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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09

this country two years supply of
wool for the manufacturers, and 1OO,-
100000 pounds more was headed for
our ports; also millions of pounds of
frozen lamb have been imported and
are now in cold storage in our country.
According to his figures the citizens
of the United States last year bought
nearly $9OO,000,0O0 worth of farm
products from foreign countries.
It will be noted that the situation
is most remarkable and without pre-
cedent. Consequently, whatever ones
opinion may be with regard to the
value of protective duties to the pro-
ducers under normal conditions and
over long period, it must be apparent
to every .fair-minded man that the
present extraordinary situation is
unique and requires special emergency
treatment. 1t is generally believed that
the proposed Young Emergency Tariff
Bill would afford some temporary re-
lief. Had the same or similar bill
been enacted six or nine months ear
lier the benefits might have been
much larger than may be expected by
the passage Of the Young bill this
month. A good deal of the damage
has already been done. There are
large SURPRISES Of farm products now
n hand in this country, and it is
probably quite doubtful that the ex-
pected benefits Of the proposed tariff
will reach the producers or the con-
Stunning public at all. The money
urgently needed in other lines of bust
ness is already tied up in these sur
pluses and will remain so until con-
sumptjve demand in this and foreign
countries, and the ability to pay for it,
! shall be developed. The dangerous
feature Of the whole business, at this
late date especially, is the fact that
as has been pointed out editorlally IN
this paper in previous issues, the
Farmer Tariff will be made the step
ping-stone for high duties on every
thing that the farmer has to buy, and
that such duties will undoubtedly be
effective in raising prices, while the
duties on farm products may possibly
have no effect whatever on prices.
Farm representatives at Washington
should realize and impress on Con-
gress that the measure is temporary
one, only to deal with an unusual sit
uation, and that the demand for it is
not to be construed as an endorsement
of high tariff duties under normal con-
ditions. 1t is more than probable at
this writing that the Young bill will
be passed and signed by the President.
It will be interesting to watch the re-
sults.-Red Polled Journal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09
BETTER BUSINESS METHODS

Time was not long since when
any man with a good line of talk
could walk into Mandan or any 9TH
er North Dakota city and in few
days, could walk out with from $3.50
to $1,000 he had grated off the
business men. 1t might be an ed
vertising scheme of little or no
merit, or it might be an actual So
: Vahton for help to buy pajamas
carlson; heathens. The Psychology Of
Conr system was that one business
lohe. would be slow to let his COM
Bepsitor beat him to it on the Won
Iaerful opportunity glibly painted by
3ehe solicitor.
Within the past few weeks Man.
dan has been saved at least thou
sand dollars by the injection of a
little common sense through the ag-
ency of the Town Criers club and
it's vigilance committee. Men with
advertising schemes, a booklet or
directory of little or no advertising
value, solicitors with other schemes,
now have to run the gauntlet of the
vigilance committee. In almost every
UuolIIcoo AOuoc yOu Will oec sigh
such house patronizing only such
propositions as have been O. KID by
the Town Criers Club. A a rule the
display of this card suggests the ad-
visibility of the faker moving to some
other town, but there are now nine
such clubs in North Dakota and more
are being organized, so the field is
getting decidedly uninviting. In fact
North Dakota is alreadw being given
the go-by.
The Town Criers Clubs of the
state will hold a meeting in this
city the latter part of this month
when there will be steps taken tc
enlarge the scope of this work.
Of course the Town Criers do not
soring advertising schemes, they en-
phasize the value Of truth in advertis
ing; they study the best and most
effective means Of publicity, but most
of all they stand for honor in business
Mandan has good reason to feel
lively interest in the Town Criers
for they are advocating better bus
ines methods that will rebound to
the lasting benefit of both the mer-
Pioneer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09
THE LIVING WAGE

