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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
n. D. PEOPLE REAL
ACCOMMODATING.
Accommodating!

ACCOMMODATING! r M. ~
Well we should guess. You will
have to give it to the people Of this
state for being about the most hospi-
table bunch that can be found any
where. They are always willing to
help friend or enemy who is in need,
and de- their utmost to get him back
on his feet again.
In this connection we might mention
the little watch affair that our slick
friend pulled off on several of the
bankers in nearby towns recently.
The bankers were only too glad to ac-
cept the mans note, taking his much
treasured" watch as security. They
gave him the money and did it in q
hospitable way. Well, the hospitality
didn't stop there. They brought him
to the county Jail and fed him two
days for nothing. After giving him a
hearing, the deputy sheriff,s heartmelt
ed and he let him get away. The story
doesn't end here. Said watch swind-
Ter must get out of town, as he isn't
used to hospitality. So. DR.. S. A.
Zimmerman cranked up his "gas wa
gon'' and helped him get out Of town.
A liberal dose of calomel would help
clarity the Doctors vision, so he could
recognize crook when he sees one.
"A friend in need is friend in
deed.' ~ E:,. .-ss,t., sfs
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
TEN LITTLE GRAFTERS

Ten little N. P.'s standing in a line
One got wise and there were nine.
Nine little N. P.'s saw the open gate
One went thru and there were eight.
Eight little N. P.'s thinking it was
Heaven
One made break and there were
seven.
Seven little N. P.'s in an awful fix
One more broke out and there were six
Six little N. P's very much alive
One bumped his head and there were
five.
Five little N. P.'s began to fight and
One saw the lii ht there were four.
Four little N. P.'s up in a tree
One fell down and there were three.
Three little N. P.'s wondering what
Another got dose and there were
two.
Two little N. P.'s .hot their goose we'll
When up one went and ate it all, now
there is but one.
One little N. P. weary sick and sore
Slipped thru a crack as he stood on
the floor.
Where he has gone no one can tell
He may be slipped right on thru
space.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

Mr.. Townley wanted an investiga-
ton of his conduct according to let
ter he published recently and the
Courier-News wanted all these things
to be proven by Brinton and Waters
and the rest of the dirty outfit, and
now that Mr.. LANCER has issued war
rants for the arrest Of Brinton for
criminal libel the Courier-News this
morning comes out and says it is a
move on the part of the /. V. A: forces
to make political thunder. 1t is hard
to please some people. Townley
wants this thunder aired out and this
mornings paper objects to it.. What
the people want is the facts and if this
dirty linen is threshed out by the
Townley, Brinton, Lemke, Waters out
fit we guess it will not be very long
before the people get the real facts
and they will discover which of the
two sets of newspapers have been
telling the truth. - ''s
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
AUDITORS DEMAND
LOWER TAXES

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 21.A state
wide demand that taxes be reduced
was heard by the State Board Of
Equalization yesterday afternoon.
Thirty-eigh county auditors appear
ed before the board in annual session
to present county valuations for the,
boards approval. Nearly every audi
tor told the board that the people in
his county wanted taxes lowered. The
auditors plea was that they be low
cred by the state board. ;:
Incidents were related by many Ct
the auditors to emphasize their
pleas. The auditor Of Minot told the
board that an ex-soldier had inquired
whether the taxes on thirty lots he
owned would be reduced. Unless they
were, he would have to allow the lots
to be sold, he said. Farm lands are
assessed too high in most counties, the
board was informed by the assessors.
Particular emphasis was placed upon
this by the auditors from western
counties, who said that the great ex-
penses Of furnishing seeds, fighting
grasshoppers and other expenses add
ed to the taxes for state and county
purposes, were proving burden.
State Treasurer Obert Olson pre-
sided at the session, which was at
tended also by Commissioner of Agri-
culture John Hagen and Attorney.
General William LANCER. Governor
Frazier, ex-officio chairman Of the
board, who is campaigning in Mon
tana, was not present.
A motion was adopted by auditors
as follows: "That the tax commits.
sioner be requested Ito formulate a
plan for classification of lands and
prepare law for the naming of a
county assessor in each county, to be
under. civil service" 81
Tax Comissioner George NJ. Wal.
lace. who conducted school for the
auditors at the morning session be-
fore the board convened, presented 4
plan whereby he said the state; tax
levy could be abolished in 1921. Mr..
Wallace proposes to increase the in
come tax to provided for the state BY
property tax. Horizontal increases in
county assessments, which had been
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

