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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of Samuel Eldridge, Deceased.

OF Samuel ElQTluSc, DecedSeu. t Il
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed The Northern Trust Company.
Administrator of the Estate of Samuel
Eldridge, late of the postoffice of Pro;
vost in the County of Red Deer and
Province of Albert, Canada, deceased
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, said deceased
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
first publication of this notice, to said
Administrator at it's Office in the City
of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota,
or at the office Of Fred J. Fredrickson,
in the city of Valley City in Barnes
county, North Dakota.
Dated April 9th, A. D. 1921. =
The Northern Trust Company,
> Administrator
BY P. w. Clemens, Vice President
FRED J. FREDRICKSON,
Attorney for Administrator,
Valley City, N. Oak.
list Pub. April %, last Pub. May 49,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05
WELCOME 70 OUR CITY

Valley City tonight and tomorrow
will be honored by having with us
delegates from all over North Dakota
representing that splendid fraternal
order the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, who will hold their annual state
convention in this city. It is expect
ed that there will be from Is to 100
delegates present from outside as well
as number Of Woodmen from the
city and council in attendance at this
convention We desire at this time to
extend to our visitors hearty well
Come to the city and trust that their
visit here will be one Of profit as well
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05
WOODMAN CONVEN-
TON NOW ON

The state convention of the Modern
Woodmen of America holding its an
nual session in this city opened this
morning in the Elks lodge room, with
a large attendance of delegates from
all over the state. Mayor A. 6. Bon
hus, in his usual happy manner, on be-
half of the city of Valley City, extend
ed most hearty welcome to the dele
gates and assured them that they were
heartily welcome and that he hoped
each and every one of them would en-
ioyr their visit to this city: In re-
Spouse to that, Senator P. J. Murphy,
state deputy, gave very neat talk, IN
which he expressed for the Modern
Woodmen their pleasure at being here
and for the warm hospitality extended
to the neighbors from various camps
in the state. Following these address
es the state camp was called to order
and the regular order Of business TAX
en- up. The one great fight at this
state convention was for what is
termed the plums to be handed out.
There were the election of a state con-
sui, a state clerk and delegates to the
head camp to be held at St. Louis.
There was a lot Of wire pulling IN
quiet way for these jobs and after
various caucuses held last night the
following slate was agreed upon and
ratified by the convention today:
STATE CONSUL
n F. o. ACKER, Hillsboro, N. D.
STATE CLERK
W. p. THURSTON, Darlington.
DELEGATES TO HEAD CAMP
w. J. HOOVER, Grafton, N. D.
VIM. MOSS, Grand Forks, N. D.
HARRY ALBERTON, Rugby, N. D.
L. A. COREY, Minot, N. D.
L. E. HEDSTRUM, Valley City.
L. THORSELL, Fargo, N. D.
i A. JOURGENSON, Taylor.
ALTERN ATES-
B. w. STATION, Grano.
JOHN HUDSON, Bowman.
I'D. SOPER, Cavalier.
C. C. CLEMONS, Walcot.
R. C. BELLEW, Westhope.
H. F. TURNER, Heaton.
G. r. KELSEY, Hunter.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the dele
gates were given an automobile ride
about the city followed at $3.50 by a
moving picture party at the Grand
theater. This evening at $3.50 comes
banquet in the Elks home followed
by dancing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05

ShOlle Family orchestra F..
peer of any that has ever appeared on
the Chautauqua platform. Wide va
riety of gifts possessed by the child
rem has made this dream possible of
realization, and the company is now
presented to Chautauqua audiences
with full assurance that it will meet
every musical demand.
Fifteen different musical instru-
ments are played by members Of the
company. Two xylophones are en-
ployed. Four of the members of the
company play this unique instrument.
The orchestra combination is excel
lent. One of the boys is finished vio-
linist. The daughter is an excellent
pianist, carefully trained under one OF
the country's great teachers. :.
Every indication points to one OF
the best programs to be given at
Chautauqua when this organization
appears. rt.A. -.,1,.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05

Tell your friends that the w. r. G.
rummage sale will be continued Fri.
day and Saturday in the basement Of
the First National Bank. Hats, shoes,
dresses, coats, shirts, dishes and
fancy goods, and all at the lowest
prices ever heardo + anywhere.
5-1td-1w
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05

