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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-29

I school. His wife does not need TO be
n drudge. The bread wagon and the
steam laundry wagon stop at her
| door,
Richard observed that perhaps he
did not know anything about irrigation
after all He had not thought of II
before In Its sociological relation but
merely as It touched his profession.
"Not going into soil values. for that
Is d long story" began the older man.
irrigation is the answer which SCI
ence gives 10 the agriculturist who II
impatient OF haphnzard methods. irri-
CATION is not compromise, as so many
believe who know nothing about It. Il
is distinct advantage over the old
fashioned methods.
ii am one of those who always
thought ~ compromise" admitted
the engineer.
"Better call rain compromise" re-
torted the irrigatlonlst. "rhc man
who irrigates gives water TO the tree
which needs IL; rain nourlshes one
tree and browns out another. frriga'
tlon is an insurance policy against
drought, guarantee against floods
The farmer who has once operated an
irrigated farm would be az impatient
were he again subjected to the caprice
of rain as housewife would be were
she compelled to walt for rain to fill
her washtub. There Is no irregularity
.lso trriu
"WOnder how the old fellow picked
II all upT mused Rickard with dis
respect. Aloud he said, "You were
speaking Of the value OF the s0ilf"
"Look at the earth those plows are
turning over. See how rich and friable
It is, how II crumblesf You can dig
for hundreds OF feet and still ind that
sort of soil. eight hundred feet down !
II is dislntegrated rock and leaf mold
brought In here In the making OF a
delta. Heavy rainfalls are rare here.
though we have had them, in spite OF
popular opinion. Were we to have
frequent rains the chemical properties
which rain farmers must buy to enrich
their worn-out soils would be leached
out, drained from the soil. can't
make this comprehensive, but I've q
monograph on desert soil. II you are
interested I'll send II TO you."
II should like it--Immensely." as
sented the engineer, still amused.
"Tt explains the choice Of the Aztecs.
OF the Incas, of Carthaginlans. the
Moors," observed the stranger. They
chose the desert, not In spite of the
soil but because OF II. doubt II they
were awake to the social advantages
OF the system. but II was thei, CO.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-29

1t Is all planted. The wind is not
bad when it blows over grain or al
falfa. 1t Is the desert dust that nags
one" He coughed again. "Going int"
Rlckard said he was going in.
"Are you going to settle In the val
ley?" The inqulsitor was man of
about fifty, Rlckard decided. with a
desert tan OF apparent health. His
face was clear cut and intelligent.
II don't know"
"Just looking the country over?"
"You might call 1t that"
$50 slow" admonished hls c0mpan-
ion. "Don't let yourself Sbe carried
away. 1t Is wonderful country. But
go SLOW. It's the ones who expect to
make millions the first year that be-
come the worst knockers. Go slow,
/ always tell them. Go slow"
"It's not good time to buy, thenT"
"Not so good as 1t was ten years
ago! But land Is cheaper than 1t was
year back. In some districts you
can buy good farm for a ticket back
home, the farmers are so discouraged.
Cold feet" The slang sounded oddly
somehow. The mans voice had the
cultivated precision of the purlst.
"Cold feet. The rivers chilled them.
The valleys losing faith In the COM
pany."
"What company?" inquired Richard
again.
There's but one company to the
valley, the one that brought them
here, the ID. II. They don't, call the
railroad the company. They won't rec
ognize that problem It's had hard
luck from the first, the ID. II. At the
very start the wrong man got hold of
II. Sather, the first promoter was n
faker-a pretty thorough faker. The
company reorganized, but it's been in
bad odor with the public ever since"
Richards eyes left the deep cuts in
the land made by the ravenlng waters
and looked at his companion.
II thought Estrada was the original
promoter?" he inquired.
"Estrada's recent cpmer-oh, you
mean the general. He started the ball
rolling; that was all. Bad health, fol-
lowing the Bliss complication, tied his
hands"
The man In the seat ahead was lis
tenlng. His head was leonlne, his
body sbrlveed. Rickard could see on
the neck the ancient burns that had
spared the magnificent head. The rest
OF the man had been shriyeled and
twisted into terrible defornlty. Rick
ard found himself puzzlng over the
incident with its accompanying mir
acle. There was not a scar on the
powerful face.
"Estrodas business methods were
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-29

