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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-08
OF SPRING.

II is not that the robins. the
bluebilds and the redwingS have
returned; it is not that there is
a faint fresh greening upon the
lawns; it is not that the rising
sap is visible in the swelling
buds; indeed, these may still be
invisible. and snow may remain
piled in northern exposures: Il
biting edge may he upon the air.
the roads may he frozen hard
every morning; nevertheless
there are prcmonitionS Of spring
They bring Il Sanguine tone to
the temperament. they tighten
and brighten the music that per-
SiStS in breaking from the heart.
lniuStilied by any warrant Of
outer nature, they assert them
selves as ii certified by some
inner and infalliblc instinct.
And they are within. inalien-
able and indubitablc limitations
that that IRON grip of winter IS
slackening and the days of God 5
great open-air pageant are at
hand. Man always anticipates
Nature because man has pre-
science. the divine power of
foreSeeing. the incor1igiblc at
tribute OF hope. In every sub
urb, and wherever the primal
instincts have reserved 4 patch
Of land around human habita-
tons. men and women are pour
ing over seed and flower cata-
logs. >portSmen are unreelng
their lines and reSorting their
flies. and dWellcr> by the water
side are overhauling their craft
Even in the canyon-like streets
Of the great cities the slaves OF
the desk and the counter are
tentatively arranging for the
brief July or August respite by
the sea or in the mountains.
Each season has its own claim
to glory; the winter. its severe
austerity; the autumn. its deS-
perate spIendor of color; the
summer. its voluptuous richness
of flower and foliage. but moth
ing can compare with spring,
because it contains the trium-
phant sense of resurrection. as
if relentless foe had been de-
feated and the soul and sense of
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-08
TO PREVENT WARS.

The world war will have been
fought in vain if something is
not done to prevent future wars.
This is the attitude of President
Wilson in advocating a League
of Nations. 1t is the attitude of
former President Taft, Republi-
can Leader of the House Mann.
and a few Republican United
States Senator's who have the
courage to rise above petty
party politics. Everybody knows
that the United States entered
the world war to bring a lasting
peace on earth and everybody
knows that if the Allied nations
do not form a union to preserve
the peace of the world that Boil
shevism and Anarchy will soon
rule the world. So-called states
men may howl and split hairs,
but the we'll thinking people of
America approve Of President
Wilson and his peace plans.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-08
CONGRESS ADJOURN

The SiNty-ilfth Congress came
to an end Tuesday. and at the
close a few Republican United
States Senators proved them
selves partiSanS rather than pa
triotS. They attempted to iorcc
an extra session of Congress.
and miserably failed, at the
same time tilibuSteriue against
and successfully preventing the
passage of the Army and Navy
Appropriation bills. the railroad
appropriations and -four other
important appropriation bills.
Congress adjourned sine die and
the President absolutely deciin-
ed to call an extra session at
this time. He thus leaves the
Republicans chagtined and re-
sponsible for not passing the
important appropriation bills re-
ferred to.
The filibuStel OF the group Of
Republicans working ior an eX-
ira session continued until the
end. Senator Sherman, of Hi
nois. Republican, who began q
speech at $50 d. M. held the
floor more than -four hours and
successfully prevented further
consideration of the railroad APP
preparation bill.
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COL. UPSHUR'S OPINION.


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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-08
OUR JUNIOR SENATOR.

Senator France was certainly
not representing the sentiment
of the people of Maryland in his
attitude at the closing of Con
grcsS Tuesday. In fact he is
out Of tune with the spirit of the
times. His election to the United
States Senate was very unfor-
tunate for the people of this
State. His ilibustering Tuesday
with two other hot headed Re
publicanS who bitterly oppose
President Wilson's plan for the
League of Nations. evidences
that Senator France is not well
balanced.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-08
GEORGE MARTIN UpSH

Col UpShur has received sew
eral letters commendatory to his
letter in the Times. among
others one from Mr.. Walter
Wellman. the we'll known Artic
explorer and author, who wrote
as follows:
Permit me 70 express my great
admiration fol your letter in tho
Times There should be- more like IT,
believe with you the partisan oppo-
nents Of progress are digging their
political graves.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-08

man had come into their own
again. As prcmonitionS of it
stir in the blood they prove that
men have at least the capacity
for immortality. = Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-08
THE NEW WAY.

