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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20

Dr.. r. E. Skonnord left yesterday
for Minneapolis to attend the funeral
of friend who recently. died there
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20
From Saturdays Daily

Mrs. D. S. Richie went to Wimble-
don this morning to attend woman's
gathering.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20

Aviato rs J. Earl Faldeland and Yer
non E. Roberts, of Fargo, arrived here
yesterday and spent the night in thu
city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20


Frank Williams and f. Dodds, his
brother-in-law, who left here a
month ago by auto to go to the Hun
ter Hot Springs and the Chico Springs
returned to the city yesterday after
having made one of the hardest trips
they ever attempted. When they went
out they plowed through miles Of snow
through the Bad Lands. They went
into the Crazy Mountains, Yellow
stone Valley and other points of in
terest and there's was the first car to
go through that country this spring.
Coming back they had hard time,
blowing over 1000 miles of mud and
bad roads until they got to Miles City,
Mont. Frank says h: got the rheu-
matism boiled out Of him but he lost
20 years of life guiding that car over
those roads.
The Valley City Fibre Company re-
ceived twenty-one loads Of hemp yes
terday from the farmers Of Barnes
county. In this connection let us say
that this company is paying now
about one thousand dollars per day to,
the farmers of this county for pro-
duct not before raised and which
money is now being put into the regu-
lar channels of business Of this and
surrounding communities. When you
stop to give this matter little brief
consideration you can see that thus
ibre mill is going to be a large thing
for this county and will provide a
means for earning thousands of dol
lars for the farmers. Hemp is easily
:aised can be hauled in at any time,
big price is paid for it and we would
suggest that our farmers raise a lot
Of it and thus not only help them
selves but this big institution that is
spending so much money to put in this
plant.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20

A. S. Sigurdson arrived from Minot
Saturday night where he had been
looking after business matters. He
left for Fargo Sunday afternoon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20

Lynn Cowell left on No. a Sunday
afternoon for Minneapolis where he
goes to look after some personal bus
mess matters for himself.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-20

Mis- Hazel Nelson was down from
Bismarck Sunday to visit her home
folks and returned to Bismarck last
night on No. /.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
j. S. CHAMBER TO
MEET IN ATLANTIC
CITY, APRIL 27-29
Important Meeting to be Held:
Increased Production Will
Be Used As Means To Re-
store Normal Business and
Price Conditions.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Seeing
in increased production a means of re-
storing normal business and price con-,
ditions, the Chamber Of Commerce Of
the United States it was announced,
will make it's eighth annual meeting
to be held in Atlantic City April 27
to 20, an increased production conven-
tion.
Every topic will be considered from
that viewpoint. The relation of gov
ernment to production will be first
taken up and under that heading will
be considered antitrust legislation
and taxation. Business Of every kind
is declared to been keenly interested
in taxation, especially excess profits
taxes.
Another phase Of the problem to be
discussed will be the part of the gov
ernment, the farmer and the business
man in increasing farm production.
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith
will speak for the government. The
! relation of labor to production will be
approached from both sides, the en-
ploye's viewpoint to be presented by a
representative of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the employers
| by business man. There will be
group meetings for each of several
great divisions of industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23

