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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

w. H. Stevens arrived in the city
this morning from Wimbledon and left
on No. Z for Sanborn. w. H. is an
old time printer but lately has quit
the business and is now state agent
for one half of this state for Delco
light representing Ashelman Brothers,
of Fargo.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

w. H. Pray and Amos Rood went
down to Fargo this morning on the
early morning local. Mr.. Pray will
drive back a new Buick touring car
purchased from the Barnes County
Implement Company for himself while
Amos will drive back big Master
truck for the company. The boys will
have a nice time of it as the day is
fine for such a trip.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

Those interested in the work of Paul
Fjelde will be glad to know that the
Normal school is to have an exhibit of
some of the most interesting of his
later work in the near future. The
pieces have been on exhibit for the
past two weeks at Fargo under the
auspices of the Agricultural College
and excited a great deal Of interest.
Further announcement will be made
when the exhibits have been placed
and the public is cordially invited to
see it,.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

J. B. Wharton recently received an
other car load of Nash cars. He has
a sport coupe, sedan and some 9TH
ers. J. 3. says cars may come and
cars may go but the Nash goes on for
ever.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

The anti -Townley people are invited
to attend the meeting to be held IN
the city hall this morning for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to county
convention to be held in Barnes county
in the near future. United action is
what we want and must have, so if you
are at all interested in Kidding the
state of the socialistic regime we now
have, come out tonight at eight
o'clock
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

l.. j. Wehe, of Bismarck, N. D., rep
resenting the state compensation board,
is in the city today, attending a meet
ing of the board.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

John Kretchmer arrived in the city
from Fargo last night and is here look
ing after his farm interests near Oris-
ka ..rf.,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

Mr.. Walter L. Smithson of Mime
apolis, formerly with "Smiths" arrived
Wednesday morning to take charge of
the soda fountain at Stern Brothers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15
From Thursdays Daily

Mrs. D. r. Farrell, of Darcy, N. D.,
is in the city today, visiting friends
and doing some shopping. "
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

A labor meeting was held at the city |
hall last night ct which time MI.
Chubbuck, representing the American
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

Mrs. c. W. Sphinx, wife Of Col. c.
w. Sphinx, of Fingal, N. D., recently
died in Florida, where she had been
living during the winter months with
her husband. The remains were ship
ped back to Fingal and yesterday N.
O. Holberg took his hearse and went
to Fingal and then took the remains to
Buffalo, N. D., at which place the bur-
ial took place..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

DR.. E. R. Roberts and Burl Carr
went down to Fargo yesterday on No.
4. E. R. went down to look at fine
Willys-Knight car that he had placed
an order for with Earl Pegg, while
Burl went down to see the general dis
tributor of the Jordan to see if ne
could not get him to ship his recently
purchased Playboy by parcel post.
Burl is getting anxious to sit at the
wheel of this new sport car.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

Will somebody consult their hokus
pokus "weeja" board and let us know
what it says about the jack rabbit cor
poration at Fargo, and also find out
which would be the best investment,
Andy Gump's carp Cariar' or lit
tie Belgian bunny.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15
CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA
IS MOST NEGLECTED SPOT

The greatest stretch of unevangel-
center of South America, including the
interior of Brazil Venezuela, Column
bia. Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Para
quay. An irregular territory some two
thousand miles long and from five
hundred to fifteen hundred miles in
width, would only include two or three
missionaries In northern Brazil there
are seven states, with populations
ranging from that of Maine to that of
New Jersey, with no foreign mission
airy.
In spite Of the awful needs, as great
in the interior of South America as in
China or Africa, American mission
boards do not support one hospital in
all that continent.
There are about 200 missionaries,
including wives, and 1850 native
workers, conscientiously but made
quately covering the field. The gen.
eral average has been one evangelistic
missionary for every $4,000 people.
The island world Of Malaysia equals
T total expanse the area of the United
l..ates. 1t is the largest and the most
ss,rtile undeveloped Asiatfc territory,
T. ,ntaining $4,000 square miles, with
y population of 5O,497,042. There are
..oout 45,000,O0O Moslems. To win
these multitudes to Christ is the stu.
nondous task which c0nfronts the
Christian Church in Malaysia.
Under American tatelsge 3,141 Phil
ippine islands, embracing $4,000
square miles and population of 10,
100000 have become the great strate
gic base for Christian democracy il
the Pacific.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

J. j. Farley, president Of the Bank
of Valley City. returned home this
morning from the Twin Cities where
he had been attending meeting of
leading bankers of the northwest.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

NJ. O. Grangaard, cashier of the
State Bank Of Rogers returned this
morning from the Twin Cities where
he had also been attending a meeting
of the bankers of the northwest.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

