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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Concerning the recall petitions we
were informed Saturday night that
enough signatures had been received
to insure the election being called but
that the independents will keep on
getting names so that they will have
several thousand extra in case Mr..
Lemke decides to cut off a few thous
and names because he thinks that they
are not legal voters. Every effort will
be used by the administration forces
to keep from having this election we
feel sure of that and the only way for
the Independents to do is to play safe.
There is no trouble to get signatures
it is just a question of presenting a
petition to the voter. Thousands of
them have not even been approached
at this time and there are many who
have been identified with the nonpar-
tisan league that are signing the petit
lions as we'll as the independents.
These voters went into this industrial
program scheme because they thought
it would be help to them, but they
have since discovered that it has been
a big frost and costly one at that.
Thousands of good substantial farm
ers have been fooled on this league
proposition - good men and good
women, who are willing to help put
the state back on sane and safe ad-
rainistration basis. 5
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

These are days in North Dakota
when no man nor newspaper can re,
main on the fence politically and still
expect to maintain the confidence OF
the people. There is only. one clear
cut issue in the state, viz: DO you
want to continue the nonpartisan mis-
government or do you want to replace
it with sound administration? Good
citizens must decide how they, stand on
this issue. There can be no halfway
independence of thought, whether IN
individuals or newspapers, demands 2
clear-cut avowal Of the recall cam
paigr issue: whether you are, or are
not, in favor of the nonpartlsan ad-
ministration. Men with conscience
and with red American blood courslng
through their veins will tell where
they stand, and will vote accordingly;
Pussy-footers and soft-soapers Will
hide behind the camouhage OF indltter-
ence or mock personal liberty: They
are not good citizens, and their lnd Gll
ference will bring them down. the
fence has been pulled down.-Devlls
Lake Journal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Secretary Mellon won't cut much
of "melon" with the producing class
of this country if he succeeds in TAX
ing off the excess profits tax and plac;;
ing it on the &c postage. Melon should
take another tack in his treasury sail
boat and stick some more taxes on the
profteers and take it from the 81 ould-
ers of the middle class. Some Of these
big corporations can better stand ad-
ditional tax than can the common peo-
ple. =
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

A. C. Townley, under a ninety day
sentence for sedition, and who has
been denied new trial by the SUI
preme court of Minnesota, has decid-
ed to appeal to the supreme court OF
the United States. Arthur is going to
fight to the last ditch, which shows
that he is some fighter, just the same.
However, we think he is butting up
against stone wall. 1t is not very
often that case sustained by the dis
trict court, then the supreme court OF
the state, is reversed by the y. s. su-
preme court. The outcome Of this ap-
peal will be watched with interest. In
the meantime the stay of sentence
will give A. C. a chance to get out
and help in the recall election, which
is coming for certain.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

III. following table compiled the Federal Reserve Ban. Oh
NJ. YORK shows calculation figures OF the pto
- th;s Of eleven important commodities during the ns
half Of this year. zs4s5s l-S## 5@ea
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

The coal situation is not going to
be as bad as some folks try to make
out. Receipts of coal at the Duluth,
Superior docks during July totalled
1868, 400 tons, according to reports ert{a OF
dock companies made public yester-
day. Of this 1:634,100 tons was btu
n1inous and $4,000 tons were an an,
tracite. This is an increase OF l,O26
tons over the receipts of July last
wear. The coal barons about this time
Of the year are always trying to throw
q scare into the public.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Congressman George M. Young and
several other northwestern congress-
men are reported to be opposed to the
Fordney bill where it proposes to but
tax on bank checks, another one
on automobiles and raise postage to
&c. If they are correctly quoted in
the press dispatches we want to pat
them on the back and tell them to 60
to it. The people are with them. In
stead of adding more burdens of tax
alton to the peoples already heavy
load they should be putting in their
time planning a reduction of taxes as
promised before the last election. We
know that our government has an
enormous bill to pay as result of
the war, and that all this is due from
the last administration-so they have
no laugh coming on present conditions.
But there is big chance now to pare
departments down to just what help
is needed to run them efficiently and
that there are thousands Of employees
drawing big salaries that can now be
disposed of. Let US cut out this waste
conserve our finances to be used in
legitimate channels of business and in
this way cut off millions upon millions
of useless extravaganza. We are
pleased to note that our congressman
is taking the right attitude along
these lines. More power to him and
the bunch who have the nerve to
oppose any movement to increase
taxes NV vs.,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11


