ballots were for the road project but
against the bridge. Other ballots
said mo" to the road but voted for
buying the bridge.
Underlying causes for defeat Of the
proposed bond issues were discussed
freely last night by the large crowd
of citizens who gathered to get the
returns. The chief OF these was Civ
on as opposition to assisting what
many voters appeared to believe
would be good thing" for Mr.. Nc
Adoo in the purchase by the special
road and bridge district of his bridge
and the building Of a road through
Continued on Page S.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-11
LONDON'S DRAMA
CHARACTERIZED AS "ROTTEN,
Low AND FUTILE"
(ByAssociated Press.)

London, July 11.-"Rotten, low and
futile" Miss Lena Ashwell, one of
the best--known English actresses,
has characterized the drama of today
as represented on London's stages.
Addressing the inaugural meeting OF
the British Drama League, she said
nothing could be detrimental 20 the
wholesome life of the natior than
such plays.
what astounds me-" she ccntin-
ued "is that there is no apprehen-
sion in this great country Of the
power of the drama"
She recalled that during the war
Germany sent Shakespearean COM
nanies to Switzerland, while English
dramatic art was represented in
Paris bv a revue. At the time or
greatest stress none of the men from
overseas who came to London had
the opportunity of seeing any of the
plays which represent Englands ma
tional ideal, Miss Ashwell declared.
The point of view of the church was
expressed by the Rev. h. H. H.
Sheppard, who declared 1t to be
quite monstrous that the Christian
church does not possess its own the
ater in London, where it might am
plify the message 1t gives from the
pulpit"
Telling of his experience with
sbakespearean plays produced in the
East End, he said: 1.-THE West ENC
does not realize how the poorer
classes love good stuff. 1t is the same
in France. Mr.. Atkins does mo-
want a bedroom scene any more tnan
II does not shock him any more
than it shocks me. 1t merely insults
Ills intelligence.