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The Press., 1921-02-17
GRAY SAMARlTANS
 ; RESCUING CHILDREN

The Young WsmOR's ChFtVtiRR Asso citations of the United States are keeHly Interested in the movement fer the TO. lief of the s.ae0, 600 starving children
 of Europe heeauS0 . group 0f Iheir
 members, the ROlish Gray SamaFitRns. have been tn charge Of distributing feed
 to children In Poland They. have been
 serving under the American Relief ad
 RliBiStratlOh and have conducted feed Kitchens aud distributing stations th all parts Of Poland Outside Warsaw
 ia all the relief W0rk being dUpe iE Europe. tRat of the POlish Grays 'ha~ been unique dReaUSs all the girls IhONHh ssnr freBs America. were either bOrn h Poland or are of POifsh pHren taES. When th0 R0GA fer social serV. Ice In their country became acute many girls 6f P6lish descent answered the call of th0 ToURg WOmeR's Chris tian AssOtlsat9a fer overseas service and enlisted b ths preliminary train Ing course thSt was gives IB several cities Of thS@fte6 States. TroR IhiS group tAirtyV1rlS were chosen and sent to Poland where, since 1918, thOy have been caring fer the children Of The e6uBtry. The distribution Of cIOuhinE has taken thsn Into all PartO of Poland. [
 They arc aSw spending their entire tima iB arranging fer the feeding ef children this winter. 0FOupS of them travel t0 strafsgic ceAters tR outlying dlstricts where they set uP distributing stations, receive supplies. Prefsaro meals, arrange fer imDaFtial diArrtha tion and train helpers to cOntiRua the werk when they are seat on tO the next town.
The Press., 1921-02-17


 flfe we left to be vnlcaniaed? That feft front one is about ready to blow 0dt."
 Winnie welcomed the opportunity, but she smiled bitterly as she re- called Her conversation in the north relative to heinz bored by driving.
 She found Tie garage without trOu- ble. stopped the fivver In front and went into the oMce. making her wants Rhown to the proprietor, who looked as though he had just taken bath in grease.
 ttOh. Mr. Hendricks tire; sure, I !. think it's ready" he said, and stuck His head out the door to call:
 ooh, Len. get Mir. Hendricks tire, and bring it out and put it on for the young lady"
 Winnie walked back to the car and stood waiting. Presently. tall, ath- letic figure appeared. Juggling the tire. His face was so black from mechan- ical dirt that he would have passed fdT an Egyptian night. --.. z zy '"Which wheel, misS?" he said. and then stopped and stared, allowing the
 
 fire to drop in the road. tWinnie. puzzled hy his behavior, studied his c0unte1iance In all effort to penetrate the grease and make out, what he looked like. Suddenly she rec OkniEed him, in spite of the GTtme. . i''LeOnard !' she exclaimed. "1s 1t p6sable? Why. l. thought yOu--did you get my notef' 7 q did," he affirmed, land had just written 'One like 1t, to leave for you. : rot sick of that business up north and beat 1t home about the time you did. You see, am another wretched de ceiver. All the mOney'I possess Is what I've saved from my wages here, and 1t isn't much, and the cars l re- pair are the only ones l have anything to do with. went resOrting just to catch a rich girl ana I-well, really wished and wished you were poor like myself, as I could" . We'll said Winnie, iOyfuIly, your wish came true, the same as mine did, so now there's nothing to prevent"
The Press., 1921-02-17
SWeIled Head.

"I'm| delighted to see wages RO- Ing up and up. It's a splendid thing as long as swollen pocketbOoks don't make swollen heads"
 The speaker was Lady Dun Gordon. She went on:
 "I heard a story the other day about a man who brought couple of friends home from the club and sent down word to the cook that he'd like a few cheese sandwiches.
 "The nmaid who carried the mes sage returned in few minutes and said:
 "'The cook wishes me to tell you, sir, that she can't be disturbed, as she is giving a small after-theater SUD- per party and Is very busy cutting up the Holsters and opening the wine'"
The Press., 1921-02-17
BUTTONS FROM OUR RIVERS
Pearl Mussei Fi0herIea Are FIourisla- tnu and Very IRterestina
 industry. ".

