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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29
CHANCE TO EARN PRIZE

The North Dakota Dairymen's and
Buttermakers' Association is sending
out this notice to the boys and girls
of the State notifying them that their
Bird Annual ESSAY CONTEST" will
be held in connection with the 26th
Annual Convention Of the Association.
The subject chosen for, this years es-
say is an easy one to write on and
should be of interest to the young peo-
pie of the state. Our previous con-
tests have been very successful and
beneficial and it is expected even more
boys and girls will enter the contest
this year on account of interest in
dairying throughout the state.
The North Dakota Dairymens' and
Buttermakers' Association also invites
you and your parents and friends to
attend the Goth Annual Convention
which will be held at Mandan OH Feb.
18th and 18th. You will want to be q
member of this association some day
why not meet with US this year and
hear some of the talks that will be
given by some of the best authorities
on dairying. .e...
Rules of Contest -
l. Who may enter? Any boy or
girl between the ages of IL and is
years Of age, inclusive, who is resi-
dent of this state.
2. Subject of essay "The Food VAL
ue of Milk and it's Products.
3. The length of the essay must not
exceed 1000 words. .5 st
4. The essay must be the result of
your study Of the subject. You may
get your information from any book,
bulletin, paper, or person, but youare
to arrange this in your own words and
submit it in your own writing.
5. Write your name, address and
age at the end of your essay.
6. The essays must be mailed to o.
A. Barton, Boys and Girls Club Leader
Agricultural College, North Dakota to
reach him not later than Feb. 10TH
Essays received after that time can
not be considered for prizes.
Z. The essays will be carefully read
and graded by competent committee
headed by 0. A. Barton.
8. Prizes-First prize, $500; Sec
ond, $500; Third, $1,000.
All prize money will be paid out of
a fund appropriated by the State Leg
lslature to the North Dakota Dairy
mems and Buttermakers' Association
for carrying on it's campaign for more
profitable dairying.
The prize winning essay will be read
at the Mandan Convention as part
Of the regular program, and will be-
come part of the permanent record Of
the Association. It will also be print
ed in the Annual report of the Asso-
citation and published in the leading
of the state, as we'll as in
Dairy and Agricultural papers Of the
United States. 49, a...
Additional copies of this notice, as
we'll as the program Of the convention
will be sent on request.
J. J. OSTERHOUS, Sec'y.
N. D. Dairymen's and
Butermakers' Assn.
Bismarck, N, D.
1920 ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29
WANTS TO KNOW
THE REASON

Eugene, Ore, Jan. "a, 1920.
To the Times Record,
Valley City, N. D. ,...
What is the matter with North Da-
kota this year? +. -.a
MY taxes last year were $4,000 and
this year they are $1O75.98 in Barnes
county. Pretty heavy for one years
raise.
You can use this for an item in your
paper if you wish. .
Put me down as a subscriber to your
weekly paper for one year at once.
Send bill to me and will mail you a
check for same. I want to know what
is going on in North Dakota. You
can tell other papers to copy this If
you wish. Yours truly,
William Lee,
367 Sixth Ave. W.
Eugene, Ore.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29
SHEYENNE VALLEY