It will pay to come in and see us
as we are Offering you some unheard
of prices on the following goods for
cash for one day, Saturday, May 9TH.
Remember that these prices are for
one Day for for cash only. First come
First served. e.'-
A few ballons of H. & M. Paint
to close out .$2.S9
One % Winchester repeating
Rife :. ~. $3.50
One Sharpless Cream Separa-
tor, $1,000, now .......... .$S4.s9
1 Electric Washing Machine,
10 voltage, $4,000, now ...$s4.sS
hand and power Washing
Machine, 5000, now ......$l449
Vacuum Cleaner, 5000 now $41.4s
Automatic Clothes Wringer,
$8.25, now .................$6 .S9
Florantine Wash Board, $1.35,
now .............' CSC
Two Garden hoes, Csc each, for $l.0O
One broom holdo' given away free
with each $1.00 pu-c!ta-c, while they
last. 8. 5...y. 4'-.l
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05
FACTS FORECAST VICTORY

Governor Frazier's majorities since
his election in 1916, are $500
November, 1916. ............. 64,3oZ
November, 1918 .......... l7,7o4
November, 1920 ............. 4,642
His majority was per cent OF the
total vote as follows:
November, 1916 .......: 80 per cent
November 1913 ........ .l9 per cent
November, 1920 ...:. 2 per cent
His average annual decline is IA per
cent of the majority.
If we subtract 1921 (half of 4642)
from the League vote and add it to
the Independent vote it would make
a tie. This shows that change OF
one man and his wife in each precinct
1.-TWO to each or but little over one per
cent?, that r. A. Nestos will be
elected by 1900 majority, and If the
average 4-year decline in Frazier's
vote is maintained Nestos will be
elected by $4,000 majority.
These facts and figures ought to
cheer every Independent voter who
has had any doubt about the possible
ity of the Independents cleaning house
in the recall election. There is no
doubt about their ability to do that II
every one does his or her duty as a
loyal Independent. The first thing to
do is to sign and circulate recall Pc
titions. -.-.@
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05

tional commander her, but this was
found to be impossible.
About so G. A. r. and $50 w. X. @.
are expected for the encampment,
from various parts of the state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05

WANTED A girl as companion and
mothers helper. Good place for
motherless girl. Home treatment,
good pay. Mrs. w. Lee, Leal N. D.
5-1tw
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-05

Wholesals prices for farm products
were only rs per cent higher than in
1918 according to figures issued by the
United States Bureau Of Labor sta
tistics while metals and metal pro-
ducts were 80 per cent; wholesale
foods, SO per cent; clothes and CLOTH h.
ing. 90 per cent; fuel and lighting, lO7
ner cent, All commodities must seek
the level of agricultural products or
AGRICULTURAL product must advance II
the farmer is to receive justice.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
UNCLE SANTA CLAUS

The disposition Of the world in gen.
eraa seems to be that at the Christ
mas celebration this year the part of
Santa Claus shall fall to Uncle Sam.
The feeling is that. far more than any
one else. he has the qualities and the
facilities to play that part. 1t is quite
extraordinary what the world expects
of him. In way it is flattering, and
one would not have him disappoint
those expectations even when they are
very large.
And yet to meet them is pretty
heavy undertaking. Besides important
relief work, which. is now proceeding
and being in good hands, will undoubt-
edly be carried through. the world
seems to look to our Uncle to be the
main provider of the reorganization OF
international life. 1t feels that he has
providing and setting up the machinery
come to be an indispensable factor in
of the new era. One after another the
representatives Of Europe report that
their complications and troubles and
obligations are. too great for them to
carry without the aid Of the Santa
Claus who has nearly all the gold in
the world, lot of Indispensable raw
material, a great industrial plant un-
damaged by the war, powerful navy
ind an army that could be reassembled
to meet sudden call. This is bad
Christmas for us, says Europe. Come
across, Uncle. and be Santa Claus to
the world. 8. Martin in Life.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
What Montana Editors
Talk About
Being q Digest of Current Opinion
Expressed In TyeasuyeSfdteP Press
Montana Editors Suspend Judgment
on Frank Conley Until Later Inquiry

