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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-07
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In every city, town or village, ex-
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nrintinR commission is located. all le-
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-07

--DUY W. S. :.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02

mayor, simply ran away with every
thing. In only one precinct was the
contest even close. in Ward One where
Mayor Ray Strain ran within four
votes of Mr.. Church and j. A. Down
ing was only I behind Alderman c.
b. Ray. The day was fine and in the
three wards over eight hundred votes
were cast. the largest vote here for
several years. Earnest work YVES done
all day long by both sides and the
enthusiasts backed their favorites
with plenty Of cash, betting on the re-
suit being more free than il has been
here for years.
The vote on the two electric light
propositions showed that however La
mar people may be divided on other
propositions they are united in their
determination to secure better lights
and reasonable rates for same. The
bond returns from the three precincts
showed a vote of almost ; to ! in
each precinct, the total being 30s to
81. The figures for the other special
elections were not taken down and will
not be known until the official canvass
is made by Mayor Strain and City
Clerk Cook However. the figures
that were taken gave slmost the same
vote for the municipal light plant as
for the bonds. The proposition to sell
the lot to Mr.. J. X. StinSon also carri-
ed by large majority everywhere.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
SK EE-wEE BIG SUCCESS
High School Glasses Give Annual
Show With n Record Crowd and
Corresponding Receipts.

The classes Of the high school and
the girls and boys clubs all took part
in the big Skee-Wce at the high school
auditorium last Friday night, and put
over the biggest success in the history
II the school. The building was
crowded all through the evening by
young folks and old folks who were
young again for the evening. All were
hugely delighted with the fun as well
as the clever traps arranged to catch
he loose change. going and coming.
There was bushcl of fun in every de-
Dartment, some free and some that
cost more. A good set of pictures
were shown and Il minstrel show Civ
On, besides games and entertainments
Of all kinds. When all the returns
were in it was found that the athletic
FUND of the school had benefited near
ly $3.50 by the evenings entertain
,nent. and everybody went away feel
ing that they got their moneys worth
ut the same time.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02

issue, Mr.. Wilson must answer the
charge for not taking the people and
the congress of his own country into
his confidence or at least giving them
a semblance of an idea of what he is
trying to do. If it had not been for
the decided stand of certain members
of the United States Senate against
the league, stand which brought out
some of the best speeches ever made
in the Senate, the people of America
today would not have had the slight
est idea of what the league of nations
means. If all voices had ceased to be
raised against this pact and silence
had waited to be broken by explana-
tions from Mr.. Wilson, the silence
would have remained unbroken. Not
once during his visit to America, did
Mr.. Wilson specifically explain any
one of the many elusive articles of
this so-called humanitarian document.
So, if it has turned out to be a pol
itical issue, the blame must rest with
Mr. Wilson
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
TUESDAYS ELECTION
Bonds Win BY Big Margin and PeO-
plos Party Candidates Make
Clean Sweep.

In this time of eataclysm and de
luge when governments and even ma
tions change over night, thrones tot
ter and customs crumble. there is moth
ing left fixed and dependable or even
time e-honored any longer. Even pro-
verbs respected by centuries of wisest
men are found to be outgrown, and on
Tuesday political adage revercd by
the politicians since the old days of
Athens when they voted with sea
SHELLS on the beach was wrecked by a
sixtcen-nch shell filled with votes.
Since time was, it has always been in
sisted that the folks were just as
numerous as the people" However,
they are not. We knowi because it
was demonstrated to us last Tuesday
by some past masters in the art OF
handling municipal machines. The
People are much more numerous than
the folks and they don't hesitate to
steam roller them in most improved
war tank style.
The above tells the story of last
Tuesdays city election SO far as La
mar is concerned. The Peoples Party
ticket headed by S. ID. Church for
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
Where Do We Get OF?