Ole Erickson took load Of wheat
to Kathryn last Monday.
John F. Henrikson and Henry G.
Aas were visitors with Sidney and An
drew Gregerson last Sunday after
noon.
Albert Olstad left for Fargo cou-
pie of weeks ago where he will attend
an automobile and tractor school.
Conrad jacobson was in Kathryn
last Tuesday with load of wheat.
Miss Marie Henrikson visited with
Mrs. G. o. Aas last Sunday afternoon.
Sidney and Andrew Gregerson were
Valley City business visitors last
Monday.
Misses sther and CaErla Henrikson
and Ida Aas visited with Misses Clara
and Agnes Aas last Sunday evening.
Ole Stevens was in Kathryn last
Monday with load of wheat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Maasjo and
family were visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Jens Rensby and family last Sun
day afternoon.
John f. Henrikson was over to Peter
Gregerson's one day last week and got
load Of feed ground.
Last Tuesday was the birthday Of
John F. Henrikson.
Martin Olstad was a visitor with
Peter Gregerson last Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Olson were Fin
gal shoppers last Monday. j
Alfred Anderson was in Kathryn
last Wednesday after load Of corn.
Miss Marie Henrikson visited at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. Peter Greger-
son last Monday evening.
Mandius Monson took a load of
wheat to Kathryn last Wednesday.
Jens Henrikson returned home last
Monday from Litchville after couple
Of days visiting at the r. B. and Ras-
mus Monson's home.
MAIDS and Jens Rensby were busy
last Wednesday, hauling home hay.
Miss Agnes Aas went to Valley City
last Tuesday to do some dental work.
Henry G. Aas and Jens Rensby
made shopping trip to Kathryn last
Saturday.
Fritz Olstad Of Valley City was
visitor at Martin Olstad's home
couple Of days last week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Opperud
one day last week q baby girl.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29
THE COST OF INDIGESTION

Present conditions in the sugar
market are the most exasperating il
lustration Of the policy of "watchful
waiting" applied to business affairs. (
The present exorbitant prices are
due simply to the lack of indecision
on the part of the administration. 1t
neither took firm hold, nor did it allow
the normal business structure to func-
ton without restriction. 1t considered
taking over the Cuban crop until it
was too late, and meanwhile the specu-
lators had grabbed it and supplies
were not available for the legitimate
dealers.
The men whose business it is to dis
tribute sugar admit now that the
present prices are the result of the
most shameless speculation. Brokers
who have no legitimate reason for ex-
istence and are simply parasites on
the business structure, are reaplng
enormous profits in the sugar bust
ness, and by process Of buying and
selling to each other are adding mil
lions Of dollars to the cost of sugar.
The situation reflects on every re-
spectacle wholesaler and every honest
retail merchant. They are taking nor
NAL profits, but men who never
handled a bag of sugar in their lives
and perhaps never saw bag OF 1T,
are sitting in their offices and putting
the price of sugar beyond the bounds
of reason. -,
If the administration had either
bought the Cuban crop as planned, or
had definitely stepped out of the mar
ket and kept it's hands off permitting
legitimate dealers to buy unhampered,
we would be paying a sane price for
sugar.-Fargo Forum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29
MOVE IN THE .a.
RIGHT DIRECTION

"Don't buy now; prices are going
down."
The above is the slogan adopted by
the Fargo club women in their thrift
campaign. The general committee
for the local campaign to promote
thrift. was organized last week at a
meeting held at the Gardner hotel of
Representatives of the local wonen's
organizations.
The reestablishment of the fair
price committee, not only on food but
to also include clthing, a house to
house canvass to enlist the women OF
the city in the ranks of the careful
buyers and to promote the adoption Of
the budget plan for expenditures; a
wide publicity campaign on the needs
Of thoughtful expenditures and the
responsibility resting on every pur-
chaser for the present living ondi-
tions. are the main features of the
campaign as outlined at the meeting.
A petition to DIR. E. A. Ladd, food
commissioner Of North Dakota to re-
quest the attorney general Of the
United States to appoint fair price
committee, was drawn up and signed
by the representatives Of the organi-
cations present.
The petition reads as follows:
"We, the undersigned, duly appoint
ed representatives of the Federated
Women's Clubs Of Fargo, and other
organizations, do hereby petition you
to request the Attorney General OF
the United States to appoint a Fair
Price Committee for Fargo for both
food and clothing.
ut is the aim Of our organizations
to endeavor to promote thrifty buy
ing amng the public with the object
of reducing prices of commodities
and we intend to work along the plan
outlined by the Treasury Department
Of the United States and the Attorney
General of the United States, and
recommended to us by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

a .
Saturdays convention opened up on
schedule at 9 a. m. Three fine adj
dresses were delivered in the fore
noon by Mr.. Knabel, Mr. Bickham and
Rev. r. w. Hobbs, respectively. The
different sectional conferences. The
afternoon meeting adjourned at to
go to the Normal where they were en-
tertained by the Y. w. and Y. NJ. G. A.
Of that institution. The convention
met again at for a prayer meeting
and adjourned the convention proper
at $3.50 to meet next year at the call OF
the state secretary. The convention
was the best that has ever been held in
the state and Valley City did itself
proud in entertaining and masking this
good convention possible.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29
ng q total Of s1,1oo,oOo received.