There is much plausibility in the
assertion made by prominent labor
leader that the industry which can not
pay living wage ought not to sur
vive. The principal difficulty is that
there is a wide difference Of opinion
as to what constitutes living wage,
and a wide variation in costs OF living
in different communities and, under
different conditions, making it impos-
sible to determine definitely, either
upon evidence or by arbitrary ipse
dixit, what constitutes a living wage.
The accredited economists of some OF
the labor organizations declared not
long ago that $4,000 per year is a ne
cessary income in order to permit a
workman to support his family accord
ing to decent standards. This means,
apparently, that in his opinion $500
per year income to each of it's en-
ployes is the least an industry should
expect to pay and if it can not pay
that it ought not continue to exist.
Broad congratulations concerning
economic problems are dangerous and
misleading. The bare statement that
the industry which can not pay liv-
ing wage ought not to exist is made
for the purpose Of supporting the i'm
piled assertion that every industry
that does exist ought to pay what its
employees consider a living wage. It
would be just as sound, however, to
take the other view, that when en-
ployes find that an industry does not
pay them what they consider living
wage they should seek employment in
some other industry that will. That is
the course the stockholders of the rail
roads have pursued. When they found
that railroad stocks would not pay a
reasonable dividend on the investment.
they sold the stocks and invested else
where. For that reason the market
values of stocks have rapidly declined
and investors have lost accordingly.
Statistics will show that a very
large proportion of the farms of the
do not pay living wage to
the owners and their families: if the
wage is to be computed according to
the standard that would be demanded
by city employees. Yet it would be
hardly sound economics to assert that
because agriculture in some years and
some localities and in many individual
cases in all years, does not pay liv-
ing wage to those engaged therein:
agriculture ought to be abandoned.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09
SENIORS TO GIVE
THREE-ACT PLAY

In harmony with the traditional
custom of presenting a class play
during the Commencement season,
the seniors of this years class will
give play on the evening of Mon
day, June 10, in the Normal School
Auditorium. A cast of characters
selected from the personnel of the
class is diligently working on the as
signed parts. Miss Susan Mccoy is
directing the efforts of the players
and the public may look for a worthy
presentation when the appointed time
comes. We understand that a play
consisting of three acts will COM
prise the offering. We expect to
print the name Of the play, the list Of
characters in the cast, and any other
information of interest in regard to
the evenings program.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09

Thorkensjold township in Barnes
county is in fair way to get that mil
lion dollar Airedale pup offered by the
league for the largest amount OF mon
ey sent in to the recall fund being put
on by the Courier-News. Our friends
down in that township always were
very benevolent in giving their money
as well as their votes to these great
emancipators of the wrongs OF the
people at so much per. 1t is said that
over thirty thousand dollars has been
sent in by admirers of the league for
that fund and it would be mighty in
teresting to know how much OF that
amount is now in the treasury for that
purpose or how much of it has been
paid out to keep the Courier News
and other league papers afloat. When
the smoke has cleared away the people
will get wise to the fact that their
money has been spent for most any
thing else than for fighting the recall.
When you have to furnish soft snaps
at so much per month like Liederbach
and his fellow workers in the great
cause of humanity it makes person
feel like weeping at the way some peo-
pie are being gulled and bamboozled.
How much interest to you think these
self styled leaders would take in the
nonpartisan league movement If there
was no salary attachment connected
with it? This socialism has furnish
ed an army Of workers who cannot
make success of life unless they are
handed soft snap paid for out OF
the hard work and sweat of the North
Dakota farmer. And what has the
farmer got for all his loyalty to the
league and league leaders? He has
gotten three times more taxes to pay
the state has been plunged up to the
neck in debts it cannot pay, we have
a very unsavory reputation abroad
and our credit is impaired to such an
extent that North Dakota bonds which
up to four years ago could be sold on
any market in the country quickly
cannot be sold now unless at great
sacrifice and it is costing thousands OF
dollars to keep more workers on easy
street living at big hotels and enjoy
ing sumptions meals for which the
North Dakota tax payers pay in order
to try and get people interested in
North Dakota bonds. Yes, this new
day, which was to have been the pan
acea for all our ills. has proven to be
nothing else than broken reed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09