j It's understood, the workmen's COM
pehsation bureau was served with no
,tice that the matter would be tested in
court, Med Donald back-tracked..
The compensation bureau already
has accumulated 4 fund Of something
like half million dollars. M
Attorney General LANCER has per-
sonally taken charge Of the defense Of
the minimum wage for women en-
ployees which is being attacked by
telephone companies and lauhdries.
a hearing will be held at Fargo Sep
TENDER End.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
weekly T,MEAREcoRp vALLEY cIIY. NORTH nANo1A

to sight. 4!la
The watches which he had been
working the different bankers about
the country with are Of the very
cheapest grade, the case being noth-
ing but bright brass, and the works
have evidently been picked out Of some
other old watch and placed IN the case.
The movements in most of them re-
semble an alarm clock. When he was
caught at Hastings he had twenty mine
watches, all with the same pictures
in, and almost identically alike. Even
when captured he would have been:
set free, it is said, as he offered to
take up the notes which he had given
for the money, but one banker refus-
ed to fall for this, and held him until
authorities arrived. "a.
Oh well, the people like to be fooled
anyway.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

The Valley City Plumbing & Heat
ing Company was testing out the
steam pipes around town yesterday
afternoon and someone had opened up
one Of the steam cocks in the Kim
dred garage SO that q great cloud Of
steam rolled out making it look like
q fire. The alarm was turned in and
the department responded. Happily
this was only another. false alarm. But
it did look bad and safety first is al
ways the best play to make. In case
Of doubt call the department. It is
easier to fight fire this way than to
wait until q real fire gets big start.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
HOW DO THEY LIKE 1T?

HUN LII lnCx LINZ II tsaN- i.
The official Townley organ publish
es approvingly the rumor that J. W..
Brinton had cheerful habit Of buy
ing newspapers for SO and IS cents
on the dollar and selling them to the
Publishers Service Bureau and the
farmers for 100 cents on the dollar.
1t is quite generally understood that
Mr.. Brinton did just that thing. The
farmers are the people who put up the
additional price in order that Brinton
might reap his profit.
How do they like it?
Brinton was the main promoter of
the newspaper law, and that law had
the approval of Townley and his CO.
horts, including Lemke, president of
the Courier-News company and can
didate for attorney general of the
state. The farmers of the state were
assured by these worthless that this
was beneficial law which would
save them money. On the confession
of the Courier-News it developes that
the man who was being used as an
instrument for putting over this legis-
lation was~plotting grand slaughter
of the innocents in order that ne
might put money in his own purse.
How do the farmers like it?
Members of the legislature who
were committed to the farmers pro-
gram" were told that this newspaper
legislation was necessary in order to
insure the profitable existence in ev-
cry community of newspapers COM
mitted to that program in order that
it might be sat forth in the proper
light, and that popular support for it
might be assured. They were told
that the proper carrying out of the
mill and elevator program, and the
banking program, and the home build
ing program, and all the rest of it,
depended on the enactment of this
law. Enough of the legislators voted
for the law to pass it. They find now
that the chief use that has been made
of the law is to enrich it's promoter,
whose character and methods were
then as now we'll known to Townley
and Lemke, who at this time are pour
out out walls of wrath upon him. The
League legislators were hoodwinked
and hornswoggled; Brinton got the
coin; Townley is biting his nails;
Lemke is shouting "crook."
How do the League Legislators like
it?
And how do the plain people Of the
state like the manner in which their
pockets have. been picked and their
affairs mismanaged in order that one
of tribe of bloodsuckers might be
be fattened? ..Asg -. -
How do they all like it?-Grand
Forks Herald. A.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