relations with her at Wausau, Wis,
Chicago, all along the route from that
city to this coast and for months in
this city, and there had been viola
ton of the Mann law. He referred to
parties and the fact that Hovley is SO
much the elder. The defendant is A
years old and the woman not yet %.
A statement prepared by Special
Agent Hall of the department of JUS
tice, covering an interview with How
ley on February %, last, was the fea-
tuer of the morning session in court.
The statement said Hovley admitted
that he had visited the girl at her
home in Wausau. Wis, in August of
1918; that they had had immoral rela-
tions at her home; that she visited
him at the Morrison hotel in Chicago,
where she spent two days with him,
and that he had furnished her money
to return home; that later on he went
to Chicago and they came west to-
gether, occupying the same stateroom
that his illegal relations with her had
been constant until the date when she
returned. to Chicago to get married to
William Staalduynen, her present hus-
band. Then, on the advice of his at
torney, he had refused to make any
additional statements.
The testimony of the defendant was
brief. He admitted that the state.
ment made to Special Agent Hall was
substantially true. He also told Of
letters he said he had received from
the woman's husband, then in Chicago
which missives the defense says con
tained threats. Mr.. Hovley also sale
that Mrs. Staalduynen's mother hae
written to him. offering to appear a:
witness against the daughter.
B. F. Coons, business associate o.
Hovley, testified as to demands by
Staalduynen upon the accused for !;
settlement with the woman. The wit
ness said the husband had declared h
would not live with Mrs. Staalduyne1
on account of her relations with How
ley and insisted that the latter max
some provision for her. Mrs. Staal
duynen threatened to send Hovle,
''over the road" if he refused to max
a financial allowance for the woman
said Mr.. Coons.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
COT TON CROP
GIVEN REVIEW
u At NEW ORLEANS
Government Reports Most Re-
liable; Several of Factors
Which VIII Determine Size
of 1920 Crop. N0tU BEING
Planted.
(By w. w. Morrison.)

NEW ORLEANS, La, March %
The reports of the government cover
ing the development of the cotton
plant, from the beginning of it's life
until it's close, are more dependable
than any Of the reports made up by
private firms. AS a matter of Iact,
taking one year with another, it is
best to uniformly ignore information
concerning the crop coming from pri-
vate sources and depend entirely on
such information as the government
furnishes.
The writer does not question the
ability of those who are engaged in
inspecting the crop for private inter-
ests, many of whom are undoubtedly
competent and trustworthy. But, you
see, the government is able to reflect
conditions as they exist all over the
producing area on. given date
hence official reports give a fairly
well-balanced view as to how the crop
is progressing as a whole. This pri-
vate reports cannot do. Such reports
tend to give more or less distorted
view and, as a consequence, are apt
to be more or less disconcerting. Then
there are many wholly unreliable pri-
vate reports that get into the market
news, whose effect ar often vicious as
they are usually intended to be.
The basic conditions under which
the plant begins life, as rule, have
much to do with determining the final
results. For instance, beginning it's
life at a normal date. on ground that
has been normally prepared and with
stand up to normal requirements,
enables the plant to neutralize to a
very considerable degree such adverse
developments as usually can be ex-
pected. In other words, the degree
which measures the extent to which
the crop starts above, or below. nor
NAL basis measures, in a similar de-
gree, the final out-turn unless some
thing unusually destructive intervenes
How the landlord and the laborel
both, view the whole question of cot
ton production has, in recent years
become an important element in The
basic conditions on which the crop
starts. AS this is seldom ever fea
tured in the official reports the write
for some years has thought it we'll tt
study. in some detail. this mental at
titude of the landlord and the labore1
in connection with the primary condi
tions upon which the crop begins it,
life, and to record his findings in thes'
letters.
He has recently completed rathe
extended investigation of this attitud
of the landlord and the laborer towar,
the question of cotton production tn
coming season. Labor was found t.
be generally Indifferent. 1t is clea
that the present prices are not attrac
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23

tive. They have not induced any APP
preciable number to return to cotton
groWing.a On the contrary, the move
ment away from the cotton farms
seems to be increasing rather than di-
minishing.
The disposition among the landlords
to increase the acreage this year was
found to be not nearly so marked as it
was ten weeks ago. Most of them
realize that securing sufficient labor
to cultivate and harvest crop is far
more uncertain now than it appeared
to be then. The fact is, there is
steadily growing reluctance to extend
the area of any of the crops beyond
where adequate cultivation and har-
vesting can be counted on with a fair
amount of certainty.
There is also, a growing reluctance
on the part of many planters to pay
the high wages which cotton labor is
commanding and take the chance of
having the crop cut by insects. Many
of them know from experience that
double the current price would not
really pay the cost OF production on
such drastically reduced yield as an
attack of the weevil can be expected
to bring about. It is certainly the big
gest kind of risk.
There was found everywhere a
quiet but growing apprehension that
the Pink Boil Worm may spread fur
ther. Many already have it in their
minds to permanently abandon the
growing of cotton on this account.
Should the worm appear at several
points to the eastward as it has done
in Texas and Louisiana, it would i'm
mediately become a tremendous mar
ket factor, for it would visualize to
the trade, as no other event could.
that the worlds supply of cotton was
in peril.
1t is safe to say that. even should
the plant get above ground at a nor
NAL date, which is improbable, it is
certain now that the preparation of
the soil will be well below normal.
Summed up, on the whole, it can be
said that the outlook is not at all
propitious for the production of such
a crop as it is generally conceded the
world will need.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
H0V LEY HE'LL D
IN SLAVE CASE
Saiacious Testimony, Results in
BrdlUley Banker Being Held
, on White Stare Charge; Ad-
nsits Testimony Substantial
Iy True. ai -3perJ