Gov. Frazier has gone into the state
of Washington for a speaking tour
telling the glaries of the new day in
North Dakota. We hope that the gov
ernor has taken with him a balance
sheet from the state treasurer, re-
port from the manager of the state
bank and statement of what it has
cost the tax payers to try and sell
bonds of the state of North Dakota
that investors will not buy on account
of the shaky credit of the state. Then
he might tell the people what his
bunch has done with the soldiers bonus
money, the hail insurance fund and
money paid in long ago for the fire
men of the state that the frmen have
not been able to pry out of the Bank
of North Dakota. Then he might
come on the second lap of his talk and
tell how many hundred thousands of
dollars the state owes business men
teachers and others for labor per-
formed that have not been paid be-
cause there is no money in the treas
ury to pay them and then he might
drop into Centralia and Seattle and
tell the good folks out there how So
liticious he is of the welfare of the I.
w. WIS and that he wants these radi-
calls protected. By that time the peo-
pie of the state of Washington will be
ready to tell our governor to buy
return ticket to Bismarck.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

The observation-disclosures gang
have become very much concerned
about how I. V. A. forces have been
able to carry on campaign without
a tremendous fuss about campaign
funds since it became known that more
than fifty thousand dollars that were
paid in by nonpartisan members and
sympathizers to the nonpartisan, cam,
paign fund has been dissipated and
practically nothing done to defend the
records of Frazier, Lemke and Hagan.
But why worry so about that. Inc
I. V. A. state committee has built up
its credit while the N. P. L. committee
has only ruined the credit OF the or
ganization but the credit of the state
as we'll. 1t takes money to run cam
paigns, but the Independent campaign
committees are not spending nearly as
much money as the nonpartisan COM
mittees. The Frazier-Lemke- Hagan
gang is running their campaign just
as they run the state government:
With them mismanagement and extra
vagance are running close race with
each other for first place.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Gov. Frazier, by his espousing the
anybody else for this turn in the la
Dor situation and the agitation of the
I. W. WIS who claim they have the
protection of the governor. Only yes
terday four wobblies held up four
young men in Cass county and asked
them where they were going. They
said they were out to work in the har-
vest fields. The wobblies told them
they would have a fat chance to get
work unless they took out red card
and also said that there would be no
threshing. done in Cass county unless
all the men had red cards. just give
this little sober thought and ask
where this is leading. to. These four
men were coming from Iowa in Ford
car and they beat it here scared to
death. We say that such things
should not be allowed in this
country. If these men will not work
themselves they should not be allowed
to menace men who come here to
work and the authorities should take
firm measures to put stop to it. 1t
lis all right to say that it cannot be
done, but we notice that if Ole Hanson
when mayor of Seattle, stopped one OF
the biggest I. W. W. demonstrations
ever held in the country he dragged
cannon into the middle Of the town
and by firmness put a stop to the
menace. North Dakota should do the
same kind of thing. If they vii!
not behave they should be made to and
right soon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

