The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-20

loss did the state sustain or in other
words how much per cent was given
as a bonus to sell these bonds. The
people have a right to know these
things.
The New York Times has gathered
facts showing that in the American
army and navy there are SGT COM
missioned officers who were foreign
born. Quite likely there are relative.
ly more on-commissioned officers OF
foreign birth. More than 300 of the
foreign born officers were natives OF
the British empire. There is certain
Nv no other great nation that well
comes to positions Of authority in it's
military forces men not native born:
as does the United States. We have
unquestionably made the naturallzed
citizen a citizen in fact as we'll as IN
name, for we place him in any high
position except that of president. 1t
might be better, however, if we made
a little more effort to fill military po-
sitions with native Americans without
barring the foreign born entirely.
A word of praise and commentator
worthily bestowed at the right time
and place does not go amiss, and so at
this time the editor wants to pat the
local firemen on the back for the very
efficient manner in which they handled
the fire Wednesday afternoon. 1t was
done as efficiently as any city paid de,
partment and the way they handled
the Job again dem onstrates that Val
lev City has fire department. that IS
second to none in the state. The men
worked with GOODNESS and good judy
ment and put out fire that gave
great promise of being very serious
confederation. The fire had a big
start before the alarm was turned IN
and the general sentiment was that II
thew saved the Right Price store they
would be exceedingly fortunate. They
did though, and demonstrated If given
a fair chance they can do efficient SER
vice. Well done, boys. You deserve
the appreciation of the entire city for
your good work.
This is the beginning Of the big
gun period in the state campaign.
There are only ten days left IN wnich
to do campaign work and both SIDES
are putting forth every endeavor to
corral the voter to vote for their par
ticular program. AS the campaign
proceeds and the voters Of the state
have their eyes opened to what has
been and is being done to them, the
swing is away from the league. The
added tax burdens in prospect Tor
next wear will also have bearing
upon the outcome. The taxes for
1920 are so much heavier than last
wear and with the state administration
telling that the state levy will be lO5
per cent heavier next year, there does
not seem to be much joy in life for
the farmer who has to pay out Tor
taxes more than he has taken from
the land. Yes, indeed, if the average
farmer puts his mind on these things
and gives the situation the once over
in an impartial manner we cannot Tor
the life of use see where the Lelder-
bach organization can expect anything
more than severe drubbing at the
polls on the 28th.
You fellows who have not paid your
1920 taxes do not know what you are
missing. Go up to the court house
and get your tax receipt and after
getting it we feel certain that you
will about be satisfied with your ex-
perience of the new day order in this
state. The fact of the matter is that
if you continue the present OUTFIT
in power two years more it will be
far better to give your property away
than to own it-and that is just ex-
actly what the socialists want you to
do. They want to tax you to death
SO that they can gain possession OF
YOUR farm lands and make the state
safe for one great union of |. w. WIS.
That's the program and the sooner
you fellows who have been sticking
to the bunch see it the quicker will
matters be remedied. The really pros
porous leaguers Of today are those
who are on the pay roll just like
"Coin" Harvey, Sculptor Borglum, and
several other imported socialists who
know about as much of industrial con-
litions or what the farmer Of North
Dakota needs as a pig does-and not
half as much. Because the pig when
dressed does furnish means Of live
lihood for the masses while the i'm
ported long haired socialist speaker
does not.
Not a single advocate of the league
program on the platform or any place
else, explains the present condition OF
North Dakota or the failure Of the
present administration to make good.
The tax payer who is now going to the
court house to pay his taxes, knows
full we'll in his own mind, at least
that the present administration with
out any reason, has so greatly in
creased the taxes that they are be-
coming burden. The fact is also to
be borne in mind that next years tax
es will be still higher. The admins
tration is Juggling with the tax levy
this wear and is not making the levy