ing total Of s1,1OO,OOO received,
So has Townley's slogan, "The
farmers program" worked. It has
been such good money maker that he
doesn't want to put it in effect and if
he did start to put it in effect Alex
Mckenzie and some of his old-gang
political cronies would leave him. But
they apparently are perfectly willing
to espouse red revolutionary redlcal-
ism if there is money in, it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

Cahill article, regarding the red flag,
was forced on me for publication and
was written by one, whom, so it app
pears to me, is mighty ungrateful for
the Office given him by the county adj
ministration. Can it be that the red
flag was the flag he .endeavored to
protect while in the, service.
Respectfully,
" J. BERNARD SMITH.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

there are some powerful political
movements back of it that does not
augur any good to the people of this
state but rather points with suspicion
to the fact that there is some sort of
a lineup with the Mckenzie ownley
bunch to put something over. 1t
seems rather strange that Senator Nc
Cumber should be taking such great
interest in this convention as to cause
him to leave his duties in the senate
at this time when the peace treaty and
other important matters need his ur-
gent attention. He has not evinced
any interest in the state up to this
time, neither has he turned his hand
to help throw off the shackles of state
socialism but has let us drift along
and work out our own salvation, and
now that we are on the eve of pres
idential election and only two years
away from the time he must seek re-
election he comes back her to help put
over convention that is not repre-
sentative and should not have been
called. Can you beat it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

The United States senate committee
approves military training for youths
from 18 to Fl and has ordered the bill
reported for passage. The bill Will
undoubtedly pass and it approved by
the president will become law. This
will be great help to the reorganiza-
ton Of the state militia. AS finally
agreed upon the bill is virtually the
same as reported by the sub-commlt-
tee, but is radically different from the
REORGANIZATION bill submitted by the
war department to congress. In ad-
dition to establishing compulsory mil
itary training, the bill provides for the
establishment of one army to be d.
vided into citizen army composed of
men who have received the compulso-
ry training, standing army, consist
ing of 100000 enlisted men and $4,000
officers, and national guard.
Specific provision is made in the
bill that the citizen army can not be
called to the colors except in case of a
declaration of war. To accommodate
the reserve force built up under the
system of military training, provision
is made in the bill for an annual re-
duction of five per cent in the enlisted
strength Of the regular army and two
per cent in the number Of enlisted Of
fcers for the first five years.
The bill also would place all youths
who have undergone the four months
military training On the reserve list
to be subject to two weeks training
annually. Under an amendment by
Senator Spencer, Republican of Mis-
souri,, dependents of such youths dur
ing training would receive an allow
ance the same as now provided under
the war risk insurance act.
Senator Wadsworth said that he
would report to the senate possibly to.
morrow and would seek to call it ur
for consideration at the earliest pos
sible moment. Owing to other meas
ures now pending he hardly expects to
bring it up in the senate before next
week.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

