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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-27

The new national labor party wants
Judge Anderson impeached. This is
because he issued an injunction max
ing the strike leaders recall the coal
strike order. BY the same token we
expect Gov Frazier and his hireings
will now want Judge Robinson of our
supreme court impeached because he
refused to stand for the taking over
of the coal mines Of the state. It is
a sort of rule or ruin policy with the
radical laborites as it is with our state
administration. If you stand with the
radicals right or wrong you are all
right, but the minute you decide on
the merits of the case you are all
wrong. This is getting to be a great
old world.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-27

It is going to be hard shedding for
this beneficent state administration
to explain to the farmers why it is
that the farmers have been raised in
taxation about 800 per cent while the
railroads get by with a raise OF only
40 per cent. Big business seems to
be fostered by the present state ad-
ministration as against the farmer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-27
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EDITORIAL
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The peace treaty has been reject
ed for a week now and outside of the
eclipse of the sun the other day we
have noticed no violent eruptions in
the old world, and the United States
seems to be getting along about as
usual without the treaty. tS
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
n
SCOTT FERRIS, CANDIDATE
FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE,
AUGUST PRIMARY, 1920

Democratic party in the whole United
States.
In the presidential campaign Of
1916 Ferris was prominent in the man.
agement of President Wilson's Chicago
headquarters. For five years he was
chairman of the important public
lands committee Of the House of Rep
resentatives. In 1918 he was chosen
chairman of the Democratic National
Congress ional committee and during
the momenfOus years of the war he
was recognized az one of the strongest
administration men in the House OF
Representatives, leading many fight
for the administi atoms war measures.
Unswervlns e,alty to the ideals and
program Of President Wilson from the
day war was declared, throughout the
trials Of two arducus years. endeared
Ferris TO thousands of Oklahoma's
EatiiO;ic men and women, who do not
know him personally. On every
measure that was proposed for the
best interests of the armed forces of
the United States; on every bill that
had Tor its purpose the quick defeat of
our German foes, Ferris record is as
clear and rs American as that OF the
President himself.
His record in the past Is the best
! evidence that his future course will be
guided entirely b! the Jeffersonian
ideals OF democracy. for the best In.
teresis of the whole people and not
for any favored "cw.
Ferris is not rich man He cannot
spend great SUM of money seeking
the nomination for the United States
Senate. but he does rely upon the
active assistance OF the thousands Of
friends who have so Loyalty stood by
him In the past to aid him in making
| this campaign.
While the important problems of re-
construction remain unsettled before
Congress. Ferris will remain at his
post in Washington. Once the crisis
is over he will return to Oklahoma
and throw every ounce Of his great
energy into a campaign the outcome
of which. with the assistance of the
men and women who have pledged
him their support. will mean his NOM
nation by an overwhelming majority.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
inMaiuauHiR,ahaIIhiIlallliHllIiliiRillhl'I!

No candidate for the highest office
within the gift of the people Of
STATE sver entered the held with more
nsttsring prospects of success than
Scott Ferris. who recently announced
his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination FOR the United States
Senate at the August, 1920. primary,
II the SCORES Of kilograms and letters
whAah have been received by friends
who are looking after his AFFAIRS i'll
Oklahoma City are fair indication
of tho sentiment Of the voters OF the
State.
Although this js the first time that
Mr. Ferris ever has been Statewide
candidate, during his eighteen years
in Oklahoma he has devoted himself
20 vhole-heartedly to the intrests of
the State at large that he today has as
large a statewide acquaintance ana
as great a personal following as any
man who ever held public Office in
Oklahoma. {
Ferris spent bis hoyhood on a farm
in Missouri. He came to Oklahoi a
IN 1901 at the iyawton opening and
pitched a tent with the hundreds Of
other pioneers who came to the young
state at that time, filed on home
stead and later began the practice of
law
When he was twenty-fOur years Old
he was elected State representative
from Comanche county and served
one term In that office. Four years
after being elected to the Legislature
he became a candidate for Congress
from the then Fifth district, and after
a conv ention fight which remains un.
parallel In Oklahoma history. won the
nomination and subsequently the cleo
tion.
Since 1905 Ferris has been returned
to Congress six times. FIis strength
developed SO rapidly after his first
election that there never has been any
serious opposition TO his nomination
IN the district During thirteen years
OF untiring work at Washington,
Ferris has held many Of the most i'm
p0rtant committee assignments in the
bower house and has risen to be one
~ the acknowledged leaders of the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

