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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08
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COMPLIMENT THAT
IS DESERVED

Those who have renewed their men,
bership in the Red Cross during the
Fifth Roll Call now in progress, also
those who have not yet performed this
patriotic duty but should and prob
ably will do so, will be interested in a
report recently received from the Red
Cross Field Representative in this
state. 1t is splendid testimonial to
the sense Of duty as we'll as the bust
ness efficiency of our local Chapter Of
fcers.
The war came to an end three years
ago, but the Red Cross continued to
function and is still continuing it's
service, for there is still much work to
be done, particularly as the nations
principal agency for soldier relief.
This work was long ago so well and
SO thoroughly done in Barnes County.
by our local Chapter that only three
Barnes County service men reported
to the so-called "Clean-Up1 Squad" or
government board which recently held
a final session at Fargo. The Fargo
division for this service contains eight
counties, including Barnes. All SER
vice men residing in these eight coun-
ties were notified by the government
to appear before the "Clean-Up-
Squad, providing they had any claims
which had not already been adjusted.
A total of pol men appeared from the
eight counties in response to this final
offer, only three of them from this
county, and in each Of these three
cases our local Chapter Office had al
ready given more than usual care
and attention. Covering each case it
has a bulky file Of correspondence.
Our Chapter officers conceive it to
be their duty to be fair and just to
each and every service man, but fair
and just also to the government,
which is and always has been the most
just and generous government on
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

earth to it's soldiers. The officers of
the local Chapter are Jas. j. Farley,
chairman; D. O'Malley, treasurer; G..
w. Hanna, secretary; and ]. j. Dalton.
assistant Secretary These gentlemen
are entitled to the gratitude, not only
of the service men themselves and
their families. but Of all the people of
our county for having performed
their duties so thoroughly and so we'll
Field Representative Mitchell's letter
recently received by Chairman Farley:
highly complimenting our Chapter Of
ficers for their efficiency and loyalty
to duty, was tribute which they fully
deserved. All serve without pay ex-
cept Mr.. Dalton who received only
nominal salary. When not in the
country performing his duty, he is
in the Chapters office under the First
National Bank, which generously do
mates the rent.
The Red Cross should be supported
by every man and woman, especially
in this County, where the funds are
being spent prudently, and where the
work is being done so thoroughly by
our Chapter officers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

Mr.. Skeels, transportation officer
for the state arrived in Valley City
on Friday evening with three prison
ers whom he is taking to the peniten-
tiary. He left them in the custody Of
our sheriff, Engebret Larson and
journeyed to LaMoure to get several
prisoners from there, returning to the
city on Saturday evening. Sunday
Mr.. Skeels: accompanied by our local
official took the prisoners he had COL
lected, together with seven from our
own county Jail, to Bismarck. The
penitentiary seems to be having its
population increased quite rapidly
these days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

The directors of the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy railroad company
yesterday declared semi-annual div
idcnd of S per cent and a special cash
dividend of Is per cent. This is at
the rate of 40 per cent per annum
And still the railroads are demanding
that the wages of their employees be
reduced before taking any action to
reduce freight rates, claiming that
they are operating at loss. LOOKS
reasonable doesn't it?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

The Forum does not plan to publish
the Stacker lists-not out of any con-
sideration for the men who evaded
their duty in wartime, but for two
other very good reasons.
One is that the lists are far from
being accurate. There are too many
opportunities for errors in them. Too
many cases have been discovered
where men who were already in
France wearing a uniform were set
down as slackers because of some err
ror or oversight on their own part or
the part of their friends or of the
draft boards. 1t is far better to let
many guilty men escape public con-
domination than to bring unmerited
condemnation on the head of one inno-
cent man.
The second reason is consideration
for the families of these men. There
is no good purpose to be served in
bringing shame to hundreds of North
Dakota families until the men have
actually been arrested. A newspaper
is not public prosecutor. When
these men are placed under arrest and
prosecuted some of them prob
ably will bet will be plenty of time
to make their names public. The
Stacker lists are similar to lists of in
dictmcrts by grand jury. No news
paper can or dare publish them until
the indicted men are arrested. The
courts must do the prosecuting and
the province of the newspaper merely
to report the action of the courts. If
it published the Stacker lists to punish
the slackers, it would be assuming
some of the functions of the court.
All civil law enforcement officers
will be provided with the Stacker lists.
The sheriff and the various police Of
fcers of Cass county have the power
to arrest any Stacker within their jur-
isdiction, and a determined effort
should be made to round them up
Forum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

Sale of farm lands to the state
through the rural credits department
received a severe setback yesterday
through the decision to require the
county auditors certificate as to the
assessed value of the land to be at
tached to all loan applications. This
will prevent the loaning of moneys
on land in excess of the true sale
value of the land. Another good de-
cision by the new officials.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