Secretary of Commerce Redfield has
issued report saying that "The Far
East is rapidly coming into its own
with relation to our foreign trade"
Just what the Department of Com
merce means by " its own" is doubtful,
but the expression has little of en-
couragement for American industry
in view of the recent declaration Of the
Secretary that we must he careful not
to be hoggish in going after foreign
trade. During the year 1918 we
bought from the Far East goods of the
value of 81 ,O42, ,OOO. 900. and sold to the
Far East goods of the value of $685.
900 900. leaving the balance against us
to the amount of S439, 900. 900. which
the Department of Commerce evident
ly considers rightly belongs to that
section of the world. That is "its
own"
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
VISTA DEL RIO
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Nearly 5000 Acres of Fine Bottom
Lands North of Lamar to be
Included in New Drainage
District.
District.

Attorney A. C. Gordon and Engin-
Ger |. c. Mcbride have completed the
necessary preliminary work for the
organization of new drainage dis
trict to drain the fine bottom lands
north and east of Lamar between the
Amity Canal and the river, and the
l.. Writ Markham, F. w.
Sayler and A. C. Mitchell, represent
ing the land owners in the district will
appear before the county commission
ors on April % and ask for the hold
ing of an election to establish the dis
trict. The district will be known as
the Vista del Rio Drainage District,
and will include nearly five thousand
acres of land, a considerable portion
of which is needing drainage at this
time. This district unlike most Of the
districts is so situated that both
drainage and irrigation can be carried
On within its boundaries and the water
taken from seeped land Immediately
used ON lands that need it. 1t includes
some of the finest lands in the Ark
s.nsas Valley, and when the project is
completed it will do much to increase
the productiveness Of that part Of the
Lamar territory. The boundaries Of
the district are defined in the notice
published by the committee in another
,olumn Of The Register.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
WASHINGTON NOTES
Truth Breaking Through the Clou'

1ruth Breahfhs infousn the NfouuS-
Washington, April i.-(Special cor
respondence)-The political smoke
screen which has hidden the sentiment
of America regarding the league of
nations seems at least to have been
penetrated by the eagle eye Of the
press of both France and England. The
concentrated effort to keep the real
news of opposition from reaching the
conferees of Europe, which seems now
to be well founded fact, is crumbling
before the searchlight of public de-
mand Any attempt to stop the ears
and blind the eyes of the great mass
of people who make up each and every
country can last only so long. In a
republic like the United States the at
tempt is short lived. In n republic
like France it is of short duration and
the cleansing power of the great war
has opened the ears and eyes OF those
encircled by such military Dictator
ship as ruled Germany.
The effect of the combined senti-
ment of the opposition is reflected in
a statement from Premier Hughes, of
Australia in which he says: ''To delay
this preliminary peace agreement
sufficiently difficult in any case-by
including any subject not vital to it
is 10 invite disaster" Paris seems to
be worried, and is reported in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, as re
senting" the fact that the league ques-
ton has become a political issue. This
can readily be understood and it is
also interesting to note that Paris
dispatch to London is quoted as say
ing that, "Mr. Wilson may still be an
ideaiist but he is now primarily n pol
itician fighting for his plank" The
French press is to be congratulated for
not placing the blame for the so-call-
ed result of a political issue of the
league question upon the opposition in
the United States. II 1t is q political
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
The Only Way to fight Organization
Successfully is to Fight it With
Organization.

If America is to defeat the Wilson
scheme for a league of nations it must
defeat il through the organized forces
of the Republican party. The Demo
cratic forces are already lined up in
its support as a party measure. No
newly formed organization can have
the force to stand up against the great
Democratic party.
All the speeches of United States
Senators against the Wilson scheme
will count for little il not backed up
by organization-the organization of
the Republican party This is SO clear
A fact that it needs no butteressing
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02

Republican party is made of, it has
no doubt as to the kind of answer it
will hurl at its lifelong enemy, the
Democratic party. 1t has no doubt
rs to the account it will give of itself
in the great fight now on against
yielding up our national independence
TO crafty the vanity and to satisfy
the ambition of dangerously imprac-
teal autocrat-the greatest autocrat
of all time, in temperament, in char
acteristics and in his reach for world
power, world dominion.-New York
Sun tDem.).
The Lamar register., 1919-04-02
Mine Planters Service Wants Masters
and Mates.