These railroad men viii d
well to remember that the re
construction period following (
the war has created hardship ;
for us all to bear. with more d :
ficulties probably in store. III NV
well We survive economically
depends upon how courage
ouSly we meet the issues face tc
face and try intelligently aud
honestly to solve them. Stop
ping operation of roads. cIOgg
ing the channels of trade. won
help but will hurt and hurt bad
Railroaders have shown us bad
faith once already when the
cajoled the Government into
an eight hour law under threa
of a tie-up. at a time when thu
country needed their service
worst of all. The pl5:i' l....
stand for always.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

trouble. Others say that it
creates a super state taking
away our individuality as a ma
ton and making us subject to
the will of other nations. The
fact is, it does neither. 1t is
just a plain, honest, earnes
effort to get al the nations o.
earth to come to an agreemen.
b (which they will be prevent
ed from robbing and killing
one another"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

Let us assume that Congress
can't (even tho it wants tol
move the universe in ninety
days to please the whims of q
small part of the railroad men
Then if they make their bluff
good, they strickland while
the strike lasts get NO WAGES
AT ALL, which is the worst
condition OF all. and in theit
action stop up the arteries Of
transportation and place a
strangle hold on the neck OF
all business. Suppose they dc
this-have they improved the',
own working conditions? Have
they reduced living cost? Hav
they not hurt all other interests
and every other class of wor!,
in America?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

sumed rights in profit-sharing
they have or hope to have if
they are given full right to fix
their own wages
Shattuck Monitor: with
the press as it now stands in the
state Gore will look like 80
cents worth of bologna al
chewed up tweve months from
this date"
Grove Sun: Lets not only
advocate good roads but build
them We must get out of the
rut."
Eufaula Indian- Journal:
when Scott Ferris is elected
to the United States Senate,
neither Oklahoma nor the DEM
ocratic party will be ashame |
of their senator"
McAlester News Capital:
You have probably noticed
that when a man marries a
good woman he is lucky. AMI
when a woman marries a
. worthless man she ought to
have better sense"
The Dearborn Independent:
Some opponents of the League
of Nations say it is a, weak
thing that can do us no. goo
and is likely to bring us into
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

So the railroad shopmen pro.
pose to give Congress ninet,'
days in which to reduce the
cost OF living. Well agree that
the cost of living is too high
and we do not believe that con
gress has been diligent in seek
ing and removing the cause
The point in the case is this
however: it is pretty turn il,
affairs when any bunch of peo-
pie representing an infinitesi
mai part of American citizen
ship, can issue an ultimatum &c
the Congress of the United
States, under threat. and gel
ava with it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
DO YOU KNOW YOUR OWN
BUSINESS

Swift & Company, largest OF
the packers. recently printed
an advertisement headed as the
above. The wording of the ad
vertisement follows:
IF you own shares in IA
business do you want Il
Government employee to
tell your executives how to
run our business?
If your are a loyal en-
plOyee, do you want pol
tical appointec TO have the
power to injure your con-
Germ by hampering its OPP
erations or by interfering
with its efficiency?
Perhaps you have not
iced the effect of Govern
ment control on the rail-
roads, telegraph. and tcle-
phone.
Bills have been intro
duced to license and legu-
late the packing industry.
perhaps your business will
be next.
You would probably dis
like to have this hapen to
your business even more
than you would dislike to
have your daily supply of
meat interfered with"
There is nothing to 1.-THE
cost of living is too high and
although remedies many are
advanced. prices soar. Many
evils are laid at the doors OF
the packers. Whether it is the
packers who are to blame has
not been established although
many believe that there is
where the cause lies.
Yet. is government contro
going to help matters? There
is yet to be found an example
of efficiency of anything unde;
government operation. This is
i'm living examples before the
country. Who knows that ;
system of federal control of tn;
packing industry would not pu
matters in even worse shape
The Swift q Company adver
tisement gives us something t,
thing about.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