the league side of the fence. Many Of
these has had it doped out for them
selves that the price paid for the sup
port Of the Times Record for the indie
pendent side Of politics was to be the
giving of the postmastership to the
editor of this paper. We want to most
emphatically say to those who are so
deeply interested in our welfare that
the editor is not, has not been at any
time, nor does he want the Valley City
postmastership supposing that he
could get it if he did-which is ex-
tremely doubtful. We hope this Of
fetal denial on our part will cause
these politicians to rest peacefully
from this on. Whatever service we
have done for the independent party--}
and we think we have done much-it
you will allow US to be little bit
egotistical in saying so-we have done
because we have felt sincere con-
vcton that the attitude we took was
the right one. We have never receded
from this view of the political situa-
ton up to this time and we believe
that past events have borne US out
in that belief. We still feel the same
way. w IdCeVct we nave uOIlS heAo
been done without money or price or
without any promise of political re-
ward. When we were placed on the
ballot last year as a presidential cleo
tor it was done without our knowledge
and we were not at the convention.
When we were elected we felt like
fighting for the trip to Washington to
carry the vote and the other electors
very kindly voted to give us the trip
and we took it and had one of the
greatest trips of our lives-and that
was reward enough for us. There will
be no change in the postmastershlp
here for long time and there may
never be change, but if there is
kindly bear in mind that our name
will not be among the aspirants for
| the lob.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09

Wheat jumped up eleven cents a
bushel yesterday. The new emergency
tariff bill was signed by President
Harding Saturday and Sunday and
Monday were holidays so that practi-
cally the first day after the bill went
into effect wheat advanced materially
in price. Congressman Young is the
father of that bill and there is an old
saying "let George do it," and by
,eck, it seems as if George had done
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09

The other day Poland paid the
eague of nations $67,276, being it's
hare of the cost of upkeep of that
irecious institution. Now Polish SOL
iers are called upon TO withstand the
ssaults of German troops in Silesla,
lille the league looks on with appar-
Mt approval of the German efforts:
ust what does Poland think she got
n her money. And if the United
;ates had belonged to the league of
lions what would it's bill nave been?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09

Many politicians are getting to be
deeply concerned about the Valley
City postofice-particularly those on
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09

For the past hundred years the cow
been looked upon and referred to
the mortgage litter for the farmers
this country. But under the New
" the COW yields her position to
Airedale pup. AS yet this new
ndition obtains only in North Dako-
!: the other forty-seven states being
dictionary. But our large army OF
ond sellers will undoubtedly be able
, make some of the other states see
ne error of their ways.-The indie
endent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FROM PRITCHARD

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sapple-
ton, January Z. fine girl. Mother
and baby are doing fine.
The party at Mrs. s. Millcr's Friday
night was well attended. Everybody
reported a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Washbun and
Mrs. h. f. Sullivan visited Mrs. j. A.
Browning. Sunday.
Dr. J. X. Allen and wife were in this
community Sunday evening.
The farmers are all busy preparing
the land for another crop.
Rev. S. ". Worth and family visi
ted relatives near Bokchito Sunday
and Monday.
Sunday school every Sunday morn
ing ut 10 o'clock. Everybody invited
to attend.
Mrs. Frank Hall and children from
Denton, Texas, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Thompson
this week.
Pritchard has one of the fincs
schools in Bryan county this year, will
the largest enrolment that has eve
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FROM BANTY

Aunt Mary Folsom who was i'll
is now improving.
Berniece Sawyer spent the holi-
days with home folks in Bokchita and
Durant.
Manerva Love, primary teacher in
Banty school spent the holiday at her
home in lndianOla and visited in Nc
Alester.
MIR. and Mrs. w. F. Smith spent
Christmas in Caddo visiting friends
and relatives.
X. c. Gregory of Banty has moved
to Pritchard.
Berniece Sawyer took Sunday din
ner with the Misses Forte.
Berniece Sawyer Of Banty school
and Miss Helen Forte, student of the
school were seen shopping in Benning-
ton Saturday.
To date the Banty gin has ginncd
GEO bales.
W. A. Cobb made business trip to
Durant Friday.
II. c. Bell and family motored to
bennington Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. Smith and
daughter visited relatives in Blue last
week.
Mr.. +. b. Forte moved into the res
idrnce vacated by Mr.. Jess Riddle.
Brother Ralston filled Brother
ilotchkinS' appointment at Banty last
Sunday.
The meeting at Bug Scuffle is pro-
crossing.
Miss Arlic Gardner spent a very en-
Jioyahlc week in Bokchita with her sis
ter. Mrs. Lee Beard. who recently
moved into her new home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Beard are spend.
ing the week end with Mrs. Boards
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gardner.
Miss Lillian Gregory of Pritchard
was the guest of Mrs. W. 4. Smith
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Smith, Berniece
Sawyer and Manerva Love m0toreC
over to Pritchard, Sunday afternoon
After weeks vacation the school,
opened with a greater enrolment ana
more enthusiasm. The school started
out to do more good work in 1921 thar
ever before, although they I'D splen.
did work in 1920. They are making
good their New Years resolution anC
We hope they will become more and
more enthused and that the work viii
become more pleasant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FROM FORT WASHITA
(TOO late for last weekly

