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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
WHY MOTT

When the people of North Dakota
get over the delirium they are now
enjoying, and are looking for men to
clean out the bunch of socialists who
now have their tentacles to deep in
the state treasury, why not draft
Colonel Frank White of Valley City ?
When you think of it now, we doubt
if the state ever had cleaner, more
sane, a more efficient or a more
economical administration than that
of Governor White. It is true the col
onel has done more than his duty as a
citizen and . public servant, and with
out any brass band accompaniment,
but that's about the kind of man it
takes for that kind Of job.-Sheldon
Progress. % ,.a,>-* =. .t'.E-< q :"
The colonel will no doubt appreciate
this boost from The Progress, but he
tells US that he wants no more of the
governorship in his. This is no time
for any man to take up the white
mans burdens which will be left when
the present executive drops the reins
Of government. It is going to be
some job Anyway the friends Of Col.
White are going to try and get him to
run for the United States senate.
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
PREACH AMERICANISM OF THE
ODORE ROOSEVELT

Theodore Roosevelt has fallen. 9th
er runners must carry his torch. Men
and women, working in every State
Of the Union. for national memorial
to Theodore Roosevelt, are the natural
torchhearers. Only such should be
chosen as are themselves altogether
American at heart, scorning the
thought Of divided allegiance; and
those chosen should conceive their
task as a matter not merely OF col
lecting dollars for monument but Of
preaching Americanism for the great
er good Of their fellow men.
, AS president Of the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association, want to see the
Memorial Fund subscribed; but more
than this, l want to see hundred
thousand men and women, during the
months Of preparation for the me-
mortal drive IN October, preaching the
straight undiluted Ameftcanibm Of
Theodore Roosevelt. II this wish is
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25

therefore it does not concern him
whether cigarettes can be bought and
sold or not, but it is the Inconsistency
Of the thing that is puzzling us. If
the boys contract no worse habit than
that Of smoking cigarettes and cigars
they are not going to perdition very
fast We have always been against
the liquor traffic and probably always
will be. It is different proposition
and one that does more to make, the
world miserable than probably any
other thing in the world. Liquor
ruins the home, causes crime and is
demoralizing from every point Of view
you want to look at it. But the boys
want to smoke and they are going to
smoke. If it was all right for them
to smoke during the war it is all right
for them to smoke now that the war
is over, isn't it? In
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
LoAFING. ON THE JOB

A traveller in North Dakota says:
"While passing q wheat field l saw
two hired men shocking wheat. They
were smoking cigarettes, chatting and
dallying. l watched them for fifteen
minutes, and in that time they put
up three shocks Of wheat, and they
were being paid fifty cent an hour for
their time. At this rate ! estimate
that they would add forty cents to the
cost of every bushel they helped har-
vest. If all harvesting were done at
this rate, there would never be cheap
bread" 49,. '
This country is not lacking those
who preach loafing on the job. There
may be labor organizations who would
reprove their members for, such slack
ing; but if so, they are not making
much noise about it. The idea seems
to be we'll received by many workmen
that loyalty to their organization in
cludes loafing in order to provide
more work for their fellows.
This is palpable error. It does not
work out that way in actual practice:
It only serves to increase the cost Of
the workman's living. The coal min
ers who are demanding the abolition
of mechanical coal leaders, are labor
ing under a similar delusion. Making
production more costly never helped a
laboring man.
There is only one firm foundation
on which labor can base it's demand
for larger share of what production
yields, and that is an honest days
work. When the employee can come
to the employer and truly say, Il am
honest with you, and I demand that
YOU be honest with me-" they can come
to fair terms for both sides.-Minne-
apolis Journal. .,8E.l :,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
ROO ! II
MORTAL DRIVE

"A drive for the Roosevelt Memorial
Fund is to be made.in the state in the
near future and Barnes county lis ex-
|pected to do it's share in furnishing
funds for this worthy cause. There
never was and never will be q greater
American. than the late Thee. Roose-
welt and the country at large is gong
to honor him by ID memorial. North
Dakota is to furnish $50, 600 Tor this
fund and Barnes county has been al
lotted the sum Of -. 500 which should
BE the easiest thing in the world to do.
A meeting Of. those interested was
held ia this city Saturday night to
perfect d Roosevelt Memorial County
Organization. The. following officers
were. elected: &
n Chairman, d. o. Malley. III
"a Secretary, r. =. Healy. 34 Sa59
%S Treasurer, Lee CowelE 81
Col. G. r. Mudgett, h.
N Mayor /. ]. Moe, W
n Committeeman. &.
This organization will have COM
plete charge Of the campaign IN
Barnes county and it will appoint pre-
cinct comm itteemen and enlarge the
organization in the county 50 that g
campaign can be conducted quickly
and effectively. It is hoped that our
people will respond cheerfully and ib-
orally to this cause which is indeed 9
worthy one. q If.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
ANNOUNCEMENT OF. ANNUAL
SEED CONTEST $,