"The Turkish women are disearding
their wells"
81 suppose that is their idea of
facing the new situation"
D0WNTRODDEN ARISTOCRACi.
"Jinks is walking on his uppers.'
"What! Has he joined the Bolshe-
WIKI"
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For the entertainment of our visitors special
music will be furnished in the Music Department
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
FRAZIER FOR PRESIDENT

Meaning, no doubt, that poor Lynne
is in the way.
The time has come, it would seem
when he is carried as excess baggage
and to Townley this seems the easiest
way out.
To the Townley pot-gang the "third-
term idea does not look good. Be-
sides, to practice good communism
things should be passed around. It's
somebody's else turn. Hagan has
worked hard for something. Maybe
"Boss Arthur" will give it to him.
The socialist gang doesn't take the
"Frazier for President boom seri-
ously. Lynne wouldn't himself if he
hadn't been told to.
Consider it yourself. Substitute
Frazier for Wilson and Townley for
Colonel House and try not to smile.
But someone has said comparisons
are odious.' Certainly this one would
be so to Wilson while Colonel House
might think that he had grounds for
action.
So it's "Frazier for President" He's
in the way, so he's on the way-OUT.
There is no other course. 'Dust thou
art to dust returneth." The logical
step for a governor would be the Sem
ate. But then, Lynne isn't logical.
Besides, Gronna is in the way. And
the League in that case would have to
back Frazier. We will admit that that
is out of the question. 1t simply
wouldn't do.
Lynne needs sympathy, but, unfor-
trnateIv we have a sense Of humOr
We have to smile. The old adage,
"smile and the world smiles with you"
still holds good. So let's smile with
the world.-Morton County Farmers
Press.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
APPROXIMATION

BY virtue of the authority vested in
the Governor by the Constitution, and
laws Of the State of North Dakota,
and in pursuance thereof,
+ / herewith call the legislature to
convene in extraordinary session at
the Capitol at Bismarck at twelve
o'clock noon, November 25th, A. D.
1919, to consider and act upon the fol-
lowing subjects of legislative business,
namely:
First-The ratification of the Won
ans Suffrage Amendment to the Fed
eral Constitution.
:Second-To provide aid for farm
ers of the drought-stricken district.
Third - To enact such further leg
islation as is deemed necessary to ia
cilitate the carrying out of the states
industrial program. .s#.
Witness my hand and seal this 29th
day of October, A. D. 1919.
BY the Governor: ST.
LYNN J. FRAZIER,
Governor.
THOMAS HALL, ".@ f.
Secretary of State. IT,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
= CLASSROOM NOTES

Peculiar things are often said il
the classrooms and it is not always
the student who is guilty. In Mathe.
mates 81 the instructor was trying tt
impress upon the minds Of the stu
dents certain facts relating to geome.
try. In the course of his explanations
he said, eve can't define an elemental
thing. Day-by the time got through
explaining what day is, it would be
dark as night"
Glass? ? II? :?
We admit that the explanation
would be lengthy, but is that what he
meant? We wonder.
We recall another instance which
occurred in Language Al. Pronouns
and their antecedents were the sub
jects Of disagreement. A student
was trying to find the antecedent IT
1--WE" in a certain sentence when the
teacher said, ut is difficult to know
who we isl.
Strange things do happen.
"But words are things, and a small
drop of ink, ,
: Falling, like dew, upon a thought,
produces
That which makes thousands, per-
haps millions, think"
M. w..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
ANEW PHASE

More columns Of publicity have
been written about David DelascO than
any other star in the world has ever
inspired. His life has been romance;
his success almost an Arabian Nights;
fairy tale. The sixty years Of his lite
have been crowded to the brim. The
late William Winter wrote two bulg-
ing volumes of the life of David Bel
asco, and left this work as the monu-
ment to his own career as critic and
theatrical biographer: .,
And now at this late date, David
Belasco has entered momentarily
upon new phase Of his career. He
has become motion picture star. At
the Normal auditorium Nov. 5, 1870
.. m. he will be seen as the bright par
ticular attraction of "A Star Over
Night" the photo drama with. which
the Stage Women's War Relief series
opens. '' '"-t
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
FRAZlER'S OFFER
TO RUN MINES

Bismarck, Oct. Ex-Governor Fraz-
Ter today sent the following telegram
to John L. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers of America:
"John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, In
dianapolis, Ind.
"The state is covered with snow.
Winter has set in here. A serious
fuel shortage exists. A strike of
miners in the state will cause great
suffering. The coal Of North Dakota
is Ignite, mined only as needed aand
cannot be stored. Hence there are no
stocks on hand. If it is not incotnpat-
ible with the just demands of organ
lied labor, 1 would suggest some work
ing arrangements with the miners by
which fuel can be sold only to indi-
vidual consumers until your Difficult
ties have been honestly and equitably
adjusted. ~" 81 -
Lynn J. Frazier, Governor. I"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
WHAT IS THE
S. W W. R.