We dislike to point to the shortcom-
ings of our community but is is neces-
sary to do so at this time. This time
we want to demonstrate at the way
children and yes, grownups. steal fruit
from the trees and vines of those who
have spent many years in raising fruit
trees and vines. Many complaints
have come to us recently about child
rem and others stealing green fruit
from the trees-trees that have been
nurtured and cared for for years by
the owners, only to have this fruit
stolen away from them by those who
do not value moral code or honest
standard in life. Recently several
grown up women were driven from a
strawberry patch who were busy
stealing the fruit, while apple tree
after apple tree have been stripped Of
the green fruit before it was ripe by
boys and girls who should know bet
ter. Perhaps it is not the mission OF
the newspaper editor to try and point
out to those who do these things that
this is not the way to attain very
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Leaders of the agricultural "bloc"
in the senate and house yesterday IN
Washington sought ways to defeat
what they regarded as an effort to
shift the federal tax burdens from the
rich to the poor. As part of their
plan the agricultural leaders are con-
sidering determined fight for return
of the excess profits taxes in the reve.
nue. bill now being framed. Should
increased levies be placed on the
average man, or the normal income
tax not be reduced the "bloc" prob
ably will demand continuation Of the
profits tax which up to short time
ago appeared certain to be dropped.
The tax proposals of Secretary Mel
lon which called for reduction OF taxes
on wealthy corporations and lndl-
viduals with the exception of the re-
peal of the soda water levies has
aroused the ire of the farmers rep
recentatives. Representative Frear
Representative Young Of North Dako-
ia and other members from the middle
west today denounced the suggestion
that federal taxes be placed on auto
mobiles and bank checks and that
postage rates be increased to three
cents.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

The members of the North Dakota
Press Association met with a royal
welcome at Jamestown yesterday and
the press committee of Stutsman
county lived up to their promise OF
giving the boys a good time. Yester-
day the day was put in with business
matters. I. J. Moe of this city gave
a splendid talk on the good roads
movement. Miss Nelson gave. an
other good one on the matter OF our
schools, and Dean Babcock gave the
editors some real concrete facts OF
what we have in this state in regard
to potterk being made, from clay
found in the state. In the evening, a
splendid banquet was served at the
Gladstone Hotel. This morning the
business will be concluded, officers
elected, then the jamestown boys and
the people take the bunch to Spirit.
wood Lake for a good time--and II
they carry out the program outlined:
they will have it. jamestown has
made good in taking care OF the an
nual meeting. There was good at
tendance of the editors present.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

'sThe men and women who came
here to found in wilderness, across
thousand leagues of ocean waste, a
new state, came with high and con-
scious purpose of achieving a great
human end. Out of their voluminous
letters, memoirs, public records and
historical writings we constantly get
the impression of their deep conviction
that they had been called as divine
instruments to accomplish work OF
supremest significance. Some have
seen in this nothing more than the
basis for an Indictment on the ground
of zealotry, bigotry, even fanaticism
But bigotry, extremism, fantlclsm.
never found their fruition in noble
ends achieved, in freedom. established.
in mankind emancipated, in great
states raised up as guardians OF I'M
-1ackled thought and unclaimed souls.
| We will find no philosophy based on
such unworthy assumptions which will
explain the miracle that, was here per-
! formed. We will have to look higher.
| TO see more clearly: to deal more. fair
Ily with human nature, to estimate
more generously the purpose Of those
whom generations of men have hon
ored. No merely human philosophy is
capable of explaining such marcels as
these. But when we life our eyes we
will recognize the supreme guidance,
the divine inspiration. which alone
could have wrought these ends. g
| President Harding at Plymouth.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11


Since it became publicly known that
the money that was being gathered by
the nonpartisan state committee for a
campaign fund to be used this fall in
defense of Frazier, Lemke and Hagan
has already been dissipated, money is
not being sent into league state head
quarters as literally as before. A more
careful study of the Independent pro-
gram and of the caliber Of the indie
pendent candidates has also followed
the disclosures with reference to the
nonpartisan campaign fund. Evil
IDENTIFY even the n6npartisan voters are
becoming satisfied that the Indepen-
dent program is good, and that the
candidates to take the places Of the
members of the present industrial
commission are honest and capable,
because many members of the nonpar-
tisan league are signing and circulat-
ing recall petitions.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

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The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
KNOCKERS