mountain labored most doorous and brought forth
mouse This qup from the Butte Miner expresses
creey the majority opinion Of Montana newspapers eceved
up the time writing this dgest) the Macdonald report
Of the investigation Of former Warden Frank Con-
es administration Of the state pententary at Deer Lodge
editors Of the state irrespective Of party aaton that Gov
ernor Dixon has committed the Anaconda Standard puts
it "an repugnant alike to honor and sense" in
publishing serious charges against Mr. Conley without giving
Mr. Coney opportunity to em particularly since
the made the charges public the Of his
parture from the state for absence Of month"; during which
time official inquiry be made into the matter.
Nearly all of the editors emphasize either directly
directly their belief that is as Bozeman Chronicle says
"a Of Governor Dixon and former Warden
Coney being Republicans but Of different factions These
editors agree that MacDona report appears be zone
sided, written according to the Butte Miner, by compa
cent and plant tool" Of the governors and urge with the
Helena Independent that Judgment should be reserved until
Mr. Coney has had his opportunity explain matters touched
upon in this report"
Most Of the papers agree with the ssouan that IF Mr.
Coney CRATER he should be punished if is innocent
his lack Of guilt should be established clearly"
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04

might be held within period cor
responding to that which has elaps.
ed since the preceding conference.
at a date to be fixed by common
agreement between the powers, and
it calls their attention to the neces-
sity of preparing the program OF
this third conference sufficient
time in advance to insure its delib-
erations being conducted with the
necessary authority and expedi-
ton"
The third Hague conference
would have been held in 1915, had
not the world war prevented it.
There is no need for any new inter
national conference machinery. The
United States is member Of The
Hague Conference now. Andrew
Carnegie built beautiful peace
palace" for it to meet in at the
capital city of Holland. If the
president wants periodical meetings
of the nations to confer with each
other about international affairs
without incurring any obligation
by such conferences, why not call a
meeting Of The Hague Peace Con-
ference? There is one overdue
since 1915.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
The "Queer Turn"
in Loans on Farms

The statement made before
the State Teachers associa-
ton convention in Great Falls
that more than a million dol
lars of school funds, loaned by
the state on farm mortgages,
is now delinquent, has started
q discussion in Montana news
papers that may run a long
course.
Most editors agree with the
KalispeIl 1nterlake that the
state farm loan law ''has given
a queer turn to affairs" The
Dillon Tribune believes a
"heavy loss has been sus-
tanned" which will be charged
to the common school funds. :"
The Helena Independent calls atten-
ton to some recent political history
in an editorial in which it Is pointed
out that farm loans were made BY
the state land board in 1917 and 1918
under pressure from friends OF the
farmers among which was the Hell
ena Record Herald, now chief sup
porter of Governor Dixon who is "re-
GREETING that the school money was
ever loaned on Montana farms"
The independent continues: News
papers now behind Governor Dixon in
every move he makes. attempted to
black lack Governor Stewart, Super
intendent May Trumper, Secretary of
State Stewart and Attorney General
Ford into making larger loans than
their appraisers declared were justi-
fled. But the land board was careful,
strict and kept within not only the
law but within the bounds Of good
business sense and thousands Of appli-
cants were disappointed and wrote in
long screeds which were published in
the Dixon newspapers. denouncing the
land board which dared to refuse the
farmers of Montana the last dollar OF
that sacred heritage of the school
children of the future Now we find
Governor Dixon telling the school
teachers that the money OF the school
children is gone--that 81 per cent OF
the loans made are now delinquent;
that 40 per cent will be delinquent
before the end of the present year, ana
implying THAI this money should never
have been loaned on Montana lands.
1t is to be regretted that the
governor takes such gloomy view or
the situation. But the thing to do is
to call in some of his intellectual and
political slaves and try. to pull the
state out of muddle into which it
was pushed headlong by the blare Of
partisan trumpets and noisy polemical
clamor of office seekers who wanted
to do something for the farmers.
They demanded that the money OF our
school children be loaned without limit
on the farms which the governor now
implies are worthless. The blind led
the blind into this state farm loan busi-
ness and If we now go over the brink,
we will have no one but the supporters
of Governor Dixon to blame for our
trip into the financial wilderness"
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04