Doubtless there are persons who do
not know what the Stage Women's
War Relief is or why it is. Few of
these persons will stay away from the
widely advertised showing of "A Star
Over Night" at the Normal Audito-
rum on Wednesday, November 5. This
is the first opportunity that anyone
has ever had. in this city to see David
Belasco, although his name is by
word when ever the theatre is dis
cussed. N
Years and years ago, he is said to
have acted on the stage in San Fran
cisco and other western cities, but for
the last thirty-five or forty years he
has been showing other people how
to act. Now they will have an OPP
portunity to see how he acts. Mr.. Be
lasco is assisted by the following Gel
ebrities: Hilda Sprong, Elizabeth
Risdon, Bruce McRae, Edward Mar
tindel, Hamilton Revelle and others.
But to return to the Stage Women's
War Relief. In justice to them it must
be said that everyone who appears in
the twelve plays of which "A Star
Over Night" is the first, contributes
his or her services. If their regular
salaries had been paid, Madison
Square Garden or a similar auditori-
UNI would have been required to make
the venture profitable, but the Stage
Women's War Relief had an errand of
mercy to accomplish and from Mr.. Be-
lasco to the crudest ingenue the play
er-folk volunteered. The Stage Wo-
mems War Relief did valiant service
during the war. After the armistice
was signed, they set themselves the
task of raising money to build and
maintain i. a theatre for convalescent
soldiers and sailors in the big debark-
alton hospital in New York.
Everyone who sees this production
is directly contributing toward this
object as we'll as gratifying curiosity
and procuring amusement.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
W. 5. s.
WHY WE BALK

There are many reasons why the
people of the United States won't sub
NIT to the unreasonable demands of
the Coal miners but transcending all
other reasons is the one that where
personal comfort and conveniences is
to be interferred with by mere
handful of a half million men the
other hundred million will balk.
After passing through war such
as we helped to wind up, mere
threat from coal miners don't phase
us one bit. We passed through coal
less Mondays, meatless Wednesdays
sugarless weeks, etc., and rather lik-
ed to think that we were making sac
rifces for a principle, but ask the
American people to stand for more of
it, and we are going to ask the rea-
son. What principle is at stake in
these latest demands of the miners
Absolutely none but downright self
ishness from all that we can discov-
er.
Already burdened with high costs
Of living, the people are not in a
mood to saddle themselves with an
other billion dollars of expense for
that is just the bill thernation would
have to pay for this increase. 1t
will start the upward trend of prices
along the whole line, just as we are
trying to get matters adjusted so
there can be gradual drops in the cost
of living. And of the total of one
billion dollars which they would ex-
act over one-third goes to aliens who
cannot even speak the English Ian
guage. ,r#
The miners are now working for ap-
proximately S1.00 per hour and from
A. to 4S hours per week. They de-
mand an increase in pay to approx
mately S1.60 an hour. six hour day
and five day week.
How will this strike the farmer Of
North Dakota who for the greater
part of the year puts in a seven day
week and twelve to sixteen hour
day? How will it strike the women
of the country, the housewives who
put in fourteen to sixteen hours a
day? It's time we asked this question
for tic women are going to WELD the
balance Of power at our elections.
The so-called Farmers papers in
North Dakota through their socialist
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06

The American Federation of Labor
leaders say that the injunction issued
by the courts to stop the miners from
striking is nothing more or less than
slavery. The leaders do not seem to
realize that their action in striking at
this time is not slavery but decidedly
criminal in every respect. They are
trying to gouge the public with exces-
sive demands that are unreasonable
and unjust. They are trying to force
a condition on the country at this
time unless the strike is stopped that
will result in much misery and which
will also stop the wheels of industry
in the nation. It is time to call a halt
on this radicalism and it is time to get
into the game by the United States
government and see that these mines
are kept working and enough fuel
mined to keep the people warm and
the industries of the country running.
This is not time for equivocation or
wrangling-it is time for action.
whatever wrongs the miners have suf-
fered in regard to wages has nothing
to do with this monstrous strike they
are now agitating. Their demands at
this time are unreasonable and unjust.
They talk to us about the unjustness
of government by injunction-ther rad
icals do-and that was part of the
propaganda of the nonpartisan league
leaders in this state, but when they
want anything theytmmediately go
to their own controlled courts and ask
for an injunction. It seems to matter
just whose OK is gored. The nation
is facing grave crisis and it needs
good judgment and firmness in set
Ting matters, but the people have
some rights left we hope and they are
entitled to vigorous action on the part
of the government to see that the
country is not tramped under foot by
radicals who think that in the be-
ginning of cold winter they can force
unjust conditions on their employers
at the expense of the suffering of the
people. If the wages are inadequate
we believe that the matter can be ad-
justed some way and the miners
should get decent wage but we are
strongly opposed to making other peo-
pie suffer to right wrongs that they
are in no way responsible for. It
reeds drastic action sometimes to
right great wrong like the miners
are trying to put over on the people
at this time. No man can do fair
days work in six hours nor can he,
do a weeks work in five days-and that
is what they are striking for. If they
want these kind of hours let them get
paid for it but they are not entitled
to the wages they demand for that
kind of service in return.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
A SHOWDOWN