The United States Army Mine Plant
crs Service will hold open competitive
examinations on May 5, 1919, for the
warrant officer grades of master, first
mate, and second mate aboard army
mine planters. About 30 positions are
to be filled.
The War Deparement has asked the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion to use its machinery for dissem-
mating information relative to the pos
itions and for distributing application
blanks. The secretary Of the local
board of civil-service examiners at the
post office or customhouse in any city
of the United States will supply to
any person interested a printed an
nouncement containing full informa-
ton as to requirements, salaries, al
lowances in addition to salaries, etc,
and with an application blank.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-01
CARMEN WILL ACCEPT,
UNION LEADERS THINK
REFERENDUM BEING HELD
T0DAY-OvER BY A Pm.
Predicted Il Service Viii
Be Resy sd at Midnight
ls3night.

Chicago, {H Sc. 1.-Predictions that
employees q e Chicago surface and ell
evated raj ~ lines Will vote to accept
the comp ~.se offer of their employees
at refS Gum election being held to-
day we I. confidently made by union
leadersff Ay. In the event that the
predict + is fulfilled. II is said, street
car SCI > will be resumed by midnight
tonight. Balloting in the referendum
election began at o'clock this morn
ing, and will continue until 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. Union officials said that
IL the men vote to return to work street
cars will be in operation within tive or
six hours after the balloting ends.
The referendum election is the out
come of the efforts of william ID. Ma
hon. the International president of the
Amalgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees. Mahon or
dered the referendum after declaring
the strike of the carmen Illegal, and Is
using all his power to bring about
favorable vote.
Local union leaders and heads of or
Mahon and demanding that the offer OF
settlement submitted by the street car
companies after conferences with Gov.
Lowlen and the state public utilities
commission be accepted. 1t Is the con-
tention of the union heads that the
mass meeting which rejected the COM
promise offer was stampeded by rad
icals and that large majority OF the
carmen were in favor of accepting the
offer. 1t is the votes of the conserva-
tive employees that are counted on today
TO defeat Overwhelmingly the radical
element.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-01
REVISE VOTING RULES
compers Advises Against Grouping
Spain With South American States,

compers Advises Against Grouping
Spain With South American States,
Amsterdam, July 31.-(A. P)-The
International Trade Union congress, re-
suming its sessions today discussed
rules for the new internationale. The
constitution of a bureau. the appoint
ment of officers and the question of the
proportional representation of the diff
ferent countries appear likely to arouse
lively debate. an endeavor to take
control out of the hands of Germany
which hitherto dominated the interna-
tional, being in the making.
The draft of the new rules contains
a proviso giving one vote for every
quarter million workers represented, as
against one for each million. as here
tofore. The smaller nations would have
q representative for any fraction OF
quarter million workers.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, in his
address claimed to represent the PAN
American federation of twenty one re-
publics. He declared he felt constrained
to say that 1t was inadvisable, owing
to the events OF recent years. to group
Spain with the Spanish-speaking South
American states as the Spanish dele
gate had proposed. A regular confer
ence OF the internal tional federation will
be held every two years, the bureau
to decide ufon the place for holding the
meeting.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-01
NEW YORK AND NEWARK
TAKE STEP AGAINST H.C.L.
BACON PRICES IN NEWARK
100 PER CENT. LESS.
Manhattan Rushes Plans to
Distribute Enormous
Quantities of Food.

New York. Aug. Further steps
were taken by the city governments OF
Newark New Jersey and New York
City to aid the laboring population to
get food at a rea asonable price.
In Newark the sale of army bacon
at almost 100 per cent. less than pre-.
valline prices, was continued. Tomor-
row 10000 pounds of ham viii be put
on the market to be followed by canned
peas, tomatoes, corn, beans and cereal
products.
In New York authorities were rushing
to completion plans to distribute an
enormous quantity of fod through par
Gel post
Investigation has shown that retail
butchers have refused to buy meat
products at 6 cents pound lessthan
they have to pay wholesalers. They
gave as an excuse that il they did so
their credit would be cut off by packing
representatives
Vigorous steps have been taken to
prevent the municipality sold food from
falling into spectators hands.
IT we discover anyone attempting to
profiteer on this food said Mayor Hy-
Ian, I'VE will see that he gets adequate
justice in &C nformity with prosecution"
Mayor Charles i. Gillett, of Newark,
gave similar warning.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-01
PEACE REIGNS
IN RIOT ZONE.
Authorities Confident Mob
Spirit Now Under Rein
at Chicago.
NEGRO EMPLOYMENT up
Reported Packers Have Drawn
Color Lineone Killing in
Twenty Four Hours.