Arrangements have been made
which insure the possibility of hold
ing the annual seed contest and sales
show in Fargo at the time Of the Trf-
State Grain Growers Convention,
third week in January.
The space allowed for the show Is
the best lighted for such exhibits
there is anywhere in the northwest.
All those portions Of the main floor III
the Auditorium outside Of the central
audience room, will be partitioned of
and set apart for the exhibits. The
space thus provided will be over 200
feet long by 20 feet wide and directly
adjoining the Hall of the Tri-State
meeting. All samples entered for
prizes must be in the hands OF the
Secretary approximately 20 days be-
fore the contest. This allows the sam
pies to be analysed for purity and
tested for termination before placed
in the exhibit. u
It will be big joint corn, potato
and seed show There will be prizes
for every variety of seeds grown IN
North Dakota. We expect to make 9
speciality Of corn, potatoes, Alfalfa ana
clover. There will be prizes for fir s.,
second and third seed and special prlz-.
es for certain types Of grain. ANY
citizen in the State can enter the con-
tests. whether he is a member OF. the
growers association or not. Exhibits
will be made in the following quantl-
ties: Cereals of all classes including
AJAX. one full peck; corn, 10 ears; Pc.
tatoes. 10 tubers; alfalfa, clover and
all small seeds, including grasses and
miscellaneous seeds, beans, peas,
buckwheat, millet, ETC., one1half peck:
Entry may be made under Pedigreed"
"Improved," and "Bulk Seed, }" Clean
ed" or :.Uncleaned.
All seeds Of the Improved or Pedi-
rreeI classes entered for prize mon
eys must be cleaneed. There will. be
an auction sale of samples each day
at one to two p. m. Exhibitors can
display certain amount OF adyertls-
ing relative to the seeds exhibited. n
each case the exhibitor must list the
amount Of seed he holds for sale. Isl
It is expected that all Of the whole
sale seed houses in the State will have
exhibit booths. Get busy. Prepare
your samples. Write for entry blanks,
shipping tags, rules Of entry and 9TH
.er information. Membership in this
organization, $1.O0. Join the associ-
alton. Help direct its activities, Our
membership list includes both grow
ers and buyers. i. Bolley, Secre-
tary-Treasurer, Agricultural College,
N. D., Sept. 10, 1919
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
COLDLY RECEIVED

At Bismarck last week the writer
had the privilege of hearing President
Wilson discuss the peace treaty and
the proposed League of Nations. The
Presidents reception at the state cap
ital was almost frigid, and his speech
evoked no enthusiasm. Upon his ar
rival at the auditorium the audience
gave him a fairly cordial reception in
the way Of applause just barely
enough to pass muster-but after that
the handclapping was OF the most
desultory and conventional sort. Com
pared with the tremendous ovations
being given Senator Hiram Johnson
and Senator Borah, who are present
ing the s.other side" Of the great ques-
tions of the hour, the Presidents re-
ception at Bismarck was relatively a
decided 'frost." There is reason to
believe that the Bismarck meeting is
fairly typical, and that the Presidents
direct appeal to the people for sup
port of his program is not getting
BY"
!. What is the answer? One of two
things must be true: either President
Wilson is not happy in his method Of
presenting the subject, or else the
American people are not prepared to
approve his program. We are more
and more constrained to believe that
the latter is the case. For while every
civilized and right thinking person
desires peace permanent peace
throughout the world, yet there are in.
this country, at least, not inconsider-
able number who want peace with
honor, and who are unwilling to sub
scribe to any other kind. HI
In his Bismarck address President
Wilson answered none Of the questions
that give pause to those who believe
only in a righteous peace treaty and
in a League Of Nations which shall
not place the United States at ire
mendous disadvantage in disregard Of
Washington's warning against Ten
tangling alliances. . The President did
not mention Shantung; he did not
mention Thrace; he did not meet the
criticism that at the council table of
the signatories the United States will
have but one vote against Great Bril-
tain's FIVE OF six In short, the Pres
ident made splendid plea for funda-
mental principles which everyone ac-
cepts, while treating with true ac4de-
mic disdain those practical questions
which those Of practical minds are I'M
able to ignore. LLaMoure Chronicle.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
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To- DDRlV {