Tie nation having been challenged
by the leaders of the soft coal miners
President Wilson in behalf OF the
American people and in the name OF
| the United States Government accepts
the challenge with a fiat demand for
show down.
Mr.. Wilson's notice to the officers
of the United Mine Workers is as
straight as it is strong. The mines
of the country will not close down.
The industries Of the country will not
be tied up. The railroads of the
country will not be stopped. The pub
lie will not be prevented from earn
ing it's living. 1t will not starve; it
will not freeze. Either the coal
workers now on the job will mine the
coal after next Saturday or others
will. And behind these new workers
will be the authority of the United
States Government and the power OF
the American people.
The declaration which President
Wilson thus delivers to the leaders
of the coal miners every other leader
of every similar organization in the
same precious business Of sacrificing
the nation may take to himself. The
American people are done.
A few dozen noisy spokesman OF a
small fraction of our population have
gone storming up and down the coun-
try about their rights and their de-
mands while the 110,O00,O0O Amer
lean people busy at their work have
listened in disgust. Those loud mouths
have bullyragged police authority and
legislative authority while the public
gorge rose. Ihey have abused judicial
authority while the American people
gathered wrath. They have threat
ened at the door Of the White House
while the national fist was clinching.
Everybody but the delirious Bolshe-
visit whose name is Red and the wild
eyed ranter whose occupation is in
element has seen for months to what
end all this was heading. Now comes
the showdown and, if they want it,
the reckoning.
|, Either these brewers of mischief
and believers of threat will step
aside from the public's path to peace
and welfare, or the public will cast
them aside. Any band organized to
prey upon the public, any conglomera-
ton of such bands, defying the au-
thority of the Government and the
power Of the nation, the American
people will crack as they cracked the
Hindenburg line.-New York Sun.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06

The championship Of the south half
of the state in football is to be decid-
ed tomorrow on the local gridiron be-
tween Bismarck and the Valley City
High school teams. Both teams have
been undefeated up to this time and
tomorrow's game is to settle who shall
go into the finals for the state cham
pionship. Everybody in town wants
to see our boys win. They have put
up splendid fight this fall and have
a clean slate so far. We should back
them up in their endeavors to the
limit. Encourage them to greater ef-
forts. Athletics is one of the great
things in the school life of every boy
and girl, too. A school without its
football team, it's basket ball teams
dead one. Why not close the stores
for an hour or so tomorrow afternoon
and let everybody go up and help root
the boys to victory tomorrow. We
need that game and we need your
moral as we'll as financial support.
Let's go.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
PENDING APPEAL

The William R. Compton and Alsey
Stewart bond companies of New York
and Chicago yesterday advised the
North Dakota industrial commission
that they would not underwrite the
100000 issue of Bank of North Da-
kota bonds and the 81 100000 issue of
agricultural bonds, in which they were
recently interests by fl. B. Little
president of the First National Bank
of Bismarck, pending a final decision
in the case of the "forty-two taxpay-
ers," an appeal in which is now pend
ing in the federal court.
In declining to close their option for
the North Dakota bonds at this time,
the attorney for the eastern bond brok-
ers writes:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06

From present prospects the special
session of the state legislature called
for November rs, promies to be one
hot time. It is very evident that the
league leaders are going further than
passing the suffrage amendment and
providing help for the farmers Of
western North Dakota. If it is posi-
BILE they will probably pass legislation
to remove LANCER, Kositzky and Hall
from all the boards to which they now
have membership and in addition to
that the house will probably vote for
their impeachment and then they will
be suspended from Office while the
months drag by before they can get a
trial by the senate. That perhaps is
the real object Of the special session
more than anything else but it has
been very nicely yelled by the procla-
nation of the governor. Let them go
to it. The toboggan slide is being
built for their use and believe us if
present conditions keep on until the
next primaries those ginks are going
to go down that slide at a pretty swift
gait. .....IK
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06

The league papers are trying to
make great deal of capital out of
the fact that the three million dol
lars worth of bonds which the state
had alleged to have sold, have been
turned down by the New York bank
ers. Those bankers are just like most
Of the business men Of the country.
They cannot approve Of securities of
the state which have for their founda-
ton as security post dated checks,
which the state upreme court says is
good collateral. Financiers are nigh
ty slow to buy bonds from state or
any other corporation that does its
public, business in such a manner as
the Fargo bank for instance and
which perhaps lis being done in the in
stitutions, Of the state only that in
these particular institutions no one but
an examiner of their own ilk is allow
ed to examine the books. The kept