It should be remembered that in ad. ditIOn to their food value fishes arc necessary in our rivers if we are to perpetuate the pearl button industry of the country. which employs some twenty thousand people and yields 6 product valued at more than $5,00O,- 900.
 When the young musseIS, which are of microscopic size. are thrown of from the brood pouches of their par >RDts at the proper season, the larVai uusSels slowly drift to the bottom and perish in few days time unless they come in contact with a passing fish Of suitable kind and succeed in mak- Ing afhachmPnt. Once this attach inent Is made. the tissue of the fish grows over the little mussel, until 1t has undergone a remarkable change of form and structure; then it drops from the fish to commence it's inde pendent life at the bottom of the stream or lake.
 It is further fact that the young Of particular kinds of mussels require the gills Of particular kinds of fishes as nurseries The black bass is host for several sorts of muSsels, while the kIpjack. a kind of herring, Is the only known host for the best of all mussels. As this last mentioned fish Is far from being abundant in American rtV- CTS. it Is plain that much care should be exercised In its maintenance.
 The mussei fishery that supplies the fresh water pearl button industry is actively conducted in at least twenty states in the Mississippi rived basin. the raw production of shells now has a value of about $1.OOO,OOO. The fresh water pearl button is now recognized as among the cheapest durable but tons that can be procured. The mus sel beds have been rapidly depleted. chiefly because the fsheEmen in past years would retain only the very best shells and discard as cuils all shells that were of an inferior grade.
 Necessary action in the way of gov ernment legislation to protect the nIussei fisheries has been so long de lAyed that this unique and rather Important industry is now sure to ex' ,perience considerable difficulty in per petuating itself.-FlOyd W. Parsons. In the Sa'nrday. Evening Post.
The Press., 1921-02-17
RaIoln Imports Show increase.

Nearly 9.OO0,OO0 pounds of raisins were exported from Malaga. Spain. to the United States during the first six months of 1920, a quantity that ex- ceeds the total raisin export from that port for the seven-year period, 1913 to 1919, inclusive, according to the bu- reau of markets. United States depart ment of agriculture. Practically the entire 1919 Malaga raisin stocks have been exhausted and there are no stocks on hand. The American con- sul reports that there is prospect of increased production. The raisin grow CTS are locking for a continuation of the great demand for raisins in the United States.
The Press., 1921-02-17
French Eorests Badly Aurt.

The forests of France. so carefully protected and cultivated for centuries, saved the cause for the allies, accord ing to reliable information in govern ment quarters. More than 10000 trees day were cut during the four years of the war to meet the demands of military leaders. Not only because Of these demands, but from neglect and the rayages of war, the forests of France have been depleted. the war having destroyed more than 100000 600 board feet of lumber and caused the neglect ef ahout T:la0OO acres of valuable wood l:nti,
The Press., 1921-02-17
caNner1n cannnN Rn C...enA

S1~ LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as GhaY gA@A@e reach the seat of the diaeaa6 GAea9rh is q local disease, greatly infiIIs ene@d by constitutional conditions. HAIL'g Q CATARRFt MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
 1 ig taken intsTnelly and acts through GA0 Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the gygteM. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Q composed of some of the best tonicS kAoW0. combined with sonie of the best SlOoa purifiers. The perfect combination o9 the ingredients in HALLS CATARR1 MEDICINE IS what produces such won- 0erful results in catarrhal conditions
 Druggists T5c. Testimonials free.
 ?. J. G4-c4.ey & Co, Props, Toledo, O.
The Press., 1921-02-17
aaalln pranAiaallu rnnaiaaa.

Sicily is practically . tFeeless cOun- tFy. In a Journey Of 1D0 miles across the island, one can not observe c sin gle tree that would cut a ten-iRch board. Wide boards tl4-inehl of Ital- fan origin are employed in the making of heavy boxes for the shipment of licorice. The wood Is . species of Ca- IabPian GE.
The Press., 1921-02-17
CIVleO ExpJaIhea.

Mrs. Profiteer, says '.EeachcombeFse h the Daily Express. was very proud Of the stunts they were doing at. the smart private school to which she had sent her daughter. My dear" Ghs said tO her friend. she's learning civ. les. if you please" What's civic1fs asked the friend "Civics? My deaR. don't you know? Why, it's the science of interfering In public affairs"
The Press., 1921-02-17
Bad Economy.