Chicago, Aug. - Comparative
peace reigns in the Chicago riot zone
today, and the tide of anger, malice
afdyrace hatred that has surged for
more than four days apparently has
abated. The turmoil has not en-
tirely ceased and the mob spirit Is
still snouldering, but AUTHORITIES are
confident that outbreaks 6f violence
has been effectively checked.
Reconstruction problems began to-
day to engage the attention of au-
thorities, the task of providing FOOD
for families in the riot-swept district
and the establishment of amicable
relations, between the whites and
blacks are receiving consideration. ,
Employment Problem.
One of the most serious problems
arising out of the riot is that of-the
employment of negroes. 1t is re-
ported that several packing estab-
ishments that formerly employed
around $4,000 colored men, have
drawn the color line, and will hire
whit labor only, hereafter. The
situation with regard to interming-
ling of whites and blacks in indus
trial concerns is receiving grave con-
esideration.
In the wake OF the riots also has
come the matter of punishment for
those who participated. Several men,
both white and black, who the po-
lice believed to be guilty of Staying
victims of the riots are in custody,
and the hangman's moose is being
dangled before them by the state
authorities. Vigorous prosecution
and stern punishment is promised by
the authorities Of all those involved
in the rioting.
Gov. F'ank Q. Lowden,. Adjt. Gen.
Dickson and Chief of Police Garrity
relaxed today for the first time since
the outbreaks began, and expressed
themselves as confident that the
state troops and the police would be
able to hold the rioting in check.
No announcement of when the troops
will be recalled from the riot zone
has heen made, but it is thought
likely they win be held there until
every vestige of disorder has been
stamped out.
There has been no serious out
breaks since early yesterday after
noon. when white rioters and the
troops clashed in battle at the
stock yards During the past twen-
tsstour hours but one staying has
been reported: That came when
12-ycar-old white boy was dragged
from truck and beaten to death
BY, negro youths. Deaths of several
who were wounded in the fighting,
however, has Brought the death list
rr to thirty-two.
No tabnlation OF the number
wounded has been made, but most
reliable estimates place it at 300. |
loout $50 rioters. according to po-
lica estimates. are under arrest
Riot calls continue to come in to !
the police and to troop headquarters,
but the disturbances are sporadic |
and Of. a minor character. In most
instances the arrival Of officers or |
soldiers In response to calls has |
found the locality quiet and the riot
ers dispersed
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-01
ALIEN PROPERTY PHASE ,
UNDER DICUSSION
PALMER AND BARUcH Elk
PLAIN CLAUSES.
President Continues His Con
ferences With Senator'S
on Peace Treaty.

Washington Aug. 1.-The Versailles
treaty provisions affecting enem,
alien property, which republican SEN
ators declare validate" beyond legal
recourse all the acts, of the enemy
alien property custodian. still were
Under discussion today in the pub-
lie hearings Of the foreign relations
committee, ~
Bradley Palmer and Bernard NJ
Baruch, advisers to the American
peace delegation. had been requested
to explain further these and other
economic sections of the treaty Yes
terday both answered number OF
questions relating to the enemy alien
provisions. rt
Meantime there was much informal
discussion among senator's Of the
program of four reservations agreed
on yesterday by seven republican
senators friendly to the league. These
senators, who are understood to have
framed their reservations under the
lead of Senator's McCumber. North
Dakota, and McNary, Oregon, be-
lieved they had found the middle
ground insuring' acceptance of the
lehgun with qualifications to further
safeguard national interests.
Senator Fall, republican, New
Mexico had given notice he would
speak in the senate on the league
during the day, and Senator Watson,
republican, Indiana. had an appoint
ment tc confer with President Will
son regarding the treaty.
Tho president also had engage
ments with three democratic sena-
tors Rankhead, Alabama, and Pitt
man and Henderson, Nevada.
Representatives Heflin, psrrow,
Moan Dupre and O'Connor, were to
see Mr.. Wilson in the afternoon.
The president also was to see the
Rt. Rev. Junius NJ. Horner, bishop
OF Asheville, n. c.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-01
WIN AND LOSE VICTORIES
DenekIne Captures City Of Poitava--
BoIsheviki Advance on Archargei