LOS ANGELES, March 23.-At the
end of a day of salacious testimony
that attracted crowd of eager list
eners, Peter P. Hovley, the we'll known
Imperial county ranches and leader
of activities in that section, was held
to the Federal grand jury by United
States Commissioner Long, yesterday
in a bond Of $2500. charged with vio-
lation of the Mann white slave act
1t is charged that he brought his
niece, Mrs. William Staalduynen from
Chicago to Los Angeles for immoral
purposes.
In giving his decision Commissioner
Long said the sordid story told by the
woman had not been contradicted;
that he believed Hovley had Illicit
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
KEEPING PosTFD

Dear Corner Sisters: Tse French have a phrase 'fsavoir faire"-to know what to do
 Most of us want to. be sure we really do know what is right to be done yet how many times even in the most simple affairs of daily life in city or country are we not quite certain that we are doing what is proper!
 For example, not so long ago, dear, well-meaning but not well-informed wo- man appeared at morning wedding without hat and wNl a trained and sflort-sleeved gown Let us hope she never. heard of the smiles and comments her ignorance of social rule caused.
 A man who has amassed wealth, does not know when he drinks his coffee while keeping the spoon in his cup other people stare at him. He has been about a good deal, but he has not noticed the ways of better-bred persons. so has fail ed to pick up those table manners which bespeak the gentle-born Another kindly but careless man eats with his knife, not even aware that everybody else about him is not doing the same. eafelessness is to blame for many such faults but in some instances peo- pie are too tinid to inquire, what is prqper ts hs done, There are tailors to
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
SURE TO PROVE USEFUL

Dear Corner Readers: So many times when on vacation outings. long or short I have discovered how useful two or three little helps are. l want to suggest that other Corner friends profit by my experience.
 First of all, I nver want to go away from home to a summer hotel without taking along a curtain of some opaque material-heavy cambric, denim, or whatever material one pleases this comes in so handy to pin across the doorway when you want to keep the door open, yet would shut out the in- terior of your room from passersby. Take along a tiny box of thumb tacks or brads-either will serve to keep the drawing string of the curtain secure.
 Another valuable traveIing companion is a canned heat outfit the useful little arrangement upon which one can heat water in a iiffy, heat curling iron or a tiny fiat. or warm up drink, etc. A half dozen of the little cans should be taken along, although one can buy the useful helps at any drug store.
 Then by all means don't forget Sisters to tuck into the trunk or suitcase severa- yards of wide moSqueto netting. How often have I landed in some shore place hotel or private cottage-to find nc screens, or broken screens, in the win dows-maybe none at all in the door ways. This netting I prefer black can be piuned over a doorway. or in des. peration, in those places where the mos. quito rages. can be rigged as a canopy over ones bed, thus preventing a sleep. less night of maddening drives agains the singing pests-or even against flies almost as great a nuisance.
 AUNT KATE
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
VACATION HINTS