j. BERNARD SMITH. &
N. D. MUTUAL
ANNUAL MEETING
The North Dakota Mutual Fire In.
surance Company whose headquarters
are in the Gray Block, Valley City, N
D., held it's 18th annual meeting yes
terday afternoon.
The day was an suspicious one fol-
this splendid financial institution, in
asmuch as it registered the high wa
ter mark in the history of the Com
pany. .. =.
Few people in Valley City, the home
Of this company, really know what an
important factor the North Dakota
Mutual is, not only to this city, but
to the state as we'll, and located right
here in our midst.
Some people there are VINO have
their doubts as to the stability of Mu-
tual Fire Insurance companies and
doubt their ability to meet their obi
cations. The editor of the Times-Rec-
ord acknowledges that at times he has
doubts in his own bone head but when
the secretary, Mr.. Clark, and the
treasurer, Mr.. Farley, submitted their
reports and read a statement as to
the financial condition of this COM
pany, all doubts have vanished and we
take pleasure in recommending this
great institution to the insuring pub
lie. =
The company is to be congratulated
in having it's affairs managed by one
as competent as D. w. Clark has prov
en- himself to be. He took charge be-
fore the company really had start
in life and has built up a business
second to none of it's kind in the state.
The North Dakota Mutual Fire In
surance Company has today nearly
five million and a quarter in force, has
a surplus of $95 100000 and is in po-
sition to save its policy holders IS per
cent. It has written since it's organi-
cation something over $50, 900 and
has paid in losses over 100000. 1t
has always paid dividend and has
never made an assessment, record
which should recommend it to the in
surfing public of the state.
The financial condition is so salts
factory that the directors declare a
increase in the dividend
to be paid during the present year.
At the meeting of the members the
following were elected: Directors
F. P. Mann, j. J. Farley, A. B. Cox,
F. w. Keidel, Geo. M. Young, D. S.
L. S. Ward, E Strong, D.
W. Clark.
At the directors meeting the Off
GERS for the ensuing year were elected
as follows:
President-F. P. Mann.
Vice President-F. w. Heidel.
Treasurer-J. J. Farley
Secretary and Manager - D. W.
Clark. -
The following statement was sub
mitted:
Bank Balance .............S S,ool.So
u. S. Liberty Bonds ....... 25,O5O.0O
U. S. War Savings Stamps. 100000
Certificates cf 0ap2s.5.. 2},112.5o
Anglo French Bonds ...... 100000
Premiums Outstanding 49,. 6,32O.39
Bonds .......... 100000
Furniture and Fixtures .... 100000
First Mortgage Loans 49,. Il ,450.OO
Accrued .......... 1,l81.88
Automobiles 100000
$e5,o72.7o
Liabilities
Unpaid Losses ...........$ 5ol.z4
1910 of Premium for Re-
serve ........... 36,S05.36
Balance over all 57686.1O
$95,072.70
Amount Of Business in
force Jan. 1, 1920. -. SIS, ZOE, 4S5.OO
Amount of Premiums in
force Jan. l. 1920. ....$ 11l,3OO.S3
A Few Facts
IS per cent saving to policy holders.
Losses fairly adjusted and prompt
ly paid.
Always paid dividend and never
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EDITORIAL
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Woman suffrage is gaining right
along. Yesterday the Wyoming legis-
allure ratified the suffrage amend
ment. The governor of Nevada has
called one day session of the legis-
lature to consider the amendment and
Virginia wants to have referendum
Of the people to vote on the PROPOSE:
ton. 1t only needs eight or ten more
states to ratify to put it over then
there will be nation wide woman suf-
frape.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

Amount Of Business in
force Jan. I, 1920. -. .$5 ,2O5, 4S5.oO
Amount of Premiums in -
force Jan. /, 1920. ....$ Ill ,3OO.o3
A Few Facts
IS per cent saving to policy holders.
Losses fairly adjusted and prompt
ly paid.
Always paid dividend and never
made an assessment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

We have received in the mail an
item on "Ode tothe Men" in an
swer to one we published the other day
touching on the matter of how women
dress. The writer Of this ode evident
ly herself thinks it is silly because she
signs it "A Real Girl" but neglects
to sign her own name. If she thinks
that this oderis worthy of publication
why does she not send her name to the
editor. We are perfectly willing to
publish the same without the name
if the writer will only Identify her
self to the editor, and we should be
very glad to let the public judge as
to it's merits. In the newspaper bus
mess the editor has to protect hlm-
self by knowing who are the authors
of any communication sent in and we
must refrain from giving this very
touching ode a place in our columns
until we do know who the author is.
Now "real girl" get busy and send US
your name-we are just dying to pub
lish that ode.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-29

