The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18

II the report of Senator McNalr's
fiop to the independent forces, Is cor
rect, the independents will have a
working majority in both branches OF
the state legislature and can fontroi
all matters Of legislation. The gov
ernor. however, can use his little veto
ratchet, il he so desires.
That the people of this state want
the Bank Of North Dakota to be ex-
anined is evidenced by the large ma
ior;tv the initiated law giving the au-
tbor;tr to examine it passed at the
election. This law will have at least
$4,000 majority. The people Want 70
know Just what shape this institution
is in.
Other things besides wheat are com
mo down, Yesterdays dispatches IN
the daily papers from New York an
no,,nce that one of the large manu-
factnrers and distributors of under
wear hosiery and sweaters has an
bounced reduction in his line OF from
IS to SO per cent. Good business oe,
rnands downward revision OF prlces'
was the reason given.
Attorney General LANCER has issued
an opinion to the effect that the print
ing law initiated by the people IN the
November election, goes into eHect
at once. This law gives attorneys anu
others the right to take their private
lepal business to any paper they see
ST In view Of this the Times-Record
asks its attorney friends and others
to remember this paper when they
have any legal business for puollca-
ton. The only thing that the regular
" elected county paper gets are the
official proceedings of the county ana
whatever other legal notices the coun-
ty may have. We should appreciate
the legal business of those of our
friends who see fit to give 1t to US.
While the senate committee on re.
construction is saying that 1t VIII
bring the coal dealers to time II they
do not come down on the price OF coal
why does not this same committee
take some steps to curb the paper
trust. Paper manufacturers are say,
ing that paper will be no cheaper and
we cannot see why this should be-
They claim that it is a shortage OF
pulp that makes the output short and
therefore the demand is greater than
the supply This all may be but in our
oniniou the manufacturers are getting
too much profit on this commodity.
William Jennings Bryan keeps on
insisting that President Wilson resign
and give President-elect Harding a
chance to commence business. This
is an admission of democratic weak
ness on the part Of Mr.. Bryan and
should not be considered for minute
The people elected Mr.. Wilson to serve
until the fourth Of next March a tnc
unless the president is in such condl.
ton that he cannot function he shoulc
remain at his pEst and continue until
the end of his term. The country has
spoken very emphatically for change
Of administration but that is no rea
son why Mr.. Wilson should resign un
I'll the end Of his term.
One Of the first laws that should be
amended at the coming session Of thu
legislature is the election law. AS il
now stands the polls are kept oper
until nine O'clock at night. There i:
absolutely no sense or reason in doing
this and keeping people in the countr.
up for many hours after everybod.
has voted. The pay Of the judges ant
clerks of election should be raised
also. in keeping with the services the!
have to perform. Every voter wh'
wants TO vote can do so up to fiv'
o'clock of any election day and tn
polls should be closed at that tim
which was the old way Of conducting
the elections. ''@|
Fresno, Cal, Nov. 8.-Increase
on one-haif cent pound on three
brands of raisins, Sultanas,
Thompsons and Muscats, was an
nounced by the California Asso
ciated Raisin company.-Amer
lean Press dispatch.
You viii note that the increase wa
announced" by the raisin producers.
Did you ever hear Of wheat grower
1to,,y,n,Y1S.,tv, 81 a l-aicn IN r,r.iooc ? "