To save money by going without necessities Is bad economy. but to waste anything lessens your wealth, the wealth of your country. and the wealth of the world.
The Press., 1921-02-17
stau tn ernn rnnn

The world will never progress as fast as 1t might along Christian lines, as long as our. own headache is more important to us than a neighbor's loss of his farm.
The Press., 1921-02-17
BUsNEss DIRECTORY

C@RlB NATUNCHKA. Msr- O AAAs TAalor, Room I, wAFreE Block, staf @ra esaagM
The Press., 1921-02-17
Wanted: A National Policeman

The Farm Bureaus, expressing the minds of the organized farmers of America, are setting out to convince Uncle Sam that he must act. It is only by national mobilization that the farmers can hope to secure action on this and other questions whose solution vitally affects the future of our farming industry. The Farm Bureau Movement deserves the sup port of each and every citizen.
 THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, as the great national champion of pro- gressive methods, is thoroughly in accord with the aims of the Farm
The Press., 1921-02-17
.as s,ises Him.

Ind TunkimS says he misses the old easnloned barber who threw in mon clone for nRthinE
The Press., 1921-02-17

RR ID. OsCONNELL. Attorney at NX.s laE, GakT,s Bloeks .. Nil siEeet.
The Press., 1921-02-17

Bureaus. Its vision is national: for in gathering the sound, helpful ma terialwhich makesup its 52 bigweekIy issues it's editors and contributors travelthe country over in search ofthe latest news and the best opinion. It's editorial policy can therefore be acc cepted as fairly voicing the thought of the American farmer.
 You want and need this national mirror of farm progress. It costs only $l.OO for year. Many farm CTS say it's the best buy they ever made. Send dollar bill or your check today. --- - -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17
SURE SOME GALL

After aQmlCClnS OIL tHe SCdAu sAoI
the Bank of North Dakota was ruined,
that the institution could not meet its
obligations, that the credit Of the state
was shot to pieces, Mr.. Cathro has the
colossal nerve to send out pages OF
political advertising to various news
papers who would rather have the
money than stand for honesty in pub
lie affairs telling that there is con-
spiracy to destroy confidence in state
owned industries and that it is those
who are opposed to this socialistic
bunch that is doing the destroying.
{ It takes a lot of unadulterated nerve
to get this off the system after swear
ing under oath that he and bis own
clan of political highbinders have
wrecked the state. Here is the first
installment Of that page ad: !.
'The people Of the State of North
Dakota are faced by the most serious
crisis in their history. This crisis is
brought by a gigantic political con-
spiracy. That conspiracy is the cap
stone of years of effort on the part OF
certain huge and powerful interests to
7 destroy the idea that the people may
90 into business for themselves for
their own better interest, rather than
permit industries and marketing ma
chinery to remain in the exploiting
hands of private privilege.
i In this battle the representative Of
the people is the Industrial Commits
sion Of the State1of North Dakota In
the actions of this committee rests the
fate of the state owned industries for
which the farmers of North Dakota
I. I,~k N%no
But more than that indeed, the Indus
trial Commission today is forced to
battle political conspiracy to destroy
the very foundations Of the credit sys-
tenn Of this state.
s.When the history Of this gigantic
politice-econonic conspiracy shall
!, have been written it will reveal one
Of the, blacklist pages in American
history"
We admit that there has been awell
laid plot to wreck this state and it
has been plot that has been huge
successful it has been done bysa
bunch of socialist high binders who
have plundered the state, used the
I funds Of the state for POLITICAL pur-
poses as well as private purposes, and
today we stand a bankrupt state dis
credit at home and abroad. Yes it
is time to get from under and get to-
! gether for change. History GER
tainly will contain one Of the black
est pages ever written and it is has
been written by those who are now
controlling state affairs.
It required lot Of gall and nerve
/ to send out page ads. asking the peo-
ple to sustain regime when these
same leaders under oath have admit
ted that they have put the state on the
rocks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17
SLUMP TO BE SOON OVER