CHAPTER TX. c. Rickard an engii-
neer of the Overland Pacific, is called to
the office of President Marshall in Tue
son, Ariz. Casey" Is an enigma to the
office force; he wears dude" clothes,
ing In the East to 20 on the road as n
fireman and his promotion had been spec
tacular. While waiting for Marshall Rick
ard reads report on the ravages OF the
Colorado, despite the efforts of Thomas
Hardin OF the Desert Reclamation COM
pany. This Hardin had been a student
under Rickard and had married Gerty
Holmes. with whom Rickard had fancied
he was in love.
CHAPTER II-Marshall tells Rickard
the Overland Pacific has got to step In
to save tho Imperial Valley and sends
him to the break. Rickard declines be-
cause he does not want to supplant Har-
din, but is won over. stop the river;
damn the expense" says Marshall.
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@ Dxreoass1neeezL coMetDy

of the long line of naked mountains
and lean lands that formed the neck
Of the valley gave snub OF casual
ness to the question.
"No. Fools!" The answer was as
swift as n bullet. Though some
people think them worse than that.
don't go so far; I'm willing to say
they've tried. I'll say that much. But
they haven't the know-how."
The window seats, Rickard could
see, were filed before the cars halted,
by the experienced ones who had not
waited for the train to be made up.
In the scramble he spied vacant
window on the sunny side and made
for It. A stranger dropped into the
seat beside him.
Every window In the car was open.
Each red velveted, dusty seat was
filed. A strong desert wind was blow
ing sand Into their faces, discolorlng
the seats and covering the floor.
The engineer turned to his compan-
ion, who was coughing.
"Do you mind this window being
openf"
Td mind If II were not. It's always
bad at the Junction. When we get
into the cultivated country you will
see what the valley will be like when
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-29

Imperial. II you come up to imper|
look me up. Brandon's my name. 4
no card these daysl"
"Therc are several things / want
hear from you" answered RickaI
following brown necktlc and point
beard 10 the platform. "1'll be su
10 look you up. Mines Rlckard."'
The breeze which was now enteril
the car windows had blown over d
ciover-lenfed fields. Its message W
sweet and fresh. Richard could a
the canals leading Off like silly
threads 10 the homes and farms Of q
future; "the socialists dream cor
true I" willows OF two or three yeai
growth outlined the banks. Here al
there tent or ramada set up
brave defiance against the hard co
dItions OF the land II was invadln
Rickard leaned out OF the window nj
looked back up the valley which WI
dominated by the range now wrappil
around itself gauzy, iridescent dra
cries.
"The monument TO an effete supe
stitIon !" he repeated. "That wasr
a bad idea"
ITO be continued next week.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-29
A MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE.

Every year the United States ship}
tons and tons OF chewing gum ID
China and Siam and the Malay Isi
lands.
The question arises what could
possibly have created the demand for|
such commodity in Hong-Kong and
Bangkok and Singapore?
II began with the missionaries
good resourceful people. They
found that the natives, whom they
had come to Christianize and civil
ize. had q dreadful habit of chewing
betei nut. Betei nut 10 q concoction
which contains small quantities Of
an injurious drug. Also its contin-
ued use turns the teeth jet black.
In order TO. counteract. the effect
OF this deleterious habit the ingen-
ious missionaries, having caught
their natives, proceeded 70 cultivate
In them Q taste for Wrigley's Spear
mint and corresponding disinclina-
tion for betei nut. The natives came,
they chewed. they were conquered.
and much OF Americas chewing gnm
finds It's final destiny In the mouths
OF Siam and Borneo.
We would suggest to these excel
lent missionaries that having worked
this reformation In heather lands,
they would find more worlds TO con-
quer In America. The field is a
different one. but II exists.
Who has not been driven almost
wild by the facial contortions OF the
reckless gum-chewer? Who has not
been repelled When the band plays
"The Star-spangled Banner" by
throng OF patriotic jaws chewing in
time to the music? What business
man has not found wads of gum
piastered upon desk or typewriter
by thrifty and prudent employees?
We submit that the comfort and
spirituality OF the people OF this
country would be much enhanced II
the missionaries would labor here
to curb the zeal and dexterity OF the
gum-chewers. As they have met one
problem effectively In Asia. they can
doubtless meet another at home and
will thus merit our undying graf
itude.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-29