(TOo late for last wcck)
There is great deal of moving
going on in this community at pres
ent.
Miss Carrie Anderson spent Sun
day with Miss Oracle Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurt Davis and chill
dren were visiting relatives in Kene-
flick Friday.
Everett Smith has returned to his
home in Frederick. Oklahoma. lie has
in the past two or three years been
staying at the home of Mr.. Hurt Davis
here.
Phillip Wells was in Durant We'd
nesday.
The young people enjoyed party
given at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bakers Tuesday night.
Mr.. kregar and family have moved
from here over in Goodman communi-
ty. We regret the loss of such good
family.
Hurt Davis was in Durant Wedncs-
day.
Misses Isabelle Goodman and Edna
Cameron, the teachers of Washita
school, have returned from their va
cotton and will continue on with their
school.
Singing Sunday was we'll attended
and after singing was over they or
ganized Sunday School. elected off
GERS, etc. the hour for Sunday Schoo
will be 2 u, m, Will appreciate :
large crowd.
Messrs, Verde Sanderson and Rob
ert Ritchie were visiting friends her,
Sunday.
Joe Walker and family are movin,
from here to their new home north
east of Nida. We hope them a sue
sessful year.
Ben Freeman was in Durant at
tending to business Monday.
H. e. Wells was in Durant on bust
mass Monday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
ITEMS FROM SILO

Prayer meeting was we'll attend
ed Sunday night conducted by Mrs.
j. G. Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Bishop were
business visitors in Durant Friday.
There was party at Mr.. and Mrs.
r. II. Smiths Friday night. Every
body reported nice time.
Eulys Bishop has returned to Carl
ton, Tnxar after spending the holi-
days with homefolks.
I. J. Breeze was business visitor
in Durant Thur+day.
Claud Bishop went to Antlers the
first of last week.
Mcssrs Lex and Troy Jam"s were
social visitors in Silo Friday night.
Dr. Austin Of Mead was here We'd
ncsday.
Misses Ethcl and Gcrtic Griffin
and Agnes Josscrand visited in the
Bishop home Sunday night.
Albert Beal has sold his place near
here and has moved to Antlers.
Dewey Gentry and Glaud Bishop
were visitors in Durant Sunday night
Dave Crowley and family have NOV
cd near Caddo and Cal Talley has oc-
cupied the house vacated by Mr.. Crow
ley.
Mr.. Seawright and wife were visit
ing in Durant Monday.
Ernest Bishop has moved his black
smith shop and mill from Main street
to Houston Ave.
Bowden Raines visited homefolks
for the weekend.
Claud Bishop and M. E. Bishop and
wife motored to Denison Saturday.
Chester Benson has gone to Burk-
burnett.
Brother Tucker will preach in Silo
Sunday and Sunday night.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FROM FRENZY CHAPELL

There is lot Of moving in this COM
munity as we are gaining lots of new
comers.
r. L. Griffen and family of this
community moved to Rock Springs
last week. We are very sorry to
lose them.
Ulysses Nixon spent Thursday night
of last week with Floyd Wright.
There was a farewell dance at Mr..
and Mrs. Goodman's Friday night.
Every one of those who attended
reports fine time. Mr. and Mrs.
Goodman are moving away.
There was a musical entertainment
at Mrs. Il. f. Sullivan's Tuesday
night of last week.
A good crowd attended the prayc,
services Sunday night.
The candy breaking at Mr.. and Mrs.
WinfOrd Roses was well attended Sat
urday night and it was a great sue
cess.
Miss Lois Wood visited Miss Marie
Nixon Sunday.
Misses Anna and Ula Skinner from
COrinth were visiting in this COM
munity Sunday.
Miss Virginia Wood was visiting
Mrs. Mary Wood Sunday.
Marie Nixon is on the sick list
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Moran visited
Mrs. Moran,' parents at Cadc Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Sunday School was well attended
Sunday evening.
II. +. Nixon was in Durant Sat.
urday.
Prayer meeting every Sunday night
Sunday School every Sunday evening
at 2:3O o'clock at the Chapel. Evcry-
body is invited to attend.
The men of this community are get.
ting ready for sowing their oats.
Rev. Smith of Caney will fill his
regular appointment at Frccny Chap.
el Saturday night, Sunday morning
and Sunday night. Everybody is
welcome to attend.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FROM TT. WASH1TA