An eastern periodical says.
I'm the fifteen years of it's ex-
istance. the Interstate Com
mcrce Commissions annual an.
preparation has grown from
S355.OOO to $5,741,00O. and lis
employees from 179 to 2.333. and
1t has done nothing to re'ievI
the railroad situation"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
~, I dark Bay mare

(1) 1 dark Bay mare lara
IA 1-2 hands high lons m
and about 8 years olu'
dark bay horse mule I'D 10
high; fresh reached a"'
8 years old. .o,d n,
If the owner OF sa,u nd
ty does not appear .r0 an' ,
the said property in .1S two u !
l will proceed as ''e Is
rects. cTO
Tai
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

Investigations into the war
are popular with the presen.
Republican Congress becaus
they offer hope of distractin.
the public mind to the past
Why don't Republican lead.
ers show an equal interest in
the high cost of living and 9th
or problems at present.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
| insertion Sept. ). 1919
3 insertion Sept. l9. 1919
ESTRiY NOTICE.

have this the 10th day O.,
August 1919 i'm Colbert Town
ship. Bryan County. Oklahoma
at Kemp, Okla. in said Bryan
County taken uD as a stray the
following described animals
tO-wit:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

1t may be that the rail mcu
cannot live on their wages.
Their wages have gone up b,'
leaps and bounds under goverr
ment control and we'll venture
that the average railroad man
is getting more money today
living costs considered. than kp
ever earned in his life before
There are other wage earners
whose wages are i'm truth pitt
ance compared with those o!
the railroad emplo. es, but with
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
NOTICE

/ have all records 0' '.,., t"
y Or ] l.. Slaughter, "s ssceord
h. original prescrIp,l.,%.cc D.
uR. }. L.. REV Ns NI Tnrcl
wv spc"iliiS', s,c-.
Wv" puRANT. ohh'
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

Senator France of Maryland
ascribes the high cost of living
to thre causes. under-prOduc g.
tion of food, 0ver-production o.
OF money, and faulty d;stribu-
ton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

the exception of isolated IN
stances. they are trying &
make the best OF it. KNOWN y
well that present price leve' :
cannot last.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

Hobart Republican; Rail-
way employees would doubles
he willing 10 suricrdeg i! = g,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
FROM EXCHANGES

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09
Six Small Nieces

for whom, under the skilful
guidance Of a saleswoman who
liked little girls and knew what
little girls liked, he chose re-
spectively:
A new gift edition Of that
old favorite by Johanna Spyri,
"Heidi," with IL illustrations
in color, $3.50; captain Lucy
in France" by Aline Hazard, an
army story for girls from 10 20
10. (S1.5O); David Blaize and
the Blue Door," by +. F. Ben
son, a new wonderland story
equally suited TO girls and boys,
and illustrated (s1.50l; AT the
Back Of the North Wind" by
George Macdonald, marvellous
" illustrated in colors by Jessie
Wilcox Smith, $3.50; "The
Burgess Bird Book for Chill
dren," an authoritative and
interestingly written work with
"a colored illustrations, (S2.50),
and "The Magic Of o." a new
fairy book, by l.. Frank Baum,
(s1.50.)
Then he would have been
through, but for
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

time and a clear picture OF what he's
going to give you for Christmas is
made.
This makes Il possible for you TO
get him something just as good
Also. 10 guards against foollshly vast
Ing a lot Of money on a fellow who Is
only going 10 send you a Christmas
card.
When the Invention gets into the
hands OF our little boy he can stop
prying open the closet door 10 see II
santa Claus Is hiding anything there.
And Friend Wife will know we're
not going to buy that sort Of furs, but
q comfy chair for her, which we can
use too Of an evening. and then we
bet she won't be treating us so fine
before Christmas
However. this knowing-in-advance IS
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