The Grand Forks Herald grows elo-
quent in expressing sympathy and
good will for Poland. In spite of the
selfishness and greed of Poland in in
vading Russia for a distance of over
one hundred miles, we hope Poland
will get out of her present difficulties
and learn lesson from her blunder.
In this connection Lord Grey, formerly
foreign minister for Great Britain,
says:
''The present trouble comes from
the league having been disregarded
by those who joined it." He refers
to the failure Of the league to take
steps to prevent Poland from con-
Quoting an Invasion of Russia, and
concludes that because nothing was
done at that time the league should
now refrain from compelling Russia
to keep out of Poland. To Lord Grey's
mind it would make of the league an
instrument for war if steps were now
taken to aid Poland, after having fail
ed to use the league as an instrument
for peace in restraining Poland.
All of which shows the utter insin-
SSAACy u Vic AcdSuS as oil dScllL 1OT
peace, which is the sole claim upon
which it bases it's right to existence.
Of course, as Lord Grey says, Poland
should have been kept out of Russia,
but Article 10 of the covenant saws
the league shall interfere only when
the territory Of one of it's members is
invaded. Russia is not member.
hence, presuma bly,, its territory is omen
to aggression from any other nation
SO far as the league is concerned.
Poland, on the other hand, is men,
Der. The league, therefore, is bound
to rush to its assistance the moment
it is threatened. Under the strict ap-
plication Of the provisions of the
Poland can invade Russia at
will, but Russia can never retaliate
in kind on Poland.
It is that manifest perversion of the
announced principles behind the
league idea that las aroused Lord
\ - Is p
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
CAPITAL CITY NEWS

Bismarck, N. D., July 25.-Townley
will no doubt appeal his Minnesota
sedition case to the league of nations
socialist lawyer Of MIN
neapolis, now secretary of the indus
trial commission who testified for
Townley in this trial will no doubt
help Cash" get out Of this scrape
he is on the state payroll.
The North Dakota Leader of Au-
gust 18th devoted practically the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

made last year by the board, was one
Of the reasons given for the advocacy
81 classification. Some counties now
have q system, but the auditors held
it was inadequate and should be made
uniform.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
whole edition to the Waters rinton
controversy copied from the Courier
News. 81

! T" i. 4 - L s
The Aneta IN. d. Panorama Of
May 25;;sl911, said. "The Socialist
local at Kloten gave program and
social last Saturday evening, and it
will be remembered as one Of the big
gest doings in Kloten. The program
was as near perfect as is possible for
numbers and time it took to put it
through. Cashier LOTUS acted as
chairman for the evening and in open
ing bid the assembly hearty well
come. Henry Haroldson read q part
of a speech by Eugene v. Debs. Mrs.
Stucke spoke to the ladies and she
told some telling points why women
should be socialists"
Mr. LOTUS mentioned in che above
article Is now state bank. examiner,
appointed by Governor Frazier when
Jim Waters was promoted to the man.
agership Of the Bank Of North Da-
kota Jim wasn't socialist, hence
the demotion from Bank Of North Da-
kota. u.
Governor Frazier must have expect
ed trouble over the Waters letter Of
resignation. He saved the envelope
that the letter came in. People are
wondering whether or not he saves all
the envelopes that his letters come in.
The Courier-News has again chang
ed editor and manager. Their former
editor returning from Wisconsin to
relieve Lemke on the editorial staff.
This no doubt accounts for the in
crease in subscription price. s
The workmen's compensation bureau
after ignoring the advice of William
LANCER, attorney-general, has found
that he was right and has had to give
up pet scheme for getting hold of a
lot of money. IL,
The bureau some time ago announc-
ed that operators of threshing. ma
chimes must come under the compul-
sorry provisions of the workmen's COM
,pensaticn act, and pay the insurance,
estimated at about 5000 for each out
fit. Many . threshermen paid the
'amount demanded.
They paid it after S. S. Mcdonald,
of the bureau, announced that several
supreme courts had decided that
threshing outfits were not engaged in
agricultural service" and that after
long consideration, it had been found
that threshing outfits must pay.
= In the meantime, many threshermen'
who had appealed to the attorney
general for ruling, were told that
the attorney general believed this
class was exempt from the provis-
ions of the law, Mr.. LANCER, added.
of course, that his department could
in no way interfere with the action Of
the bureau. Il
After numerous protests began to
come in from thousands of farmers
who own threshing outfits, and after,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