Col. Frank White Of Valley City.
former governor Of North Dakota. has
accepted the responsibility sc state
chairmanship for the North Dakota
Salvation Army Home Service Sent.
22l to 20, which is branch Of the nat
ional campaign for $15 ,OOO, 900. C.
Hugh With Sc Fargo. state campaign
director for the Salvation Army, is or
ganizing the state and is working Will,
the endorsement of many represen-
tative men to- put North Dakota On the
map insthiss canpaig n.f Int the distritts
in which there are Elk lodges, the Elks
will canvass and will arouse interest
I'M the nation wide move. The North
Dakota quota has been set for $780,
600, which is part Of the western uuo-
ia of 81, OO0, 600. The eastern Quota
is the same as the western quota and
was oversubscribed $4,O0O,OO0 iii the
campaign which has just been com
pleted there. II \ ss:ss
The United War drive quotas were
followed in setting allotments for the
drive, and are based on the peculiar
needs Of separate communities. All
the money raised in any state will go
towards the furthering Of Home Ser
vice work in that state. The call for
money so soon after the United War
drive comes because not n cent Of the
money went for Home Service work,
but all for overseas work which made
possible endurance Of adverse war con-
ditions BY ,"our boys and ncidentally
won for the Salvation Army the
Boost Of every man returning from
the service. s5s III NJ n. I. Sss
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
THE LIONS DEN. BY n
AUTHOR OF ssTHE SPENDER''

Frederick Grin, Bartlett, distin-
guished for his clever fiction, is the
author Of both The Lions Den, and
atsT The Sspender. I" stories which were
published in The Saturday Evening
Post and converted into playt by
Metro for their popular young star,
Bert Lytell. i.
aThe Lions Den:' to be seen at the
Grand theater tomorrow, shows the
ilergymsn fighting against great odds
for the good Of the youth Of his par
ish. It shows his heart breaking fail
ures and brilliant successes. s5g5 5sl
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25

Today the threatened strike of the
steel workers is upon the country and
there is to n be supreme test Of
strength between the employees and
the steel magnates. The Times Rec.
ord editor holding the bag for not
ord editor is not holding the bag FOR
the strikers by any. means, but we
believe that the. steel companies are
pursuing the wrong course when thay
hire all the halls in the various cities
with view Of shutting on mass meet
ings Of the men who are concerned in
the wage problem. We are satisfed
that there is something wrong on both
sides. We believe that some Of the de-
mands of the men are wrong and be-
lieve that some are right, but that il
not the question at issue on our part.
The leaders of the men have from day
to day requested conference with
the United States Steel Corporation
officials for the purpose OF trying TO
adjest their differences, but the mar.
mates have very superciliously turned
up their noses at this request and have
refused to listen to the men. This IL
all wrong in our opinion These men
should be given respectful hearing
and then If they cannot agree the
strike will be justified from the nhenN
standpoint. Then on top Of all this
the corporations are trying to pre-
vent the men from holding meetings.
and are attempting to take away from
the men one of the great fundamental
principles of this government-free
dom Of speech. This is not Russia by
any means-it is supposed to be free
America ybut if we tie up with some
of the big nations Of the world in this
league of nations we will be controls
ed BY Europe just the same. So long
as the men confine, themselves to mat
tiers of vital interest to themselves. so
long as try do no wrong in destroy
ing property, so long as they are not
in their speech, then they
have q perfect right, given under the
of the United States gov
eminent to meet and express their
views without molestation from any
person or persons whatsoever. The
minute these men do anything an
achistic in the way Of destroying .cor-
poration property, the, minute these
men SLY things that are reasonable,
then it is time for the state and gov
eminent to step in and stop it, but
until that time these men are entitled
to all the rights Of free assennhlag
and speech that the constitute guAf-s|
antees them. We can readily see why
the action on the part OF the state -
being taken to safeguard property by
swearing in thousands OF deputies.
There are millions upon millions Of
do1lors worfh If nroneYtv that c0uldI
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25