p Hello hera's a chap who
can fill that BILL"
For he had run up
against a whole table de-
voted to the display of diff
ferent editions of the Ru-
baiyat of Omar Khayyam.
"How wonderful is this
Wanamaker place! and how
wonderful is old Omar" he
unused. Zone, two, six
gracious. there are no less
than sixteen separate edi-
tions of the observations Of
that grand old cynic, pre-
scented here for my choice
at prices anywhere from
$1.25 to SCI"
He fingered over one
particularly pleasing edi-
ton. OF course, it was the
Sc one, a large, fine volume,
superbly illustrated with
full-page color pictures by
Willy Pogany, and printed
in a charming reproduction
of hand-lettering, put many
of the other editions were
almost as attractive, in
Guiding one illustrated by
Edmond Dulac. But
well" he unused, uncer-
tainly, 81 guess I'll let her
hobble along on the three
Omar Khayyams / know
she already owns
And then the next
minute he turned around
and saw just the thing he
felt she wanted, because it
was just the thing he
wanted and
Just the Thing So Many
People Have Wanted
Kipling's Complete POemsl
an. inclusive edition from
1885 to 1918, bound in
dark-blue cloth and in con-
venient size, price So.
Twill give it TO her for
New Years, if | haven't
the nerve to send her a
second Christmas present, "
he thought, happy at last.
His next selection was a
very different one, made for
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09
His Woman Friend
CA Bit Literdry)

but he had known people
who were too literary TO
enjoy a happy ending TO a
novel or playa state Of
mind that he prayed she
might not have entered,
but for safety first" he
chose
"Mare Nostrum (0ur Sea-"
By V. Blasco Ibanez. $3.50
an epic of the Mediter-
ranean, drawn on a vast
canvas.
Haven't read it yet my
SELF" he said to the clerk as
she took the address, "but
I'll trust Ibanez, even if he
unguardedly INDUCES in a
happy ending, to give 'em
their fill of tragedy first,
the same as good old Victor
Hugo did"
Then. having seen his
book sent off 10 be deliv-
cred. he began to distrust
his choice. as is the nature
of humankind.
"Ibanez is a ripper, but
a book of poetry is so
appropriate for a gentle
man to present TO a lady,"
he said, wistfully.
And how tempting were
the tables of new poetry!
He took up one volume
after another: Mansfeld's
"Reynard the Fox" a Won
derful allegory, (S1.60);
"McAroni Ballads. 1S1.60)
written by an au''Aar yho
was a great favorite CT his
own, T. A. DAILY. and cor
sisting of a melodious med
ley of Italian-American and
Irish-American dialect bal
lads, with a large infusion
Of poem s in straight
United States talk" "The
New Morning." by Alfred
Noyes. (S1.35) comprising
all of that authors war
verse since 1914. including
the famous "Avenue of the
Allies"
"None Of 'em dead yet.
and | think her particular
poetical taste runs to the
dead" he unused.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

lament and Psalms bound
together for Coo.
But those were not what
he chose. The special red
letter" Bible at Sc, bound
in morocco, leather-lined
and silk sewn, and printed
in bold minion type on
India paper, pleased him
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09
IS I'll All About the Man
H~~xMk51 Who Gave Everybody Books
I.gRI@ for Chrstmas-and Bought Them
nSeAHJ AT Wamamake r'Sg

greatly; but when he said:
as this the best? | have
only one mother
A still larger and finer
Bible, bound in seal leather,
and printed in splendid
large type on India paper,
was brought out. and he
was told, This is the best,
ST."
'T'll take it," he said
promptly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

thrilling scenes are laid in
India ($1.750
But concluding that
"AIl the Girls Like
Harold Bell Wright
he selected the new novel
by that ultra popular
author, "Re-Creating Brian
Kent" (S1.50) a story of
life and of love in that
unusual setting. the Ozark
Mountain country.
That didn't finish his
quest for novels, however,
He had
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09
"The Rivers End"
For Several Friends
Who Liked War Stories