and her "beggarly little army" to
France to help the French soldiers
to repel their invasion, and follow
ed this up by creating new armies
numbered by the millions who car
ried war against Germany and her
allies to every part Of the world.
The Hymn of Hate was but saw
age expression of that disappointing
experience. In large measure the
hatred of England in Germany was
transferred to the United States
when we entered the war and for
the same reasons. As they mis-
Judged the bull dog temper of Eng
land, so they misjudged the will
and the ability Of the United States
to land millions of good fighting
men in France properly equipped
and differed, and hate ran high
against us in Berlin when they real
ICED what our aid to the allies
meant.
Now there are just two countries
in the world to whom the Germans
look with hope and these countries
are Great Britain and the United
States. If they cannot get help and
a friendly hand in one or both Of
the nations that during the war
were the chief objects Of their
national hatred, they feel that they
are doomed to national bankruptcy
and despair.
There is no doubt that there has
been a miraculous change in the
national feeling between Germany
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04

vention meets with support as
well as opposition among the
editors of the state. The Butte
Miner, which cloves the Mon
tana constitution for the en-
emies it has made" is emphatic
in it's opposition to what it
terms an effort to make "a
scrap of paper of the coven-
ant which "has withstood the
test of time and. all the
assaults made upon Montana
by radicals and cranks Of all
kinds and descriptions"
At the other extreme is the Wind
ham Leader which believes that Pres
ident Cummings, in reiterating his de-
mand for a constitutional convention.
made an effective reply to the "beast
in the jungle" and the Windham news
paper contends that the progressive
sentime ent" of the state believes that
the "old, out of date constitution
should be revised to meet the needs OF
the day.
The Western News Uibby) points
out that "it is ridiculous for anyone
to say that modern thought could make
no betterments in the constitution of
the state of Montana, adopted when
Montana was wild and woolly mining
and stock raising area 80 years ago.,
<''The suggestion for a constitutional
convention" says the Northwest Tri-
3nl u-sf
interest. 1t is evident that some Of
the needs suggested are important and
that the matter is one in which every
citizen and voter should be interested.
He should be interested to the extent
that he would at least secure a copy
of the state constitution and familiar
lie himself with the document"
"At the most conservative estimate
the three special elections alone that
the calling of the convention would
necessitate would require an expendi-
ture of $4,000 to S1,0O0,0O0," says
the Butte Miner.
aside from the three-quarters to a
million dollars involved in holding
these three special elections, there
would be the expense of holding the
convention which undoubtedly would
cost the taxpayers more than $780,
600 Among the most eminent author
tiles on constitutional law. Montana
already is given credit with possess
ing a constitution that is unsurpassed
by any state in the union. Then why
change it? The Miner does not be-
lieve citizens OF this commonwealth
want a new constitution. for they real
ize that whenever it is necessary to
alter it. three amendments approved
by the legislature can be submitted to
the people at any general election
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04