The banks Of the county are exper-
fencing some Inconvenience under the
new law in getting their statements
published. Under the law If there is
no paper published in the village in
which the bank is located they must
send their statement to the Sanborn
Enterprise, which is the official paper
of Barnes county, so that the patrons
of any particular bank if they want
to read the statement of that concern
must subscribe for the Sanborn Enter
prise. It is mighty good for the off,
cial paper but mighty bad for the peo-
pie living in that particular place
where the bank is located. In Valley
City, under the law, where there is no
official paper of the county, and where
the city council has designated an OH
cial paper, the statements can be pub,
lished in that paper, which was done
yesterday in the Times-Record which
is the official paper of this city. If
there is an official paper in any town
where there is not a county paper, that
town paper can publish the bank
statement if it has been regularly
designed the official paper of an in
corporate village by the village board.
This new printing bill is some bill,
believe US. It is the rankest kind of
legislation and is hardship on many
people besides being one of the worst
kind of nuisances in existence. The
idea Of making the banks Of Oriska
Leal and other such places publish
their legal business away on the west
ern side of the county. For rank
foolishness this kind of legislation
takes the bun.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25

| fulfilled, the workers in this cam
paign will BE- doubly served their
country and doubly serving the mem
DRY Of Theodore Roosevelt the Ameri-
can. IA sd 5 3
The Roosevelt Memorial Associa-
tion,has been organized for the follow
| ing purpose: slsg Isl M W 81
Is To provide memorials in accordance
with. the plans Of the. national COM
mittee which will include the erection
Of q suitable and adquate monumental
memorial in Washingt ton; acquiring,
|developmnt and maint enance Of q park
in the town Of Oyster Bay which may
ultimately perhaps, include Saga
more Hill, to be preserved like Mount
Vernon and Mr.. Lincoln's home At
Springfield. " ,
A campaign Is raise 4 minimum ;of
81, 00O, 600 from millions Of slbscrib-
crs will be conducted during the week
Of October 40 to 27. It is desired to
make this = distinctly popular move-
Ment. $s5 Get / s,s III Il. 0t5 I; 4, 5s
A non partisan committee Of Col
enel Theodore Roosevelt's friends met
Ia New York City, on March "a, 1919
and organized the Roosevelt Memorial
Association.
Ofaees Of the association are 1t No.
1 Madison Avenue, New York City.
Personal friends Of Colonel Roosevelt
will pay its expenses. Every cent Civ
en- for the memorial fund will be spent
for the purpose outlined. 5Ss
II is hoped that every friend and
admirer, and every American who de-
sises to help make the United States 8
better place for people to live in, will
enlist in this non bipartisan movement.
A memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, it
is felt, will be an inspiration to future
generations of Americans, by reason
of the high ideals Of citizenship it
will perpetuate. ss5 u u a y
!, The conduct Of the campaign dur
ing the week Of October 20-27 will be
based on . standard plan Of operation.
Colonel William Boyce Thompson is
the National Campaign Chairman, and
will be assisted by campaign execu-
tive committee. Working under him
will be the state campaign organiza-
tions, in each state Of the union, the
District Of Columbia and the insular
possessions. Late in August, the ex-
act dates to be announced later, the
National Campaign Chairman will
call ten regional conferences to be at
tended hy the state campaign chair
,aan,, the executice comm ttee Of each
81 the three or more states III the reg
ion. Matters Of Organization and
campaign conducted will be discussed
It these conferences. 53
u. Under the national administration
~,,;ll Como Zach ~ tho state 0rpaniZa-,
lions, including separate county cam
paign organizations, local and rural
district campaign organizations, and
campaign organizations for the larger
cities. All = (. s W .s4 \. u
Il Regular pportionments Of money
to be raised will be allotted to ech
unit in the campign.
& Sylvane N. Ferris is state chairman
and Geo. N. Remission, N. D., campaign
director. a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
BUY W. S. s.