Dear Sisters of the Corner: The other day I saw little contrivance which friend was making for neighbor who was going on 2 vacation trip. It seem ed such a sensible and I%7ful affair want to pass the idea along.
 Out of dark chintz-but any hand material will do-she had made a sort of pocket. into which she had fitted nun Der of little odds and ends which any traveller is likely to want. There was a package of talcum powder-so useful to sprinkle on the skin after coming out of the salt water-extra safety pins of va rious sizes, ditto hairpins. roll of medium size tape, an envelope of court plaster skeins of alarming cotton-white black and tan; a bag of white shoe powder-so much easier to carry than a bottle Of dressing, and several other lit tie notions which individual taste will suggest
 The whole was 30 arranged that it could be either hung up by the ribbons which tied 1t securely, or laid flat to do duty as a pincushion.
 It was a gift which any vacationist would prize, in the opinion of
 SALLY LUNN
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
HRLpfNG To kEEp CooI

Dear Corner Readers and Writers During these sultry August days I won der how many of you have taken every precaution to make your homes just as comfortable as possible?
 This is the season to clear the decks" take down every extra drapery from the windows. lest one breath of air be lost; to keep the rooms shaded, just as few rugs about as one barely needs un- necessary ornaments put out of sight.
 It is go restful to eyes tired by the sun to enter a room in which there is a lack of a "cluttered-up" appearance ; maybe a bare floor. with rug before the door. another in the center of the room shades only at the windows a few pictures, vase of flowers or two, just the books and papers which the members of the family are actually reading.
 Alas. There are misguided housekeep- CTS still wearing themselves out, these roasting weeks, dusting and moving and fussing with supzrtluous articles of fur niture. keeping maybe three sets of cur tains at each window, etc. That's where camping helps us women-we learn how comfortable a family can be with just the merest actual necessities and it does us good, if we put some of the things we learn during the summer into prac- tice when the outing season has come 10 an end.
 SARAH NJ T.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
CHAPLIN
(Contributed.)

Clarence E. Chester, formerly judge of probate here, who has been visiting friends in town the past two weeks, has returned to his home in Albany, N. '.
 Miss Annie England, who has been teaching the past year in Linden, N l.. is spending her vacation at the home of her parents. Miss England has engaged as teacher during the coming year in a large school at Scarsdale, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Hamilton of Methuen Mass, F. H. Landon of stoughton, Mass. and Ernest Welden of Springfield have been guests at Frank ". Landon's recently.
 Mir and Mrs James Sunderland of West Ashford were callers on relatives and friends here Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Floyd W. Laadon and little son Howard were visitors over the weekend and Sunday at Winding Brook farm, Merrow.
 MT. and Mrs. William Smith of Bogota. N. J., who have been visiting at .B M Welch's, are taking motor trip through
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
ENCOURAGED BY PRrzr.

Dear Social Corner Editor and Sisters : F1Pst wish to tell you how very much surprised and delighted I was to see my name in the list of awards of enc dollar. It certainly does encourage one to do it again. Thank you so much. Mr. Editor. l really. think you are very clever man. ] also wish to thank Canterbury Ben for the good advice about Lupinue. I think I shall mark it and leave until spring. It is coming in bloom now. I have both the rose and the blue. They are both beauti- full. My dahlias are lovely, too, this year. It has been 3 bountifuI year of flowers for me. They pay for all the care one ha sto give them
 Here is by Tutti Ffuitti: I've pounds rhubarb, one pound of figs, three large oranges q put in rind and aIl). one pound of English walnuts. Chop all to- yether. l run through chopper. Add hree pounds sugar and stew slowly ufltil thick. Good for san dwiches in winter. with hot cup Of tea.
 I am learning te Hse sear cream. VIII
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
BECKY,
PASSES ON HER EXPERIENCES