" ~
he selected copies of "The
Sc a h." by Grace Lutz,
recommended TO him by the
clerk as "a war story-eX-
citing and good" (price
S1.75) and of Helena"
Mrs. Humphrey Wards new
book, which he had seen
reviewed as "a war novel.
and an extraordinary love
story with a real happy
ending" (price $1.75; not
for the happiness. but for
the book itself.)
He gave away two copies
of this. and came near Civ
ing a third to
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09
BOHEMIA Is RUINED
IN TOO MUCH MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Like the Bow
cry, Greenwich Village IS rapidly be-
coming merely a place Of memories.
Lofts, flats. studios and garrets. where
struggling artists lived and played. are
now the abode OF wealthy. persons
seeking a touch OF The picturesque.
Carrots where poets have tried starry
ing now rent for $500 year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

birthday OF the Lord, as heathenish.
At one time. about 1900 years ago,
different Christian communities had
their own Christmas days, each DO
lievlng Christ was born that day.
These DAYS were Jan. G, April 20. May
%, March 90. sept. % and Dec. %.
/. was indeed "merrie old England
n the time OF Alfred when Christmas
bgan Dec. &c and lasted until Jan. 6.
But a Puritan governor got himself
nightly unpopular with the present.
day kids, by forbiddinS play on Christ
mas day.
The governor. we are told by VIII
liam Bradford, found them I'm ye stree.
at play, openly: some pitching ye barr,
and some at stooleball and such Ike
sports. So he went 10 them and tOOke
away their implements, and t0uld them
that 70 was against his conscience that
they should play"
That's Just the way father feels
about Il Christmas afternoon when he
wants TO nap and all the Kids want TO
blow horns. pound on drums and run
the noisy train round the room.
The British parliament abolished
Christmas in 1913. and It was Il years
before the DAY was, again celebrated
openly In England.
In 1863 Massachusetts, enacted a law
placing a fine Of five shillings upon any
person who observes such a day as
Christmas Day" They kept Santa
Claus out Of the colony until 1851.
In some parts OF Germany they be-
lleve sattle have the gift OF language
IN Christmas even. in the u. 5. A. this
season money talks less loudly than
ever before.
In Poland they believe that on Christ
mas night the heavens are opened and
The scene OF Jacobs ladder is re-
enacted.
The FIRST Christmas card was printed
by a man named Jobblns. colorcd by
hand. and sold by Joseph Cundell, Lon
don publisher, in 1876.
Scandlnavians invented The Christ
mas tree. u was due 20 a desire 10
get the forests cut down for blowing.
Herman cmlgrants brought the Christ
mas tree idea 10 America.
\ lot Of people have claimed the dis
covery Of Santa Claus. but a thorough
Investigation leaves - about nfty-ffty
between the little boy and the iudiyud-
ual who has toys 30 SELL
Probably the greatest Christmas
invention Is that combination Of the
N-ray and mind reading device which
may be- turned upon a friend at this
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

BY that time he realized that
his time was growing short, just
as these printed columns are
doing, and that he had
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

The employer will ind the Want Ads
listlns efficient store and Office help this
week. and Wants Ads asking for store
help will yield large numbers OF appli-
ennis
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09
Now, Here's
the Way 1t Is
With the Books
This Christmas

IHeYTe dSSeH1Dtcd IN
force on their Uonted
stamping ground, the
WGHdmdker TOOK
Store. iR countless
numbers and in gIOTi-
GUS UdTiety. EU@'y neLD
thing, and every good
thing IChether old or
neLU, that the market
can supply, is here.
There's a UORderfui
selection from among
the neID ICOrk.S of lead
ing authors and pop
uidr illustrators, such
as ICe beIieUe cannot be
matched in any other
book store on this con-
fiHenf.
But Please Note
the Wdy the people are
coming in for theHt-
like bees around q
fragrant field of -four
ers!
Prevailing conditions
in connection Uith all
printing and publish
ing are such that the
Christmas supply of
good books wiH do JCell
If il breaks eUen Tith
the demand.
Buy your book at
once IL you hare any
preference. If you
IedUe IL until the last
moment before Christ
mas, IL may be a case
of taking IChdt you can
get.
IL may be added that
in comparison NTH
other articles of north
or usefulness, books
hare increased in price
as little as avg.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-09

going TO take a bunch o. Joy on. Of +
Christmas life, isn't it?