London, Aug, News was received
here today that the volunteer army OF
Gen. Denekine, one of the most impor-
tant of the Russian antibolshevik forces.
had scored another important gs,1t,a success
Successes for the bolsheviki In the
Omega sector of the Archangel front
are reported In a soviet official state
ment sent by wireless from MOSCOW
The statement declares the oolshe,xiki W,
aided BY = fnutinx among the aahed
with With the city large uuantities OF sup
plies and war materials were taken,
A London dispatch. Tuesday night
announced an important victory for
Denekine in the capture OF the town
of Kan1ishin, on the Volga. with 5000
prisoners, nine guns and great quanti-
ties of material.
Tho Poltava now reported captured
probably Is the one in the province OF
that name about eighty miles south OF
westward sweep Of Gen. penekine's
Text Of con,n,unIaus.
, The text of this portion Of the COM
muniaue reads In
1--WE have advanced fourteen miles
northward on the Omega. The advance
was preceded by a rising of white regi-
ments, who arrested resisting officers
and handed them over to our side"
The official statement bears the date
OF July 81. and the rising appears to
have been subsequent to the recent
mutiny reported among the Russian
troons on the Archangel front. reported
by the British army authorities. The
Moscow message also reports unrest in
Siberia IT claims that there is an
insurgcnt front extending from Tash-
kent In Turkestah to Nikolayevsk, on
the Amur. In the region Of the Amur,
1t Is declared. the insurgents annihil-
ated large detachment Of Japanese
recently. In addition 1t is asserted that
an independent bolshevik detachment is
advancing, from Southern Siberia to-
ward Tonisk.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-01
EXPENSIVE FlLIBUSTER
Republicans by Tactics Of Delay Cost
Government $4,000, 900.

WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-The republican
filibuster in the senate last March COSY
the United States more than S62,OOu,Ooo
in appropriations alone. Representatives
Byrns, democrat. Tennessee. ranking
minority member of the appropriations
committee, declared today in an address
reviewing the financial record of the
present session.
Mr.. Byrns accounted for this Increase
by saying thu new congress had m
creased to that extent the amounts
carried for ordinary expenses of the
government In the sundry civil, agrl-
cultural. District of Columbia, and In
dian appropriation bills.
These bills" he said would have
been enacted into the law If it had not
been for that filihuster and this con-
gress would not have had the oppor-
tunity to increase them"
Mr.. Byrns asserted that the republi-
cans claimed an aNtra session was
necessary to deal with reconstruction
problems when their real purpose was
to force the president to return from
France before the framing of the peace
treaty.
"If the desire for reconstruction legis-
lation was its real purpose" he said.
why is it that now after a session OF
only two months the republican major
itv in congress has decided to take
five weeks recess with this legislation
not enacted.
"They have passed the appropriation
bills that were defeated at the last
session by the filibuster and having
started certain political fishing investi-
cation with the hope that something
may turn up that may be OF advantage
TO their party, they now take long
recess and perpit important legislation
to await their own good pleasure"
Referring further to investigation Mr..
Tyrns pointed ont that the great war
was fought under democratic admin
istration and added:
THE speed aqd thoroughness with
which our country made ready to meet
the issues of the war and the efficiency
with which its vast problems were
handled was equalled only by the splen-
did courage of o,r soldiers and the sac
rifices made by our citizenship. The
world recognizes the great and glorious
part which our country took In bringing
the war TO a successful conclusion. and
the petty fault-finding and criticism
which Is heard in our midst and no.
whene selse viii be forgotten in the
glorious record of the achievement OF
our country. which is acclaimed in
every lapd.H