Mrs. j. E. N. Rude and son Olaf
returned last night on No. 2 from
Bookings, S. D., where they had been
spending the past few months. They
had been visiting Mrs. Rude's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Thomas Norby.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

The following announcement was
handed into the Times-Record this
morning which we are sure will inter
est our readers: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
M. Norris announce the birth of James
Waldo, on April seven, 1920, at 321
Elmwood avenue, weight 9 IA lbs
The young mans weight indicates that
he must be a healthy little chap.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

The Junior Class of the High school
is getting up class play Browns in
Town." at the Normal Auditorium
next week. The young folks are busy
preparing for this play, the whole
school being much interested in this
annual event. It is going to be hum
dinger and laughable play. You will
want to encourage the Junior class by
being present. Date will be an
nounced later. .@
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-15

At the regular meeting of the w.
r. c.. held on Tuesday afternoon the
corps decided to take up local charity
work. And committee was appoint
ed to look after same. Any one know
ing of persons needing help please no.
tify any of the following committee.
Mrs.. 2. l.. MCGEE, corner Fourth and
Conklinp avenue, phone 382R; Mrs
Herold. Eleventh avenue and Second
street. phone 265J; Mrs. S. Granger,
Young Block, phone 271.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19
ygT'
The Franking Abuse.

According to a report made to the
Senate by Senator Smoot, 3O,144,362
copies of speeches by cabinet officers
and others have been sent free
through the mails and printed at a
Government expense OF $4,000,
since July l, 1918. Former Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo alone
had 25,000,000 copies of speeches
printed, using 1886 pounds of
paper, and sent free through the
mails, while, as Senator Sherman
somewhat naively put it, che thought
he was a candidate for President"
This sounds very bad, indeed, and,
in fact, is bad, but ii is exposing the
blackness of the kettle without re-
vealing at the same time the smut on
the pot. The ranking privilege has
not been abused any more by the
cabinet than by the senators and rep
resentatives. The recent controver-
sy over the franking of Senator
Reeds anti-League of Nations
speeches into the Third Missouri
district to be used in an effort to de-
feat a candidate of the senator's
own party for Congress is but an in
cident. Tons upon tons of PAPER are
wasted in this way and the postal de-
partment is compelled to do this
service free, at the expense CT the
people. Time and again the gross
abuse of the franking privilege has
been exposed and time and again the
House and Senate have defeated eff
forts to have it abolished or restrict
ed. 1t is too easy a way to saddle
some of the reelection campaign eX-
penses of the members upon the
public to be relinquished easily.
Possibly Senator SmCots exposure
may lead to an airing Of the whole
subject, especially in view of the
tremendous waste of paper it in
wolves at a time when restriction Of
the size OF newspapers, the real
source Of Information to the people,
is being advocated by some who do
not fully understand the gravity of
such an act.-St. Louis Dispatch.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

A record number of l ,491 new en-
terprises were organized under the
laws of the principal states in Janu-
airy, involving the tremendous sum
OF S2,28O,450,600. The previous
high record in point of numbers was
in October last when 1867 compan-
les took out charters with an author
lied capital of $2,S63,635,200. the
largest amount ever represented in
the monthly returns. In January,
1919, the grand total was s492,079,-
400, and in 1918 s2S7,641, 900, so
that the past months figures show
an increase of 365 per cent and 693
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19
STATE PRESS EDITORIALS

styling himself chairman of the State
Republican Executive Comm'ft2c
called a convention for January 29
at Palatka. J. E. Merrill, styling
himself Chairman Republican Execu-
tive Committee (LegaD" has called
a convention for March to be held
in Jacksonville. To further compli-
cate matters W. l.. Van Duzor has
| joined with Merrill as chairman
Organized White Republicans of
Florida"
Fred DeBecry is blowing the bugle
for the Jacksc Eville convention, as
he has tied himself up with the Van
Duzor crowd. He edits the official
Republican paper. He ignores to-
tally the convention to be held in
Palatka.
The activity of the Republicans
this year is a result of hopes which
blossomed beautifully when the
and lower house, but which are
gradually whitening under the blight
of promises unfulflled. The pap
seekers saw an opportunity for exc
cutting appointments with the
coming of a Republican president
and the wild scramble is to ascertain
who will have charge OF cutting up
the Florida pie. Whether it is &C.
row, Joe Lee, Merrill or Van Duzor
to whom this task Is assigned we
opine that the morsei will be small
|--Palatka News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