We have noted that the opposition
press has been doing considerable
FLOATING over the fact that the former
Industrial commission succeeded IN
disposing of some twelve million dol
lars of state bonds before retiring
from Office. Forgetting for the mo-
ment the amount Of money this par
ticular deal cost the taxpayers of the
state we wonder if said opposition
ever awoke to the fact that it would
have been impossible to close tins
deal if it hadn't been for the l. V. A.
victory in the recent election.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08
LEMKE PAYS UP


The big Indictment brought by the
l. V. A. against the Nonpartisan
League was "Lemke's house." 1t was
alleged that the state was building
this house for Lenlke, at tremendous
cost, with the taxpayers money. Yet
now it appears from the I. V. AS own
investigation of the facts that Mr..
Lemke has paid for his house in full
He did not pay for it with the peoples
money, but with his own money,
and some that friends lent him.
Mr.. Lemke is the only one of the
home builders who has paid for his
house in full, to the last penny,
and has been given a deed. After
all the l. V. A. bowling, the state
doesn't have even $4,000 in the
house. The slate is wiped entirely
clean. And it wouldn't be at all sur
prising if other l. V. A. charges Of
wrong doing fell as fiat as this
one. The leaguers may have made
mistakes, but the l. V. A. haven't
yet shown anything worse. And as
to mistakes-well, look at the past
record Of the old uard in Bis
marck!
The above clipping is from the
Courier-News Of yesterday and seems
to be defense Of Mr.. Lemke's action
in building house contrary to law
and praises him for his action in max
ing payment for the house in full dur
ing his last moments in Office. Spe-
cial emphasis is placed on the fact
that the house is paid for in full and
that the state has not even the
$4,000 allowed by law invested in this
property. We would like to credit Mr.
Lemke with the virtues of generosity
and sincerely as does the en-, but
we are unable to do so. It would
seem from the article copied that Mr.
Lemke's sole purpose in making pay
ment in full for this home was to place
the state in secure financial position
before our erstwhile attorney general
was separated from his private meal
ticket. This would be credit to Mr.
Lemke but we are inclined to the opin-
ion that said Lemke did not want his
home covered by a contract with the
state as this encumbrance might make
it too easy to dispossess him in event
that the new officials found matters to
his discredit, and requiring legal &C
ton against Mr.. Lemke, after he had
! left the employ of the state. This
opinion is strengthened by the fact
that Mr.. Lemke does not at present
own the house in question he having
carefully placed the same in the name
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

1t is reported that tax collections
are very slow at the court house these
days, which situation is not to be Won
dered at when we consider the finan-
cial conditions at this time. However.
this condition presents quite a prob
lem to the officials of the various po-
litical divisions, particularly the
schools of the county. It is generally
supposed that a great many schools Of
the county will be forced to close be-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

of Mrs. Lemke. The implication which
this action by lesser citizen would
present should certainly apply to Mr..
Lemke.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08
SIMPLIFY THE TAX LAWS

The cost Of collecting taxes has
risen from SIS cents to 81 cents per
500 in one year, the bureau of inter-
nal revenue reports.
Why shouldn't it?
When our tax laws are so compli-
Gated that the average business man,
no matter how honest he may be in
his intentions and no matter how he
wishes to pay his full share of taxes.
is compelled to employ tax "expert"
to keep out of Jail it is little wonder
that the cost of collecting taxes is
high.
But the cost of collecting taxes
hasn't risen proportionately nearly as
much as the cost of paying them.
within the last five years an entirely
new profession has been created. Ev-
cry big business now has its tax ex-
pert, and there are hundreds and even
thousands of free lance "experts" who
sell their services to smaller business
enterprise and even to individuals.
The services of these men are neces-
sary if a businessman wants to pay
all the taxes he is legally called upon
to pay and yet not pay big sums
which are not demanded Of him. Any
good tax expert" is worth the money
paid for his services many times over.
But why should such condition ex-
ist?
Surely our tax laws should not be
so complicated that citizen Of aver
age intelligence cannot comprehend
them readily.
It is wholly possible to write sim
plifed tax law. 1t is wholly possible
to reduce our federal taxes to half a
dozen brief provisions. Senator
Smoot showed how it could be done.
His plan may not have been the ideal
one, but he was working toward the
proper goal.
When we leave our tax laws to men
who have made a real study of taxes.
and not to politicians whose sole
thought is Of votes to be made by fav-
oring certain classes or groups of
their constituents, we will get tax
laws that will be less burdensome to
all and that can be comprehended by
any citizen Of normal intelligence
Forum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