I know the old idea is that thrifty woman" never has several pieces of work on hand at one time but I really think it rests me to do this, so l have several work baskets and Workbags and baskets each holding piece of needle work with the materials necessary for it. Sometimes I work on one piece, some times on another, as suits my fancy. The work does not get tiresome as when I have but one piece at time, and I know I accomplish more I also keep a box of talcum powder in my workbag, and when my hand becomes moist and sticky I just rub 8 little powder on them. It works like magic. I find this a simple easy method to keep my work clean.
 I cannot knit lace with long needles, and I make them short by cutting them into two with steel cutters, exactly in the middle. and on each broken end put a little ball of sealing wax. This will prevent tfie stitches slipping off.
 I have another experience Of my own to pass on to the Corner as I am glad to give as well receive benefits When putting a broad or narrow hem on a skirt that is a least might goring lay the hem as usual, but instead of taking up the fullness of the edge in tiny pIaits to make the hem even gather it, citing the gathers extend an inch each side of the gore, then stitch as usual.
 I have found the beading in the gauge undervest is apt to wear out. When this happens cut it off and crochet straight plain yoke.
 Wooden button n1oids, are apt to stain through when used on laundeFed gowns. The cheap bone button is just as good. Turn them over using the convex side for the top of the finished button.
 To make pretty and inexpensive loops for dress buttons or coat, braid three strands of soutache braid.
 I have found a piece of tape stitched along underneath the shoulder seams of sweater will keep them from stretch ing the shoulder
 I have made a discovery when tatting with two threads which has helped me very much, when using two threads it is easier. to not take the second or chain thread from the little finger. when wish ing to use but one thread, for rings l; simply leave wound around the little finger and drop it from over the RAe one. This saves time as you can quickly pick it up again when required.
 KITTY LOU
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
woRK THE HLBssIyG.

Once I thanked God for many slitterins thing Which now I know was worthless and which passed With things forgotten and behind me cast As moved onward, borne by times swift wing. But never thought I then that work could be Gods gift, hut rather, punishment it seemed; And often in my lonely hours I dreamed Of days when from it's bonds I should be free But now I know that work is mans best friend. Heavens highest blessing to a world like this; And now I ask no longer ease and bliss, Rrt snIy this: Give me until the end Strength for the needed toll as each day passes by. When ! can work no longer let me die.
 -Ninette M. Lowater.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
MARKING WITH INITIALS

Dear Social Corner Editor: Nearly every one enjoys having un1ergarments, handkerchiefs. covers or linens nicely initialed. It is an excellent idea to plan to mark articles which come in pairs like pillowcases with dinstinctive initials, for it makes them so much easier to match when they are put into the linen closet and they can be recognized at q glance as belonging to each other
 Any one, however, who has ever at- tempted this knows that after ten or a dozen pairs have been marked with efn- broidered initials, it becomes quite a problem to find attractive letters which are different. Then, too. the price of stamping or the original price of these letters, like everything else, has of ne- cessity gone up.
 Here is the method used by one re- sourceful young housekeeper which has worked admirably in the way of proy3d ing wonderful assortment of artistic but simple initial letter
 AS she reads magazines and neWs- papers, she keeps a watchfiil eve o,,t for the handsomely proportioned initial of her last name, and 1t is s,trprisin . how many of these she finds and aij different. The initial for which she happens to be on the watch is the let ter W. and she finds it as the begin ming of the announcement of white eoods sales, certain makes of silverware. furn,- ture, and 50 on. She is ever at loss for pleasing letter to use at any time A carbon paper quickly transfers it to the surface upon which she wishes it placed.
 Sometime in advance of Christmas of birthdays she makes a list of the initial letters she wishes to eHibroider upon lit- tie gifts for her friends, and easily finds such initials for her use. Some of this work is done by very good aAtists and a saving in dollars and cents is effect ed.
 Have a little box iii which such eiin- ped initials can be -dfsppsd, and y6u
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
ENJOYED THE CORNER PICNIC.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Our first meeting with the Social Corner Sisters at the Buckingham Memorial was very much enjoyed by Keziah Doolittie and myself. We went by train, thinking we might reach there in better time than by trolley, but the train was hot and we thought tedious ride but the morning was beautiful and we both left our cases behind for someone else to pick up and fill the day. We looked for Primrose and Flower Lover, but looked in vain. Our dinner was fine, the table loaded with good food and. not much left when we had finished. I was glad Grandma H. was there as it was her birthday and a fine loaf of fruit cake was presented to her by Aunt Mary.
 I was sorry not to meet with the Sis ters at Aunt Mary's but I was expecting company and you all know what that means K. D. and I left at 2.s8 as we had to make a trip to Versailles and reached home at g. pleased with day well spent. Thanking Club No. 2.
 SATURDAY EVE