President Wilson is making a great
fight for ratification of the peace
treaty from coast to coast. That he is
stirring up the nation cannot be
questioned-the whole country is get
ting aflame with ideas on this league
of nations. The presidents attitude
in trying to compel the United States
senate to ratify that peace pact with
out amendment or ratification will
not go through. The treaty will be
ratified without a doubt but there will
be some reservations put through be-
fore it is. Mr. Wilson is receiving
some great ovations as he goes int !,
the various big cities of the country,
which he naturally would get as pres
ident of the United States, and the
noise made by these crowds naturally
are pleasing to him, Aut they do not
express the sentiment of the people at
large. Most Of these people are men
and women who are favorable to the
Observation-Disclosures is large per
cent of them and they naturally do
the shouting and little thinking, let
ting the president do the latter for
them, but on the other hand those who
are opposed to the league of nations
in it's present form are getting huge
crowds, too,-men and women both
of whom are not in sympathy with
the president at this time. If the vote
of the people was to be taken at this
time we believe great majority of
them would he against ratification Of
the treaty i it's present form. Mr..
Wilson has i. made a single convert
in the United States senate since he
went on this tour but rather has
weakened his cause. He had better
have remained at home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
n. 4 RED GROSS 4 J. NOTES

RED CROSS NOTES
"A little nonsense now and then Is
relished by the wisest men. See #
YOU can read the following extracts
from letters received by the Bureau
|of War Risk Insurance without srl Il
a received my insurance polish and !
have since moved my post once
"Bureau of War Risk Insurance:
Up aPlesss send my allotment. have
!. ,;tt i 'baby and i i knead it every day,
ssThe reason why l delayed in TAX
ing up this matter is; that ! can n rAttatl-
er read Or writ." I. . 5. s3 5s ], y ].
..sIn Service with the Y :. Ar 'rllpI'
ry." Z: y.
allotment. The last money she .drawd
from was the firstof the month. me rs
baby is 4 VI. and mo. Please look 's
after it." n ...5
South Dakota Is considering legis-
lation to provide bonus Tor her sol i.'
der sons who saw service.
Two thousand more returned ser
vice men were served in July than IN
June at the Fargo Red Cross ca ant en-
War bread is only memory in the
American homes but until recently az
least has been very much reality IN
parts Of Siberia and very crude 1000
too. compared with that used in this
country even in the midst Of HOSTILE
ties. Here is q recipe American Red
Cross workers found. still followed
bv Serbian natives: Oats, peas. beans
and husks equal parts, ground.
4 Do you know that out Of every hum
bred babies that die under one years
Of age @ Al Ass s 5sssas
20 die before the end Of the first day
Is more die before the end Of the
first week. VI 3s.s 4 d 3.i VIZ
IS more die before the end q the.
first month. .a 5Ys
IS more die before the end Of the
fifth month. Il al " 81 gs e
IL more die before the end Of the
eighth month. I. B.
d 10 more die before the end Of the
eleventh month. 1 &. .ss5 Il .s
In one year: I,
1854, $50 children died under l years
234234,OS1 children died from / year
to four years of age. 5;s
IA Public Health Nurse would help
lower these figures. There should be
one in every county or community
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
BOMBING PLANE !.
FLIES OVER CITY

s,EtSrlday forenoon ilts1e De1ore. noon
me Dig Ndartln D0mD14g Plane unueI
tne command q Goi :. llartl, new ovel
tne ely neaoed ior W." eo
gong az the raIe q lille o ,,s, ov
Mayor Moe and told him when the
Manaeer Parks Of the local Telephone
exchange and his staff. kept US ap-i
Ralseo 81 ~ L tyms.u III ~, ny
~ hs w - ;ts con,;no o~ and avervhodv WAS
on the lookout for It. The local phone
folks tod when It le1t or!ska a ana LII -
the Big bird hove in sight flying direct
on its course and soon passed over the
10y ~ o wer. The c;tv Col Hart dronped
1a ia - Mav:r Moe--wh;ch s. the
t f;rst aerial nail received n the city.
T m q, iattar was done m IN Al army
.handker1hief and dropped and fell III
the tl..ai, east mart Of the civ being picked
-, II Chief !. Fred King This Is
~ 81 = sro,,nd the rim AZ the United.
sns a'o States f fl;aht and the Martin
,,a,,a = 'tha nafhf;ndar fnr h;p
b,, ~. of halloons and aeronlanes that
,,,;Il 10 :. thromoh hero ahoi,t. the first
VIZ WI pass n . Hare = tho liner.
# vs. af '+ho I'm GIVEN toithe MAYOR IN
~ aalana1,s Ia++er fron, +ho CIV : IA
VIZ IT. Sor = III >'''ss ~ 81 ~ 4. 81
The trip will be made as follows: Ar
=, i. 4 I.
From Washington, y. q, to- n Manu. ian