Knockers, definition: A two-legged animal, distinguished from a man by such characteristics as:
 l. A corkscrew soul, evidenced by desire to get on the inside of every thing and an ability to get his own ideas of everything without aid or guide and with utter disregard of truth.
 2. A water-logged brain, shown by that ability to spatter over subjects he knows nothing about. 3. A backbone composed of jelly and glue; never stands and faces an issue, but makes statements and squirms out of responsibility when concerned.
 4. Devoid of heart, having in it's stead a tumor of rotten, selfish prin- cipies, which gives him a predisposi- ton to find fault with everything, and everybody who does not follow his line.
 5. Never guilty of doing anything worth while and always ready to harass anyone who attempts advance ment.
 Usually found in the midst of un- wary human beings who delight in the l tingling of their auditory nerves by sounds. which sounds if able to pro- duce odors would make such quadru- peds as the skunk ashamed of him self.
 When a knocker appears, men hide themselves and seek 70 escape, angels weep, and the devil closes the gates of hell end goes on vacation, for he knows there will be hell on earth for season.
 Comparison: Judas Iscariot was a gentleman, for he was man enough to hang himself after having betrayed his master, and knocker delights in the destruction which brings such.
 Men should leave such obnoxious work as knocking for snakes and skunks, as long as there remains on earth pool of water deep enough to drown their body in or rope stout enough to swing their carcass.
 Synonym; Pessimist, grumbler, gossip, seold.
 Selected and Amended,
 By A. s. Daniels.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
for governor. The Star has two copies of the law in the office.
noN,T LFT BLOOMS GET YOU.

UttN1i T LEI ULOOAtc NAA
 One of our business neighbors met us the other day with the most dole ful face-you could feel his gloom a block away
 Whats the use2
 Sure. business is not as good as 1t was a year or two ago. But what Of it? All life from the dawn of the hu- man germ has been up and downs. All nature has been ups and downs since the burst of creation Today's de- pression is nothing new. There have been hard times before and there will be hard times again-again all thru the coming centuries.
 Have you been knocked down by this particular slump of l92O-l92l? !? Well, we'll" as Edmund Vance Cooke says, "What of that? Come up with smiling face. The harder you are thrown, the higher you bounce," be- cause action follows reaction and bad times today are only the forerunner of good times tomorrow.
 If your business is bad. if you have lost your job, if today looks blue to you, don't let the glocms get yeu. It is up to you to be up and doing. Let in little hope and imagination. DO SOMETHING even if that something looks lameniably little under the cir cumstancos.
 You-nobody else--are the master of your own fate Il i,il you let circum- stances or some other fellow conquer you. If you permit that to happen, you are not much more than half q man. Read Henley's poem again and get it's meaning deep into your soul:
 Gut of the night that covers me,
 Black as the pit from pole to pole 1 thank whatever gods may be
 For my unconquerable soul
 In the fell clutch of circumstance
 have not winced or cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance
 My head is bloody but unbowed. It matters not how strait the gate
 How charged with punishments
 the scroll,
 l am the master of my fate,
 l am the master of my soul"
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas. February 12, 1921.
 NOTICE is hereby given that
 SILAS A. LYNN, of Vandervoort, Arkansas, who, on October 30, 1917, made homestead entry, No. 07467, for WIZ NEA SWA and the Fr1. WIZ SWA. Sec. 31 Township 4 S., Range 30 w, 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final three year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Ar kansas, on the 24th day of March, 1921. Claimant names as witnesses: Silas T. Brock. Oliver V. Webster, Saunders s. Webster, Robert Daniel, all of Vandervoort, Arkansas.
 B. M TREBLE, Register. Adv. 1st pub. February IT, 1921. Last pub. March r, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
NOTE s