Any one reading the income tax
reports would form the opinion that
there Ia still some money in the
United States.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-29

operative brotherhood that helped
them to their glory. We are centuries
behind them. I'm getting out here
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02

ISOLATION which will be held in jan
uary. Members living in the natural
trade territory of marketing and trad
ing points or other natural community
centers, are urged to unite for the pur-
pose of creating a local unit. Blank
forms to be used for that purpose are
being taken out over the state by field
men and sent out by mail.
Every local unit that now has rs
members in it; or that will add enough
members to make rs or more, will be
entitled to railroad fare both ways for
one delegate to the state meeting for
every 25 members inthe unit. The
dlegats to the state meeting have the
right to the same number of votes as
there are members of the local unit
they represent, except that members
who are present at the meeting in
person may cast their own vote.
The purpose of this organizing
campaign is to get all the active anti
Townley men and women in every
section of the state banded together
locally so as to be ready for effective
organizing and campaigning by the
time the state meeting is held. The
first unit organized in the state is at
Hatton, Trail County, where there are
now 96 members, most of them farm
ers living in Trail, Steele and Grand
Forks counties. BY, adding four more
members to their unit, the Hatton
unit will be entitled to four delegates
at the state meeting, at the expense OF
the state treasury of the association.
County meetings will also be held in
the near future.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
Nv. FIELD MEN
HOLD MEETING

Fargo. Oct. la meeting of field
men and executive officers of the indie
pendent Voters Association was held
at the Association headquarters here
Monday. The feldmen, who have been
doing scouting work in different parts
of the state since the middle of Sep
TENDER, came in for conference with
the officers. The unanimous report of
the feldmen showed that large num-
bers of substantial citizens of the
state, who have supported Towleyism,
are commencing to realize that they
have been misled "sold out" to those
who are not their friends and "taken
in" in all kinds Of schemes in which
they paid the bills and had no voice. as
to management or control.
As result of the reports by the
fieldnaen, an aggressive campaign of
local organizing is being launched.
The plan contenlplates that the sever
al thousand members Of the Indepen-
dent Voters Association and their
wives that are scattered throughout
the state, will combine into local units
that will constitute the basis for Sc
lection of delegates to represent them
in the annual state meeting OF the as
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
NEWSY LETTER
FROM CAPITOL

Bismarck, Oct. 1.-David H. Ug-
land, who went to the penitentiary
nine months ago for embezzling or
otherwise stealing approximately
100000 from the Security State Bank
of Knox, N. D., of which he was cash
Ter, and who was released by the
board of parole two weeks ago, is
again sought on warrant and COM
plant made by Attorney General Will
liam LANCER on charges of grand lar
ceny.
LANCER objected to the placing of
Ugland under parole and asserted that
# Ugland who stole 100000 need
serve only nine months for his crime,
there are score or more men IN the
state prison sentenced for stealing
from $40 to $500 who should long
since have been free.
Believing the parole an outrage and
perversion of justice, the attorney
general last night by wire requested
States Attorney Victor WARDROBE OF
Benson county to re-arrest Upland.
It is alleged that in October, 1918,
after the bank wreckage had been dis
covered and r. H. Shure named as
trustee, Upland stole four loads of
fax from the trustee. He secured as
sistance from a farmer near Knox
who drove the flax to an elevator at
Pleasant Lake, N. D., and there selling
t and later splitting with Upland.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
CHAIN STORES
''' NOT MORAL