Grey. "This perversion Of the league"
says he, unless repudiated, will i'm
pair it's future usefulness and miperil
it's very existence"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26
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EDITORIAL
= %%$%$|4eo . = 80 -

E. F. Ladd advised the farmers OF
the state not to sow DIS wheat to
guard against rust. This class OF
wheat has proven this year at least
to be the best so far as rust IS con-
cerned. This advice has cost the farm,
ers of the state millions Of dollars ana
they are not going to feel very good
about it either. If Mr.. Ladd should pc
elected United States senator and
keeps up his job of giving this kind
of advice he will be valuable man
for the state-not. .... -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

Townley alludes to ]. W. Brinton as
the latest addition 70 the l. V; A.
ranks. The big boss need not think
for one minute that the l. V. A. wants
any of his worn out gloves in its ranks.
That is what we are fighting against
an effort to keep such graf te "a. as
Townley, Brintoh, lemke ana the IKE
out of the republican PARTY and in
fact out of the state. This trying to
shift these undesirables onto decent
lot of citizen voters is rather nervy
on the part Of Townley-but it is his
supreme gall that has made, him so
successful in extracting millions OF
dollars out of the farmers of the state.
If all that Brinton says of Townley is
true and all that Townley says of
Brinton is true, the both Of them
should be doing time in the state pen
instead of giving advise to honest
men.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

Gov. Cox, democratic nominee for
the presidency, is billed to speak in
Fargo about September z. With all
due respect for the great man, it is
mighty poor politics on the part Of
the democrats to bring in these can
didates as partisan candidates-if they
want to elect democratic governor:
Mr., Cox is riling up the republicans
enough now by his fooling talk about
that big campaign fund and If ne
comes here and insists on spilllng a
lot more of that kind of talk he is go
ing to spill the beans right.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

Governor Frazier must have expect
ed trouble over the Waters letter Of
resignation. He saved the envelope
that the letter came in. People are
wondering whether or not he saves all
the envelopes that his letters come in.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-08-26

The Courier-News has again chang
ed editor and manager. Their former
editor returning from Wisconsin to
relieve Lemke on the editorial staff.
This no doubt accounts for the in
crease in subscription price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

Frances Israel and Cristine Tedder,
are visiting relatives in Newman.
poelun, where she will spend week
pleasantly with relatives.
Miss Mittie Collins has recently re-
turned from Macon, where she spent
some time visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hamlin en-
tertained the younger social set Fri
day night.
Mrs. ]. J. Dozier AMI son, Guy,
enjoyed a picnic at Magnolia Springs
Wednesday.
Miriam Tedder has very painful
foot, caused by a nail puncture.
Mrs T. F. Williams is i'll.
B. S. Williams and daughters,
Misses Emily, Nola Belle and Cath
erleen, of Doerun, are visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity.
R. P. Israel and c. C. Jones have
gone to Indian Springs, and while
there they will attend the camp meet
ing.
j. C. Jones, of Americas, spent
Friday night with homefolks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
FRUIT GROWERS
MEET AUG. 1919
Program for Horticultu-
raj Convention is
Announced