Governor Nestos was elected on a
platform of business methods IN staee
affairs and strict economy IN an oe-
nartments. He is certainly trying to
i've E ND to those prediction promises.
district tax supervisors, whose work
for the fiscal year is done' are oIaw W,
ing salaries of $4,000 per year ana an
travelling expenses. Governor Nestos
has requested their designations
which will no doubt be forthcoming
Governor Nestos' idea that a man
should give value received for his pc,
s;tion on the pay roll may be ola
fashioned in the administration OF our
state government but it certainly ap-
meals to the tax payers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

THE STACKER LISTS
Stacker lists for North Dakota coun-
ties are now being received.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

The appointment of W. B. DeNault
of Jamestown as head of the rural
credit or department of the Bank Of
North Dakota has been announced
Mr.. Default had been requested TO
act as director general of the Bank
but refused this appointment. how.
ever, we citizens are glad to see that
he decided to accept the appointment
to reorganize the rural credit depart
ment as Mr.. Default is an et1lclent
conscientious business man. he IS a
canable and experienced real estate
loan man and will be able to apply his
cast experience in this respect to the
reorganization of his department,
Governor Nestos is to be commended
on his action in drafting experienced
business men in the state to assist
in putting the state on business
basis.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

Some of the employees who are IN
danger of being separated from, the
state payroll seem to be trying hard
to continue to draw those state checks:
Announcement of the replacement OF
Norman Mcdonald, deputy warden at
the penitentiary for the past twelve
wears by Charles Cram was made
Yesterday. Mr.. Cram is an appointee
of Ex-Governor Frazier, being en-
ployed in the Bank of North Dakota.
Warden Stair declines to give any rea.
son for the change. The warden OF
our penitentiary cannot be removed
from office without cause and Mr..
Stairs term does not expire for some
time yet. Naturally he has the ap-,
pointment of his principal assistant
and Mr.. Cram is assured OF comfort
able berth while Mr.. Stair remains IN
Office. AS there seems to be no critic
ism Of Mr.. McDonald's performance
of duty it would seem to be merely
a case of looking out for a friend.
While this may be commendable we
feel that man who is conversant
with the duties of the office would be
of more value to the state than Mr..
Cram. Twelve years of faithful SER
vice and experience in the peniten-
tiary should be of more value for this
position, to the state, than a few
months service in the Bank of North
Dakota.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

1t sometimes happens that a candl-
date is placed in the field for publlc
office, and is elected to that ofhce'
when his personal qualifications 40 not
fit him for that particular position
In ordinary cases, when this happens:
and the office holder is honest and sim
cere in his efforts to do his duty TO-
ward the voters, it is customary tor
him to appoint as assistants men who
are competent to handle the affairs
of the office. Evidently this policy
has not been followed in the case OF
our late commissioner of agriculture
Mr.. Hagan, if press dispatches de-
failing the condition of the records
covering the operations Of the state
experiment in creamery management
at Werner are any criterion. 1t is no
wonder that the state finances are IN
precarious condition if very many
of the state departments were handled
as was the office of the Commissioner
of Agriculture.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

criticism and correction, for grouping
and handling of typical errors, Tor
building up sentence CONSCIOUSNESS:
and for avoiding repetitions have peen
devised and progress has been mace.
We are reaching the point where
teachers refuse to spend valuable
t;mo in blue penciiling the same errors
oft repeated. r,;ah
The many-sided nature of English
nresents a yery difficult problem.
Someone said, Everything from
PARADISE Lost to an apostrophe: EV-
ervthing from drill in accuracy TO tne
possibilities of creative expression:
The only salvation for the teacher IS
to keep before her the vision OF these
possibilities. As all creative effort
has it's background in experience, the
meager experiences of the child and
the Inability of the traditional school
to enrich these experiences produce
verv effective handicap. Free creative
activity thrives in an atmosphere
where there is personal inspiration;
freedom of expression, self-inltlated
activities and direction rather than
control. There must be an opportun-
;tv for children to think things thru,
to- plan. to execute: to "carry on"
There is a problem in making the
study of mere words concrete. WORDS
are live things thru which the worlds
traditions. customs, and experiences
have been perpetuated: The teacher
who knows this capitalizes crudlty OF
expression, and any attempts at Gre
alton or revelations of appreciation,
We cannot solve these various prob
lens until we rid ourselves Of the no
ton that English is one Of the easy
subjects and therefore calls for less
academic and professional prepare
ton on the part of its teachers: This
notion has lost hold as standards have
risen and therefore many Of the prob
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-12-08

The cost Of collecting taxes has
risen from SIS cents to 81 cents per
500 in one year, the bureau of inter-
nal revenue reports.
N1b1, cbo,,1J,,'+ II
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
TO AID TOURISTS.