An early retirement from office is
predicted for Miss Helen Farkasch,
special investigator for the workmen's
compensation bureau.
Miss Farkasch comes from outside
the state.
So far as known she is none OF
the several varieties of socialist nor
is she an anarchist.
Miss Farkasch has just completed
a survey of working conditions IN
North Dakota as they affected women
and girls and minors. ,
She finds conditions especially bad
in the "chain stores"
Of these she says:
"ChainS stores: Eight hours; SIX
days; wages, $3.50 and up. 1t IS spec
flied that girls live at home. Store
seems to be a general loafing place
for people of i'll repute. Moral con-
ditions poor
No doubt there are other chain
stores in North Dakota, but to 999
out of 1000 people the term "chaln
store" means the Consumers United
Stores, which are President A. Z.
Townley's favorite means of raising
ready money. And when Miss Far
kasch or anyone else touches Mr..
Townley's chain stores they touch a
very vital part Of the Nonpartlsan
league chief executives autonomy.
Miss Farkasch's report covers ev-
ery line of industry and commerce IN
North Dakota that employs female
help. She finds that it is impossible
for girls to secure rooms IN Fargo:
and that when a room is to be had
girls must pay from SIG upwards for
single room and from 20 up for
double rooms. Her report indicates
that it would be next to impossible
for any Gate City department store,
laundry, telephone or confectionery
store worker to live on her salary.
She does not attempt to indicate how
the defcit-if there is any-is made
up.
In but one out of seventeen room
ing houses visited did she find pro-
vision made for the girls ''receiving
company" except in their bedrooms.
At Grand Forks and Devils Lake con-
1itions were. if possible, worse than
IN Fargo. She found that in Devils
Lake the girls in addition to other
rooming charges must pay for their
light, which might be conducive to
the entertainment of their "gen'men"
friends in the cleaning.
Miss Farkasch, after completing
her survey, estimates that it would
cost a working girl in North Da-
kota city at least SIS per week to
live, estimating toilet articles, amuse-
7nents, stationery, postage church and
social dues at but 81 per week. She
urges SIS as minimum wage.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
TAX IDLE LAND A REMEDY

A United States senator recently
stated. "it is human nature for every
man who pays tax,to pass 1T on
and the man is not yet born who Will
devise a plan of taxation that Will
prevent that practise" Commenting
on this, a plain unofficial citizen, IN
Michiganf says that the senator
makes a common mistake. 1t is true
that taxes on the products OF human
labor increase prices and decreases
production, but taxes on any kind OF
property, the quantity of which can
not be varied by human efforts, are
not passed on to the consumer, Dut
tend to decrease the price of such
property. Our present system OF TAX
alton Furnishes every man or corpor-
alton that builds up or improves his
town. city or community. Manufac-
turers charging their plants, see
taxes 20 up and surtaxes added. The
incentive to production is thus les
sened.
On the other hand idle land is
lightly taxed and the owner is given
the privilege of seeing the value en-
HANGED by the growth of population!
and the labor and investments OF
others. A just and fair remedy in
everv state is the taxation ofldle or
uncultivated land till the owners can
not afford to keep it, but either oper-
ate it themselvesor let others 90 so,
thereby reducing the cost of living
with the increased production. Fore
inc idle land into cultivation results
in the building Of more homes, and
production of more food. Untax IN,
dustry. labor and improvements, and
tax those privileges that are at pres
ent protected, is the remedy sug-
gested by the plain, unofficial, citizen.
Alert
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
ONLY $4,000 OF
TRANSFER DENIED

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 80. - The
North Dakota supreme court today
handed down decision by which
transfers made by Carl Kositzky
from the state general fund to special
funds are declared valid, except in
the case of one item of $4,000.
This decision was made in the case
Of George Wallace VS.. Carl Kositzky,
state auditor. involving the payment
of Mr.. Wallace's salary for August.
The ruling opinion is by Justice
H. 4. Bronson, and is concurred in
by Justices Birdzell and Grace. JUS
tice Christianson dissents and Justice
Robinson supports his on the pro-
position that Mr.. Wallace's salary
claim should be paid in it's order, at
ter claims previously filed had been
paid. All justices concur as to the
transfer Of funds.
Nonpartisan league administration
leaders have been insisting that the
state auditor had transferred lille
gally all the way from 100000 to
$25O,OOO. The courts opinion wipes
out such charge, by specifically
pointing to only $4,000. r T.:
In the meantime there is an &C.
emulation of over quarter OF a
million dollars in claims against the
state which have not been paid be-
cause there is no money in the, gen.
eral fund.
Justice Bronson cites that the de-
PENDANT auditor didn't plead the
statute which provides that claims
against the state shall be paid in
the order of filing, and the court
doesn't take judicial notice Of the ex-
istence of such statute.
The salary of Mr.. Wallace for
August was paid week ago, when
sufficient money accumulated in the
general fund to make such payment
possible.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT A
POSITION?

