The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-22


Hinglishnan.
Early reports from the Nebraska
primary election indicate that Hiram
johnson is leading the field in the
state Of Bryan. In this connection it
might be well to add that the Bryan
delegates on the democratic ticket are
falling behind the other fellows on the
anne ticket. That man johnson GER
tainly ha made a hit with the people
wherever he has spoken and his attl-
tude on the league of nations appears
to be winner. Of course later re-
turns might change the vote and put
Johnson behind, but the early vote
shows him running exceptionally.
The supreme court by split decls-
ion has upheld the validity of the in
famous printing law which deprives
all newspapers except the one hand
picked in each county, from publish
ing any legal business. The Times
Record had been expecting such de-
cision. 1t is in line with the work OF
the present supreme court and the de-
-ison may be all right at that, we DO
not know However, the time is fast
coming when this obnoxious law will
be wiped from the statute books OF
the state and the press Of this great
commonwealth again be placed in the
Tree and mtrammeled list. We rather
think, the voters are going to retire
enough legislators this year to insure
the repeal of this law. We have to
stand for few holdovers - but we
hope they will be lonesome in the next
senate.
Mr.. l.. J. Wehe, who has been at the
Nd of the compensation bureau OF
the state since it's inception has been
removed by the governor for incom-
potency. He should have been remov-
ed before he was appointed. He 81 not
only arrogant but incompetent and the
governor has finally seen the light and
fired him. There are many others he
should fire who are drawing big money
provided by the tax payers of the
state and who do not earn the money
they get. The great trouble is under
this dawn of new day there are sew
eral hundred office holders created and
provided with fat salaries that are abb
solutely uncalled for and unneces-
sary. If we could abolish most of
these new offices created. fire the nom
tax paying office holders, cut down the
expenditures of the state and this
reckless expenditure Of public money,
the taxpayers might stand a chance
to exist. These reforms-especially
along the lines of state socialism,
come high. But they put a lot of mon
ey into the hands of the imported So
cialists that these fellows could not
earn any other way.
If it isn't one thing it is another.
The latest one is the potato shortage. !
The lowly spud has arrived at point
where it is selling for about the aver
age mans monthly wage per hundred
weight and even at that they are get
ting few and far between. Restaurant
and hotel men are beginning to boy
colt dealers and are refusing to serve
the Irish Apple to their customers.
This great shortage is believed to be |
due in part to the poor crop which was
raised in Minnesota last year, one of
the big potato producing states. The
southern part Of the state depended on !
the northern sections to furnish seed
and also help supply part of the do
nestle need, and went more into small |
grains and corn, but a crop shortage
resulted in the northern section which |
is no doubt to blame a great deal for
the present shortage. Some of the
best seed stock is selling at from $3.50 |
to $500 bushel and is reported hard
to get even at that price. The present |
ear shortage. resulting partly from the |
"outlaw" strike, is also said to be hold
ing up shipments, and several thous-
and bushels are said to be stored in
cellars. awaiting means of tranporta-
ton. This is another fine example of !
where the motor truck could be used to |
a good advantage, and offers nearly !
as cheap. if not more so, means of ,
getting the crop on the market.
So much has been talked about Gov
ernor Edward l. Edwards of New Jer-
sey, one of the presidential possibili-
ties that it will be interesting to 90 !
back and look into his past life. Ed |
wards was born in Jersey City, New ?
JtiSeS. III Vic ySdl VI 1OOo. ne at !
tended the New York University /
where he received the greater part of
his education. In 1888 he was mar /,
ried to Miss julie Blanche Smith. He !
worked as a clerk in the First Ma
tional Bank at Jersey City for some
time and later worked in the tax depart
rnent at Jersey City. In the year of
1911 he was elected by the state leg
islature as state comptroller. In 1914
he was reelected state comptroller. :
in the. year of 1916 he was appointed
president of the First National Bank
of Jersey City, where he first started
work in the year of 1890 as humble
clerk. He was elected state senator
in the year Of 1918, and year later
was elected governor of the state Of
New Jersey. One of the characters
tic things about Edwards is the fact
that he has come out on wet plat
form for the democratic presidential
nomination, yet it is said that he hates
liquor and won't taste beer. His
friends say that this is nothing new
for him, as he has always stood for
personal liberty and state rights. Ed
wards is GREAT hoyino enthusiast /