A symposium of business conditions
in the United States. conducted by the
New York Evening Post, shows pre-
ponderant opinion that conditions are
certain to show improvement not later
than April or May.
A few economists believe that the
process of readjustment will continue
longer than this; but most business
men think that the crisis has been
passed.
They are unanimous in their APP
prevail of Federal Reserve Board pol
icy and think that a continuation Of
the process Of credit extension would
have brought widespread disaster in
its train.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17

The appropriations committee at Bis
marck, if they are going to give any
money for improvements at all, should
certainly provide for physical edu-
cation building at the Valley City
Normal School. The only place this
big institution has for this work is an
old attic that has been used for years
and which is inadequate for the needs
of the institution. This is one build
ing that is really needed and necessary
and the legislature should allow it.
The school has dragged along with
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17
BUSINESS ON THE UPTURN

1 y
Business in America is getting its
stride again. :.
1t is going to set steady pace it
| can keep. Swing along with it, the
! best is yet to come.
Recent months have marked re-
turn to normal habits and wholesome
standards. Business houses are in
training to conserve strength and
build up vital powers ON a better,
broader basis.
Prices have reached or are reaching
stable levels.
Goods and services no longer sell
themselves. They must be sold:
Good craftsmanship is the order Of
the day. It is help-the- buyer kind.
It puts service on a par with proflt.
It's aim is to attract buyers by making
! buying attractive. Il,
Merchants and all sellers are not
merely getting business, they are
building it on foundations of integ-
rity.
Just recently the president of a ma
tional business spent thousands Of dol
lars to apologize to the public for mis-
statements in advertising published IN
hundreds of newspapers by his COM
: pany. ;,
He said policies of truth-telling and
! fair-treat must be maintained by
his company at any cost because he
valued the confidence Of the public and
the good will of his business too much
to have it impaired by wrong prac-
tice.
/ Legitimate business believes in
playing fair" and dealing square" :.
It aims to safeguard the interests Of
the purchaser in all transactions.
With the spirit of service as
guiding force, business is worthy
Of your faith on which its activity re-
Lies. There is the nub Of the whole
matter.
American security lies not only in
| our mines, forests, factories. and
farms but also in the work Of OR hands
/, and the confidence in our hearts:
| Let us turn these to constructive
purposes and enjoy wholesome mea-
sure Of prosperity.
Valley City business men are giving
the people square deal and are CIV
/ ing their patrons the best prices the
! markets afford
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17
Of twentieth century skill.

Of twentieth century skill.
From financial point Of view, the
world spent its savings and wasted it's
labor. Il
Imitation and undue extravaganza
also crept in, and has remained al
though the pendulum has started back
the other way.
Relations and friendly feelings be-
tween nations were broken. In this
country an orgy Of spending was ex-
perienced.
The inevitable results have follow
ed. Price bubbles have burst. Sugar,
coffee, rubber, copper, cotton and
wool prices have shrunk, often with
disastrous results to they merchants
who are perhaps the least to blame
for the sudden slump. The costs of
other products has been similar. Y
Now the world is beginning to open
its eyes, It is experiencing the head
ache that usually follows q long period
Of dissipation. ~
Like the person who makes New
Years resolution, swearing off from
some habit that he has become at
tached to, the world is not spending,
believing that the time will soon come
when prices will be more moderate.
Right there is where they are mis-
taken. Prices are at the level where
they will stay for some time to come.
Although a trifle higher than pre-
war prices, compare your wages at
the present time with those you re-
ceived previous to the war and note
the difference. But what you need now.
and keep the wheels Of industry
grinding.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17

Crash went the world in 1914.
For four years, life and property
were destroyed with all the efficiency
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17
r4x wEEkLr TMEsREcoRn. VALLEY CRY. NORTH oAkorA