, Mems best grade Overalls. S1 pair. The Fair Store. -adv.pl-s
 E. D Stuart of DeQueen was 9 business visitor in Mena Tuesday.
 Mems heavy blue work shirts, each 5Oc. The Fair Store. Adv. pl-s
 R; G. Daniel and J. A. Felts of Wiekes were Mena visitors Wednes- da.
 Judge H. w Finger left Tuesday afternoon for Poteau to look after some personal matters.
 10 yards Calico 75c. The Fair Store Adv nIle A pie supper for the benefit of the library will be given Saturday nicbt at the Thackcr school house.
 Fred Salyers was one of the Mont. gomery county farmers who broncht cotton to be sold on the Mena market Friday. :"
 10 yards best grade Brow, V mes tic. The Fair Store. sAdv. nl- "a
 John Mcdonald of Acorn. who ,s planning to move to Mahsde1d sTax - was in Mena Tuesday arranging for
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
q KNOW II KILL CURE
 GRIPPE!"
Read What w. H. Howard Says of Swamp
 Chill Tonic

The best advertisement for this fa- nous old remedy is the thousands of folks who have used it. They kno,u there is nothing else so good for colds. grippe, flu", malaria, etc. as SWAMP Chill & Fever Tonic.
 W. H. Howard, of Ravanna. Ark. writes us; "Your SWAMP ChillTonie beats them all when it comes to getting quick and permanent results. I have tried it on grippe and know it will effect a cure. -
 Don't wait until you catch q cold go to your dealer today, buy bottle or two of SWAMP Chill Tonic, and keep this reliable remedy right in the house, constantly.
 SWAMP Chill Tonic contains no cal omel It is tasteless, and pleasant to take. It acts quickly and surely. snd no purgative has to be taken Wis,, It. the medicine itself acts gently and agreeably upon the liver and bowels. " szxssl2. ...,p. 4,a
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17

More cotton is coming to Mena, and roming from long distances. Buyers are informed that there is an unusual ry large number of bales being held at points within fifty miles of Mena, and expect most of it to come here. All of which is pleasing-but it can hardly take out the regret that arises when one sees q farmers hard work so nearly bringing no returns-as is all too obvious in this case.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Answers Mir. Hcnton.

To Mena Star,
 l would be glad to have space to reply to the recent learned discourses from supposed farmers and hog rais- CTS. The gentleman from Vandervoort goes into "spasmodics" about the way by which the voice and sentiment of the people was secured Now Mir. Henton with the possible exception of few voters in Acorn township, there wasn't one of us knew we were going to vote on the hog law until we re- eeived our ticket at the voting places therefore each of us voted our honest convictions without any influence be- ing brought to bear for or against.
 Now Mir. Hentofi, what what is fairer aad! more Democratic than this? I think if more of our laws were based on such procedures as this we would be better off
 Again Mir. Henton gets up on his "dew claws" because the people ot Hatfield and Mena voted on the hog law. He evidently don't know that the majority of the people of Hatfield own operate or rent farms outside of the city limits, while in Mena the percent. age may not be as great but there are more honest to goodness" farmers ir Mena than there are in some of tho country townships in the county. Anc why shouldn't they vote on any law that effects the whole county? And, in conclusion, would like t, ask the gentleman if they have eve lived m county where they had hog law and how much money ha either of them made on range hogs or in other words, "hazel splitters or rag or-back,' as they are only known bree, that Gan live on Polk county range This is law l think will put none, in the farmers pocket instead of talk ing it out.
 Respectfully submitted,
 J. A Hughes
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17

The average summer visitor proba- bly, spend about sl00 per month in the town where he or she spends the time. We easily could have 500 to several times that number if we but provide for them. Figure what such would be worth to you.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17

Mena is facing summer season, with an opportunity to entertain hun dreds or even thousands of seekers after warm weather comfort and health, and with less facility to care for those who would come than at any previous year. To allow this to go unchanged is to decline to capital ize one of our finest and most prof. table assets. And, unlike oil wells and such. this is certainty.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17

Looks as tho the farmers had sui fered enough loss on cotton this year without having 200 bales destroyed in that Hatfield fire. But perhaps the insurance money will do most as well as the cotton.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17

A crop of potatoes, berries, corn or cotton may not prove profitable, A crop of summer tourists always pays, and can be cultivated and increased each year by the provision of suit able accommodations and good treat sx.azsf