Inc league press is SeHulIlS uP q
howl to the heavens because the decent
and loyal people of this state are
sending petitions to President Wilson
protesting against the pardon of Kate
Richards O'Hare. Gov. Frazier has
signed petitions asking the release of
this notorious red and seems to glory
in doing just such bone headed stunts
as this. Kate O'Hare was convicted
by a jury and she had the right of
appeal and did appeal but the verdict
of that jury was sustained and she
was sentenced to five years in Leav-
enworth-and it was light enough
sentence at that. She made the state
ment on the public platforms of this
state during the war that the soldier
boys who were doing their bit over in
France "were the offsprings of brood
sows." She did her level best to him
der the prosecution of the war at a
time when the country needed unani-
nous sentiment. Her seditious utter
ances were very disloyal and she got
no more punishment than she had
coming. To pardon her at this time
would be a mockery on justice and
show to the "reds" at large that it is
all right to be disloyal to the govern
ment that is sheltering them and feed
ing them. She should not be pardon
ed but we would be strongly in favor
of banishing her from the country
along with every other radical social,
list we have in the country-and II
that is the kind of company Gov.
Frazier likes to associate with we
would suggest that he go to Russia
along with the rest of the "reds."
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
American Dancers Must
Equal Foreign Artists,
Says Ula Sharon, just l6

Fame has found a sixteen-year-old
girl and soon viii place her name in
electric lights on Broadway Unknown
q few short weeks ago, there are those
now who say Ula Sharon has the com
bined gifts of Pavlowa, the magma
tive, and Genee, the technician. She
takes a leading part in "Broadway
Brevties," at the Winter Garden.
Il have many memories said Miss
Sharon. "Thoy begin when was about
three and we were in the Philippines.
The first memory is of my mother
telling me fairy stories on the wide
porch Of our house. with the palm trees
shading it and the bright moon of the
tropics showing through their leaves.
But the happiost memory | have is Of
September 80. when Mr. lie Mare
opened Broadway Brevities' here at
the Winter Garden, and | knew y at
the audience liked my work.
at was a strange audience at first.
In fact, | find that the audiences in
New York are all little strange and
seem to be backward about letting you
know they like you. wonder if they
are afraid to let others next them think
they admire good dancing? But when
they do warm up how fine they are
and how cntl usiastic. 1t is worth the
effort it takes to win Them
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

peals to the eye and the mind. To
hear our glorious English language
spoken with the beauty, the music, the
clear enunciation and the cultivated,
varied intonations Of Margaret Anglin's
voice is something which has educa-
tional value as we'll as the power to
confer measure and comfort on any one
whose sensbilities are panied by the
prevailing slipshod speech of too many
of our young people. They would do
we'll to study this beautiful voice Of
Margaret An glin's. Without her rich,
satisfying voice. her acting. subtle, fine
and polished as it is, would lose half
its power to thrill the heart and satisfy
the mind. 1t gives to her command of
emotion, her varying shades of facial
expression added charm.
Miss Anglin's tragic power sounds
the depths, and she has a wide range.
Her Electra and Medea appealed most
poignantly to the emotions Of what
Aristotle called pity and terror. Never
theess, she is distinguished for power
in comedy. She has the lightness of
touch, the fncsse, the felicitous skill
which come only from long training in
many varied parts and in careful at
tention to every detail.
The Woman of Bronze is not q
play to show the widest range Of Miss
Angln's art, nor does its language, ex-
cept in a few fine passages-passages
of dignity and pathos-furnish scope
for the revelation of the exquisite
quality of her elocution; but her por-
trayal of the repressed suffering, the
yelled hysteria of the wronged wife, is
mastery. The final scene in the
darhcned studio is exceedingly beauti-
full, the final words something to carry
in ones memory.
I'VE need great art; we need to know
It intimately, to cherish it, to regard
it as one of the indispensable means Of
education as well as pleasure. There
are very few great actors on our stage
to-day. Among these few Margaret
Anglin takes high and distinguished
rank Sincerely yours,
SKENYON WEST"