issued a check for 81, 900 on Mime
apolis bank in which he had no funds
and this check was used in the Skan-
dinavian Bank at Fargo for cash
when the officials of that bank knew
of the fact. This is making false en-
tries. The people are now finding out
that Mr.. LANCER was correct when he
said that bank was insolvent and those
of our league friends who worked
themselves up into frenzy and
frothed at the mouth because LANCER
was doing his duty, know it only too
well. Sixty thousand dollars Of bum
notes were also in this bank, not
worth the paper they were written on
to say nothing Of thousands Of dollars
Of post dated checks. The leaders
knew these things and yet allowed the
people of this state to be buncoed in
this manner. No other state would
stand for this sort of thing and if the
independents had been in power and
tried to put over this stuff they would
have been jailed long ago. It is a
mighty foul nest these officials Of ours
have builded for themselves and it is
up to the people of North Dakota to
clean house this spring and start off
with clean and efficient administra-
ton of the. affairs of the people. 1t
has not been a rule of the people the
past few years-it has been rule of
socialism and ruination.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17

litical thought and activity have ar
rived at the conclusion that in order
to get the state back to normalcy it
is time for all sensible men and wonl-
en- in the various factions of the state
to get together to save the state from
further disaster at the hands of those
who now control matters. The credit
of the state has gone, the bonds Of the
state are not worth a nickle in the
public financial market, everybody is
distrusted and there is chaos and con-
fusion at Bismarck with those in
charge in hopeless quagmire Of dis
ruption and inefficiency. It is the in
tention of the business men we have
mentioned to resort to the good old
fashioned town hall meetings to talk
over plans for putting the state back
on a business basis, and to this end
eight big meetings are to be held in
the state in the near future, one of
them to be held at Valley City on
March 4, at which time any and all
who have anything to say can do so.
The meeting is not confined to any po-
litical party or faction but will be q
free and independent one where all
men and women can unite on a COM
mon ground for the good of all. Our
state institutions need financial as
sistance, all the various penal and edu-
cational institutions being up in the
air as to adequate appropriations, on
the testimony of those in charge of
the state bank that institution is
. "broke" and cannot meet it's obliga-
tions, credit is impaired and outside
investors are leery of investing money
in state where it's own bonds cannot
be sold and where all confidence has
been wiped out. It is time we cut out
this everlasting pickering and fight
ing and all sensible people get to
gether to wipe out the stain that has
BEEN thrust upon one Of the best states
and peoples in the union. There are
Independents, there are leaguers, there
are standpatters and there are rad.
icals, but withal there are among all
these classes thousands of good men
and women who would be glad ia
grasp hands over the political chasm
and join in a movement to wipe out
this shameful administration of af-
fairs and place in power men Of abil-
ity and common sense. Let us rally
to a proposition of this kind and see
| if we cannot create a better feeling
all around and make North Dakota
bonds and warrants worth what they
should be one hundred cents on the
dollar. rs
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17

that old attic long enough and as the
state law provides for course Of ply
steal education it should provide
suitable building for the same.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17

'
little attention to political matters:
has an idea that when a congressman
has been elected and the smoke of the
political battle has blown away and
the-aforesaid congressman has gone
to Washington that right there is
where that congressman ceases to
work and from that time on until the
next election simply bottoms swivel
chair and takes it easy. That is just
where they make a grievous mis-
take. Take our own congressman,
George M. Young, for example. No
man around mere puts in more hours
of hard work than he does. He has
been in congress now about ten years
and has arrived on the important COM
mittees where work is the main dish
on the bill-of-fare. Mr.. Young is one
of the big men in the house we want
to tell his constituents. He is at the
capital right after eight in the morn
ing, gets right to work on committees
and in the house sessions, then comes
back to his Office and dictates letters
galore answering inquiries Of his peo-
Die not only from his own district but
from other districts Of the state, has
60 stop once IN Willie W vlSA. Will
some caller and perhaps haul him
around to the various departments
and most nights in the week does not
get home until Late at night, Sunday
being the only real night that he has
time to be at his home. That is how
Congressman George NJ. Young puts
in his time at Washington repre-
senting the second district and we
want to say that we are fortunate in
deed in having a man in congress of
his ability and his prestige, This dis
trict made no mistake when they
sent him back and he should go back
just as long as he wants to go be-
cause he has more influence than any
new man could possibly attain until
they have had years of service.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-02-17

We are looking now for the Courier
News to put Townley in the traitor
class. He at least had the decency to
try and get the bunch to liquidate the
bank and save the state industries but
Lemke and his aides turned him down
and now Townley has gone out of the
state discredited with Lemke wearing
the crown. Townley made the whole
bunch of them, now they turn around
and bite the hand that fed them.