(Rep.) Mr.. Conley should be gratified
in his demand for hearing. 1.-THE
| charges brought against him are seri-
| Gus. They are either right or wrong.
| A complete investigation by competent
| authorities is the only means Of de-
| termining this to the satisfaction OF
the people Of Montana. who, after all,
| are those most interested in the
charges of Governor Dixon's investi-
gator. If Mr.. Conley is CRATER, he
should be punished; if ne is innocent.
his lack of guilt should be established
clearly. A thorough trial Of the whole
thing is the only way out
'"Tke main fetaure of the report"
says the Helena Independent (Dem.)
seems to be the rambling story told to
the governor in his office in Helena
by colored convict, Roy Martin, who
was the first affidavit maker against
Mr.. Conley. The governor of Mon
| tana makes the story of this colored
convict, released from the penitentiary
lawn, the lead or feature of the first
four columns of the report. The Roy
Martin story played up as the leading
feature certainly does not add any
weight, dignity nor argument to the
report beyond being interesting read
ing as the governor. a newspaper
man, would say. Other matters men
toned in the report are at times so
petty as to be beneath notice of the
governor and his investigators. That
there are some grave matters discussed
in the report no one will attempt to
deny. But they are so one-sided and
ly will not shake the faith of Frank
Conley's many friends in the integrity
of the former warden, until he has had
his day in court and failed to make
good, which is almost unthinkable.
The Independent believes Frank Con-
ley will be able to give account of his
stewardship in a manly and straight
forward manner 1t hopes this will be
done at the earliest possible moment
and that Governor Dixon will himself
face the ordeal sQuarely, preside at
the hearing of the prison commission
and give this old Montanan an oppor
tunity to free himself and his family
from the stigma placed upon them by
executive order"
THE whole thing appears to an out
slider to be largely case of politics."
says the Bozeman Chronicle Dem.)
I'm fact ever since the row came up
over the wardenship and the conduct
OF LHe pTisOal, II mas Detu evident 10 the
unprecedented observers that it was
politics--pure and simple. Frank Con-
ley was a big factor in Montana poll
tics. Joe Dixon is big factor in
politics. Conley although a Repub-
iican has host of friends who belong
to the Republican faction to which
Dixon does not belong. Whatever else
has ever been said of Frank Conley,
no one has ever accused him of going
back on his friends or deserting them.
When the dominant Republican anti
Dixon forces were in control Of the
state senate at the last session of the
legislature. the governor announced
that he would even up the score with
some of those who were blocking his
legislative program. When he let Con-
ley out at the penitentiary and put in
Potter, it was generally supposed he
had made good on the threat. We
rather guess he had. Governor Dixon
is no tyro in the political game. He
plans to build political organization
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04

and these countries during the past
three years since the armistice was
signed. So far as the United States
is concerned, it is not SO strange.
We have taken none of their terri
tory. We have asked for no in
dernnity at their hands. We were
content with victory and demanded
no sacrifice from the vanquished.
A national policy SO unselfish, and
so different from that of her other
enemies, and so different from that
which she had planned for us in
case she had won the fight, could
hardly fail to impress the German
people, and dissipate the hate borne
through the war.
But with Great Britain it is diff
ferent. That country took the lions
share of the German colonies. 1t
levied indemnities also against the
defeated foe. Yet, the Germans
and British have been drawing
nearer to each other in. recent
months. It makes the French rage
and gnash their teeth to see it, but
they do see it all right, and greatly
fear a re-approachment between
Germany and England. The two
countries are Of the same racial
stock to a certain degree. Stranger
things have happened thaa an Eng
lish- German alliance growing out
Of war which has destroyed Ger
many's power to threaten British
interests in the world for long
time to come.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04

and one of his chief plans is to punish
those who do not get into line. If
Conley had been a Dixon supporter
and one of his lieutenants, it is doubt
full whether any of the Dixon forces
would have ever discovered any al
legged extravaganza. If Frank Conley
has taken anything belonging to the
state during his wardenship and taken
what he had no right to, why is it that
someone doesn't start criminal pro-
ceedings. Is it politics?"
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
Montana's "Ark
of the Covenant

The proposal of the State
Teachers association conven-
ton in Great Falls that there
should be an early convocation
of q state constitutional con-
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
A REAL PET.

Any old cat may look at king, but
it takes a young Montana wildcat to
look good enough to Marshal Foch to
be taken to Paris and accommodated
with permanent residence in the fam
GUS Jardin des Plantes.-Anatonda
Standard.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
WAS POTTER LOOKING FOF
THIS INDlAN2

Sheriff Clark went to Deer Lodge
Friday to deliver Harry Kinney into
the custody of the Indian carving war
den Of the state pen. Kinney drew q
minimum two year sentence from Judge
Ford's court for first degree burglary
-HarloWtou Press.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
STARTING SOMETHING YOU
CAN'T FINISH.

Abe Martin, the Hoosier philosopher,
saws that a lot Of people are just like
Dan Cupid-always starting something
and then losing interest.-Helena Inde-
pendent.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
LIMITATIONS UP NORTH.

Link Marsh says it will have to be
an awfully homely girl that will freeze
to death out sleigh riding, even if dis
armament is agreed to.-Wof Point
Herald.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-04
ANOTHER PEACE PROGRAM.

Gallatin county officials are disturb-
ed because not single marriage license
has been issued for two weeks. But
there's nothing to worry about. 1t
may be only another movement to pre-
vent future wars.-Kalispel Interlake.