Sunday School started here last
Sunday with a large attendance. We
hope it will continue tha, way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurt Davis were Wis.
iting in kenefick last week and Mr.
Davis mother. father and sister
came home with them.
Jim Gilbert of Bee wa here al
singing Sunday night.
Misses Edna Damron and Isabelle
Goodman were visiting in NanAlys-
tyne, Texas. Saturday and Sunday
They returned Sunday evening.
Paul Ellis from Hcaldon. Oklala-
homa is here visiting friends.
The tru. tees paid the school Il vi i,
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Baker and chit.
dren were visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Wells Sunday.
Misses Oracle Armstrong and Lydia
Grice spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Balingcr.
Vernic Anderson, one of TT. Washi-
ta's boys is staying in Durant ana
going to school.
Miss Sallie Tucker spent Sunday
with Miss Winnie Mae Wells.
Claude Anderson went to Bee Sun
day afternoon.
Singing here Sunday night was well
attended and all reported having q
nice time.
Misses Carrie Anderson and Lydia
Grice, sang a solo Sunday night which
was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. M. Armstrong and Mrs. Ballin.
ger were out visiting the school Fri.
day evening.
Mrs. Bud Colbert and daughter Miss
Clarence Of Tishomingo were guest:
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hurt
Davis.
Chas. Bates was in Durant on bust
ness Friday.
The Farmers in this vicinity arr
planting oats.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FROM LAKE WEST

Ben Hobbs of Bos well has moved To
Lake West, where he will make his
future home.
Roy Slaglc departed Sunday for
Trenton, Texas. where he has sccur-
ed position in Il drug store as clerk.
J. f.. Cherry and Dick Slaglc cx-
changed re licences Monday.
Painters have the new school build
ing completed and we have one of
the most attractive and up-to-date
school buildings in Bryan County.
+. S. Wood of Durant was out las,
week to see the school board on bust
ness.
Our Sunday School is progressing
nicely. Officers elected for the new
year are as follows: Joe Slagle, Supt.,
Mrs. Ed Cherry. Secretary; j. f. Cain,
Bible Class; Miss Vada Long, inter-
mediate; Miss Clara Musick, card
class; DR.. A. T. Graham, Organist
DR.. A. T. Graham, f. A. Musick,
Mrs. Ethel Musick, and Miss Vada
Long went to Boswell Saturday.
DR.. A. T. Graham, and E. A. Musick
went to Soper Saturday and were late
returning owing to mishap to the
car in which they were riding.
Miss Clara Musick has returned
home after weeks visit with her sis
ter Mrs. Elba Dixon Of Soper.
DR.. Graham was hurriedly called
from Boswell Saturday evening, owing
to an accident which happened at the
gin Saturday. Henry Tynley, colored
got his hand caught in the gin and
was seriously injured. It required
81 stitches to repair the wound.
H. L. Goss went to Honey Grove
Texas Sunday to attend to business.
Mr.. George and Clay Hendricks Of
Boswell were Lake West visitors
Sunday.
1t seemed as though joy riding was
the order of the day Sunday al
Lake West.
j. w. Long of BOkchito is visiting
his daughter, Miss Vada Long.
We have the new lights installed ir
the church which is quite an improve.
ment for our community.
1t seems as though j. H. Slagle j.
the only one that is preparing fol
the new crop this season. He ha.
about all his land prepared.
We had nice attendance at pray
er meeting Sunday night. Rev T. j
Toler conducting the services.
J. H. O'banion of Wheeler communi
ty was visiting the school board here
Thursday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
MUSKOGEE'S DIVORCE RECORD

An average of more than a divorce
day for every day in the year was
the record established by the Musko-
gee County Superior Court during
1920. More than 400 divorces were
granted during the year and many
more denied Superior Judge Guy F.
Nelson, who granted 3js of the de-
crccs. also set Il record during the
year of granting sevcnty-two divorces
in thirty-six hours.
The records show that l,2O8 couples
obtained permission TO marry dur.
ing 1920.