Paris, June 12.-(MaM.)-Anneri-
cans motoring through France in the
Hlture will have the aid Of a code
Of the road" to brighten them upon
the usually confusing French trafac
regulations.
Az! the. result. Of 10 yeau.-experi-
ence. the minister Of public works has
just issued a compilation ofSgregula-
tions in which, after warning XAe
animals of the road. he impresses
upon the motorist that the 'hiRhwav
does not belong to him entirely.
Among the abuses prohibited are
unnecessary noise, binding. head
lights and reckless driving. Irrespec-
tive of the responsibility a driver in
ours for damages caused by him, he
Is expected at all times to keep speed
down to the point where he ID abso-
lutely in control Of his car.
Wherever there Is danger OF acct.
dent. the minister says, the driver
cannot expect others to remove it; II
necessary he must stop. Hes mhkt
slow up at nig1tfall and go slowly in
q fog. At cross roads the forthcoming
from the right has the precedence.
Pedestrians are expected to gffye rirhf
of way when they hear the car signal.
failing to observe which does mot ex-
cuse q driver, regulations sly, for
running them, down.. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
EVENING EDITION.

iatenem 81 the season would permit
their. to secure. In that seaside -
sort which both he eand his gissels
REGARDED as q social paradise.
HNewport?" raid Marian. on.
no; pray don't think OF going there.
The girls looked promptly ee-
~uuiescent. Whatever Marian object,
ed to must somehow be objecuon-
able. Like all converts to a fltn'
they were ultsa-ardent believers
But Leandr gave dissentent
start. "Not go there at all? oh'
that won't do" ~ .4i 49,
I'm sorry you feel It wont"
Marian.
Several hours later he chanced 70
meet her alone. She was tired ana
told him 30. She had e se = .
ing about town this hot day Tor =
capable French instructress; 1t was
her aim that q French lady should
give the girls a great deal OF ner
company; but Marian knew just the
kind Of person who would suit her
one Of the best breeding, not too
assertive. not apt to clash with n9E
Town views and intents. This persI
she had yet failed to ,and. and a 9
| row Of wearfsonne search loomeo %"
fore her.
$50 you've put down your foot on
the subject Of Newport" said L.
ander. Why"
she was unbuttoning n of her
gloves, and stopped short in the proc
ess. 1--WE not put down my Q I've
here, not 1. No. doubt I spoke ~
ahruptlv; II 80. forgive me. But
did not wish to speak commAndtnSs
w., The truth is merely this: neitnee
Ernestine nor Lola Is yet-ready for
Newport"
Ready? p" he repeated with q trace
Of challenge.
Does prepared round softer? Let
me be practical You would get a
Of the handsome cottages as they
call their mansions. You would
drive abroad. You might be asked 70
one or. two of the Casino parttee
But none Of the right people would
call on you. All, you smile at my
terming them the right people. But
l simply mean those who are New,
port-those who have the vantass
there, who make it the nest OF e.
clusivenes. and snobbery that it Is
If you want to pass a a there
you must always remember that It
stands for everything American sHfe
democratic life-republican nfe1
ought not to be. 1t is q boilins-potnt
of hypocrisy, frtvolity, social cruelty
but. it is refined. It .worships
money, but it will not endure money
spent without taste. Personally, I de-
test Newport, for It is a living mega
ton Of all the true charity and self
respect that should make human ma
ture wholesome and human inter-
course fine. Still. as a mere school
i Of outward elegance it is worth at
stention. I should like the girls, at
some future day, to form their own
estimate OF it.. But it breaks my
heart to think Of their going there
now and seeing only its insolent, ar
rosant, seamy side. I want them to
wait. It would be a fatal error II
they did not" Sa
Continued in tomorrow
Evenings Herald.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
REBUILDING ALLIED INDEBTEDNESS.

lhEE HRNNMG
The. suggestion that the secretary of the treasury be
given practically a free hand In the refunding OF Allied
Indebtedness to this country is being received with any
tnins but unanimity in congress and throughout the coun-
try. It ~ proposed that Secretary. Mellon be, given author
ity at his discretion to exchange the securities Of any ma
ton now held by the United States government for the
Of any other nation Strenuous objection has
been offered, first on the ground that such q blanket
transfer OF authority would invest the secretary with
greater. power than, any one man ought to possess. ana
second, thatsthere. are nations in whose securities, as the
case stands; the government of the United. states should
have no dealing. #
1nasmuch as mon experienced in finance, and whose
good faith there is no occasion to doubt, are in direct dis
agreement on this subject. it is apparent that the case is
not one which lends itself to ready and positive decision
by the man on the street. 1t is one which involves more
thaa rates Of interest and exchange. The character and
stability of governments has a bearing on, il. The foreign
eo4e OF the United States may be involved. There may
be legitimate political considerations to be taken into ac-
count. And, obviously, the economic conditions in any
country must be taken into account in determining wheth-
er the acceptance of its securities is wise or unw1se.