You can't hope to escape the crit.
cism of your neighbors. If you
drive car popularity known as q
tin lizzie" or a "roud louise" there
are those who will say about you
that you ought to be ashamed to be
so careless of appearances, that your
| family should be saved such disgrace
and that your position in the com
munity" demands something better
OF you. Freely, also you are refer
red to (behind your back, OF course)
as the original Mr. T. Wad.
And if on the other hand you
drive a closed car of lovely design,
with fresh Cor artificial) flowers in
a silver vase hung so the envious
pedestrian may get a good view Of
your luxury, the neighbors say you
are headed toward ruin" they
wonder how he does it," and broad
ly hint that probably you don't pay
your debts"
Even the thrifty fellow who
doesn't ride a car is often accused of
riding on the street cars too often.
Adam must have led a happy life.
He had no neighbors. Tampa Tri-
bune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

We ere bound to have some politics
in Florida this year. In the natural
course of human events it is expected
every fourth, or presidential election
year.
But the real issue in Florida this
year, and for the next few years, is,
shall this state go forward in all
lines of proper and constructive
growth, or shall it remain, as at pre-
| sent in many instances, in the rear
ranks of the doubters ana the hest
tants.
A paragraph in the Times-Union
comes nearer to giving Florida, irres-
pective of party. faction, class, or
community, the issue of Importance,
than any we have seen put in as few
words. 1t says:
THE handwriting ca the wall
spells tick eradication no fence
law, better pa, lures, elimination OF
mosquitoes and greater development
for Florida. Better begin preparing
for tie new era right row."
The handwriting is there, all
right; but we will have considerable
fighting to de before these things
have been won. And from the reports
of sections where tick dipping is
violently opposed and the watts dyRa-
mited, other sections where fences
around farms are cut thct cattle may
roam over a large area of grass re-
gions, where forest fires are started
that grass may be had for herds
which roam over lands never owned
or leased by the cattle owners, and
entire communities opposed to the
mosquito war because 1T Is against
nature" we ere compelled to believe
1t is almost going to take another
Senecharib and his h 'st to drop
down and destroy the hosts OF pre-
judice, ign orance aad wi!ful lawless-
ness yet in the state, before that
handwriting on the wall will; be made
more than a mere thing Of little
thought. Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19
Juggling the Sugar Crop.

Before the threat of a renewed
sugar shortage is accepted as war
rant for a further increase in prices,
the suger dealers OF the United
States should be called on to explain
what has become of last years beet
sugar crop, and why the coming of
CUBAN cane sugar orto the market
Will not decrease the retail price of
Idgar. The fixing of beet sugar at
IL cents pound, retail, and Louis
lana cane sugar at 20 to % cents a
pound, with Cuban cane midway be-
tween, seems to have converted all
the sugar in this part OF the world
into Louisiana cane sugar.
In 1918, the Louisiana cane sugar
production was 491,O0O,00O pounds,
American beet sugar 100000, 900
pounds, and imports from Cuba A.
900,000,0O0 pounds. The United
States food administration fixed a
price of 20-22 cents On less than 7
per cent of the total amount of sugar
consumed annually in the United
States. Where is the SO per cent?
1t seems to have vanished. By
some miracle of nature-or business
manipulation - Louisiana's per
cent appears to have become the
Nations 100 per cent.-St. Louis
Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Three hundred thousands rail
readers are to go on q strike next
Tuesday unless their demands are
granted Let them strike. We will
never have peace in this country as
long as a few hot heads are allowed
to dictate to the government and
the sooner the scrap in over the
better for all concerned. If one
hundred and seven million people are
to become the slaves Of three million
members of the railroad brother
hoods the sooner we realize it the
better. From our observation the
more you pay the railroad brother
hood the poorer the railroad service
and higher the rates, besides with
the railroad rates almost doubled il
has cost the government one million
dollars per day more than the earn
ings of the roads to satisfy the
greed CT the brotherhoods. 1t is
time to settle the matter and we
welcome the strike.-Wauchula Adj
vocate.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

1t may or may not have been no.
ticed, but this paper is not tearing
its shirt" for or against any candi-
date. But because we are not print
ing columns advocating the candi-
dacy of certain men does not indicate
that we have no choice. So far, our
ticket is Hardee for governor,
Fletcher for senator, and Sheats for
superintendent of public instruction.
We have not picked these men be-
cause practically every other news
paper in the state is for the first two
named or because we expect any re-
turn for our support, but because we
believe they are the best men in the
race for the offices to which they
aspire, and God knows we need the
best men we can get. We do not be-
lieve that by filling our columns
with boosts" for these men we will
be doing them any great service, for
groundless as such suspicion is the
public is always a little suspicious of
the motives Of the newspaper that
comes out each week with long arti-
cles advocating the candidate of it's
choice and maligning his opponent,
and the papers influence is weaken
ed, especially since some prominent
men have declared that any news
paper can be bought" and that all
are blackmailers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19
The Paramount Issue.