The Fargo School of Business now
has positions open as follows:
Stenographer for piano company.
Stenographer for bank.
Assistant cashier in bank.
Stenographer for an agricultural
college.
Stenographer for wholesale firm:
Stenographer and bookkeeper for
hide and fur company.
Stenographer for law office.
If YOU take your training at the
Fargo School of Business, you can
have one such position as these. If
you are stenographer or bookkeep-
err, register with OUT Employment
Bureau. Business men Of Fargo are
learning that this Bureau is a clear
ing house for office help service. New
day and night classes in higher &C
counting, Oct. 6. 1t pays to attend an
accredited school,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
GETCHELL PRAIRIE

Marian White, left for Hope Sept.
10, to teach this coming year.
Ida and Audry Holcomb and Edna
Whitcher autoed to Grand Forks Sept.
20. Ida and Audry returned the next
day leaving Edna Whitcher to attend
school. 49,,
Mrs. ]. M. White returned last
week from the hospital, spent few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. White
and family before returning to her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Whitcher, daughter
and grandson and Mr.. Cook of St.
Paul, spent few days visiting at the
home of Chas. and J. H. Whitcher.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs, Fred
Getchell last Thursday. Plans were
made to hold sale in November. At
the end of the meeting delicious
lunch was served.
Edith Stowell of Valley City spent
the week end visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Getchell.
Mrs. VIM. Ronzheimer left Satur-
day evening for Canada to visit rela-
lives. Mrs. Zeller will keep house for
the Ronzheimer family.
Mrs. J. Rogers and Dorothy were
guests of the J. H. White family Fri
day evening.
Martha Deskins visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sampson a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes, parents OF Mrs.
Ben Wilson spent few days visiting
N Valley City at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Brown spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Whitcher.
Mrs. Andrewberg spent the past
week VISITING relatives near st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor were
guests for dinner at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Jay Rogers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02

The Normal school opens up again
today and students are coming In
thick on every train. The enrolment
this year is going to be much larger
but the thing that is worrying the
president of the school is the short
age of rooms for the students. Pres
ident Allen says that unless the homes
of the city are opened up to these
Young ladies and rooms rented to
them, many of them will have to go
back home for the lack of place to
room. ,-rr .-a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02
RED CROSS NOTES

Real people wrote letters which con-
tanned the following extracts. They
were recievd by the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance.:
"Please send my sons allotment.
My wife is in feeble health and won't
work any more"
81 all staying in djsapated Mouse"
81 need hime to see after me-"
81 amt received no pay since my
husband has gone from from no
where"
81 enclose lovingly yours"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02

Gen. Leonard Wood has been up to
Bismarck looking over Fort Lincoln
and we understand that he has rec
commended it to be used as perman-
ent military post. This post has not
been used for this purpose for num-
Der of years and if it is opened up
again and several companies OF regu-
lars sent there to remain permanently
there will be some social activities
opening up for the Capital City that
will put a lot of life into that ola
town. By-the-way some of the, poll,
ticians sounded out the general and
while he did not say that ne was a
candidate for the presidential nomlna-
ton he intimated that he was IN a
receptive mood. He is mighty good
man but there will be several others
who are also receptive candidates.
Gen. Wood was called back to Omaha
suddenly on account of the race riots.
He is in command of the central al
vision and has the handling OF the
troops which are being used to patrol
Omaha,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02

No further admissions will be per-
nitted in the First Primary Grades IN
the Public Schools. The progress OF
the class is now such that beginners
could not catch up, and the interests
of those who entered on time would
not warrant further admission at this
time. G. w. Hanna, Supt. LTD
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-02

Hon. w. H. Northrop, of Fargo, was
in the city yesterday and was caller
at the Times-Record office. He is IN
the land business now and resides in
the Gateway City. Mr.. Northrop was
formerly resident of Steels county
and was a member Of the legislature
from the Sixteenth district.