INDIAN SPRINGS, Aug. 10
The forty-fourth annual meeting OF
the Georgia Horticultural association
will be held here August 18th and
18th. Following is the program, an
nounced by President Mediation:
Afternoon Session, August 1S.
500 o'clock-President's Address
Appointment of Committee.
Neglected Crops. N. Harper
Soils Improvement Committee, At
lanta.
A General Horticultural Talk
(Subject not assigned &c. A. Cobb,
Southern Ruralist, Atlanta.
Georgia's Horticultural Soils-M'
w. Lowry, College of Agriculture,
Athens.
An Address-W. B. Hunter, Presl-
dent Georgia Fruit Exchange, Cor
nelia.
Afternoon Session, August 10.
800 o'clock.-The Railroad Man
and His Work.. W. Firor, Agri.
Agt., A, B. & A. Ry., Montezuma.
Cost Production in Pecan Groves
j. w. Patterson, Putney.
Development of a Peach Orchard
S. C. Rump, Marshallville.
The Outlook For the Fig Industry.
Geo. E. Morrell, So. R. R., Wash
ington, D. c.
Discussion of Past Seasons Peach
Conditions.-H. H. Chase, Dept. OF
Emit, Atlanta; ]. A. McClintock
Georgia Exp. Station, Experiment
j. W. Firor, A., B. & A. Ry., Monte
yuma; Louis B. Rumph, Representa-
tive of Georgia Fruit Exchange, Mar
shallville.
Evening Session, August 10.
Question Box.
Reports of Committees.
Unfinished Business.
New Business.
Selection of Next Meeting Place.
Election of officers.
Adjournment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
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You will miss that dreaded "chill
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Mr.. A. ]. Barnes, of Macon, says:
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bought a bottle of Ameco Chill and
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Ameco is a scientific prescription
that your doctor will approve. Con-
tains no harmful drugs and is fine for
children.
Get a bottle from your druggist
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(adv)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
The BOOK OF ANN.
IN Jealous When NV Husband
Gives Me Right To Be.

I'm Jealous When NV Husband
Gives Me Right To Be-
"You trust Deborah Burns never to
speak to any one about tonight's I'M
fortunate scene with Augustus Best
but you imply that Katherine Miller
will surely gossip" said my husband,
with his eyes on the moon rather than
upon my face. Jane, why are you
always so unjust to Katherine?"
81 am not unjust" l protested in
my most decided tone. Cant you
see"
l stopped suddenly. OF course Bob
couldn't see that Katherine Miller
would have her revenge, and that as
soon as possible, for my intrusion"
in the affair of her tangled tresses.
Merely by chance, | had come upon
her and my husband in the moonlight
Bob standing close to her with an
arm caught in the wind-blown web of
her hair! Merely by accident l had
heard my husband refer to the
strands of Giving gold"
What right had wife to break
up such a romantic situation?" |
asked mySeI DlJJeEly. Anu GHe
thought put me in quite the wrong
mood to hear by husbands next re-
mark:
Jane, you're Jealous! And it's
unworthy of you! And of me!'
II am jealous | admitted calmly.
you used to like ne to be jealous.
You know you did, when we were
first in love. And if l am still
and if you know it---why cant you
respect my feelings a little bit? And
not do things to make me more jeal-
ous?"
"Be as unreasonable as you like
Think what you please! said my
husband obstinantly. Watch me
if you want top
Watch your" l repeated slowly,
for / did not grasp the possible
meaning of his words Immediately
Watch you? l see! You mean-you
Think was following you-was
spying upon you and Miss Miller to-
night! Absurd! Have you forgotten
the kind of "a woman / ann"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
Confession ofaBride|
COPYRIGHT 1920 b4 The Neuspa per Enterprise AssocatoD

Now you're getting hysterical,
Jane! But if you want to hurt your
self with that silly notion-stick to
it-by all meansv'
"Why shouldn't l be hurt when l
recall what l heard? Living gOldn
Why should you value the gold of
that girls hair too much to break a
few strands of it,"
was having all 1 could do to keep
from crying, but | knew that If l
shed single tear, or screwed up my
features to register woe, my hus-
band would seize the opportunity to
leave me.
Bob did, in fact, rise and pace the
terrace. AS | watched him, | knew
perfectly well that he is one of the
finest of men, nevertheless when 1t
comes to a discussion of his interest
in another woman, he simply refuses
to talk to me.
He expects me to put aside all
my observations of his sex, and to
account him different from the aver
age-and better! l am to assume,
always, that my husband never sees
any woman but me!
IF you run away-and refuse to
discuss this, you'll simply give me
more time to think hard things. Bet
ter stay" | advised. "And tell me if
you actually believe that l am capa-
Bile of following you-when you walk
in the moonlight with the loveliest
and the most fascinating and the
most unprincipled girl you knowW
In characteristic way, Bob turn
ed the subject.
"I'm going back to the green," he
announced abruptly.
81 see! To dance with Katherine.
Well, tell her as ! advised before not
to mention the fact that Augustus