1t may appear presumption in a
little village newspaper to present
what it considers the paramount is
sue now before the people of the
| United States, but it iG of such pro-
| digious importance that even the
most insignificant newspaper in the
country should be pardoned for try
ing to impress it upon it's readers.
This paramount issue is not the
adoption or rejection of the league of
nations, though that is of momentous
Importance; but 1t is the answer to
the question: Shall the United States
be governed by labor unions, or by
the people? Shall one-tenth OF the
people hold nine-tenths of them in
subsection? Shall the nine-tenths
continue to be inundated by threats
OF business disaster and starvation,
as has been the case for the past two
years?
This paper has always supported
the labor unions in their every reas-
enable demand, and it will continue
so to do, but the demands of the
unions have long since ceased to be
reasonable, and as advocates of the
square deal" for all we cannot and
will not uphold them in matters that
threaten to wreck the country. 1t
is time for all advocates Of demo-
cracy to take a stand.
Organized labor, representing
about ten millions of people, has
thrown down the gauntlet and open
ly proclaimed the determination to
defeat any and all candidates VINO do
not bend the knee to this merciless
tyrant, Union Labor. No man shall
be elected to once who does not
pledge himself to support the out
rageouh demands of this modern
Moloch.
1t is the extravagant wages now
being paid to these so-called labor
ing men that has increased the cost
of living to the highest point known
in the history of this country. But
they are never satisfied with the high
wages they get for an eight-hour
day; they are always clamoring for
more pay and shorter hours, and they
openly threaten that If their de-
mands are not granted they will tie
up all the railroads in the country
and Starve the people into submits
sion. In this they proclaim them
selves enemies of the country and
they should be so treated.
They have thus far intimidated the
National government into granting
practically all their demands, but
still they are not satisfied and they
are again threatening to wreck the
business of the country and starve
the people.
Where is this thing going to end?
Must Samuel Gompers and his CO.
horts be permitted to say who shall
be elected president and who shall
not, who shall go to congress and
who shall not? Are they to be al
/ lowed TO dictate the laws of this
No 49,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19
NATIONAL PRESS EDITORIALS

per cent respectively over the per-
iods mentioned. All lines of bust
ness or industry are covered by the
returns, although it is to be said that
they indicate a growing tendency on
the part of many old established
firms to organize companies with a
greatly enlarged capitalization to
meet their expanding business. A
number of important consultations
appears among the interpretations in
the different states, while promoters
continue active in the matter of
forming new oil and gas shipping
concerns.-Journal of Commerce.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Let's see. Seems that somewhere
not long ago, we read that at meet
ing of the South Florida Press Asso-
citation held last year, it was unan-
imously resolved, decided or declar-
ed that no candidate was going to
put across any publicity, unless said
publicity was accompanied by coin of
the realm in sufficient quantity to
pay for the amount of space taken
by the publicity. If we are right in
this and it's true that hell is paved
with good resolutions, the Florida
press is laying several acres OF paw
ing every week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Out of 5,121 cases of suicide re-
ported in the United States during
the year 1919, there was not an
editor in the bunch. 1t is generally
thought that an editors life is full
of trouble and hard knocks. He has
to fight for W at he gets so hard that
he gets so he likes it, and The
bumps that would cause \ lawyer,
preacher or politician to apply the
axe to himself only whets the Ape
tite of the editor for the next battle.
Fort Lauderdale Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

country, to secure the enactment of
such measures as will serve their
own selfish ends regardless of the
rights of the ninety millions of peo-
pie who are not identified with
union labor? God forbid!
God give us men of courage to
meet this issue squarely, and be they
Democrats or Republicans, let us
elect them!
Compared with this tremendous is
sue, the tariff is but trife and the
league of nations an academic ques-
ton.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Senator Chamberlain is A speak
here on The Present Hour in Amer
lean History" The tolerance of the
senator is solicited while indulging
the suggestion that it is the eleventh
hour for reactionGry politicians,
1859 for the radicals, dinner time
for the profteers, and the morning
of opportunity for real, red-blooded
Americans.-Pittsburgh Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Tuesday, February Gath, will be
cleanup day. If you are too lazy
to clean up your own premises the
ladies will come with their hoes and
rakes and do it for you.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Enforcement of the laws is to be a
strong plank in the platform of
state and county candidates for Of
fee. Those who fail to toe the mark
on this important question will prob
ably fail of election this year
Times-Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Tampa has started movement
for a commission fern o. govern
ment by asking the council to call an
election to create a city charter
board. Many of the best cities in
the country are changing from the
old forms of government to the COM
mission manager form. - Times
Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19
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Boy, Page the Wrecking Crew.

The Grand Old Party is a wreck
so far as the Florida wing is concern
ed. 1t has split wide open again
with two heads, calling two conven-
tions and representing two bitterly
opposed factions.
D. T. Gerow, of Jacksonville,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-19

Attend the meeting of the Com
mercial Club in the Masonic hall to-
morrow night, Friday, February goth.