The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-19
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The elevation of Congressman
George M. Young Of North Dakota
to the Craftsmanship Of the important
agricultural committee in the national
house nj evoking many appropriations
for the Valley City statesman from
the press Of the Northwest. It's
just recognition for ability and splen..
did service" is the tenor Of all OF
them.-Duluth Herald.
Wholesale prices for April showed
a decline Of five per cent from March
and AZ per cent from April, 1871, IN
figures made public by the depart
ment of Labor, decline of 43 IL
per cent shown from the high peak
of last May. Farm products showed
the largest decrease in April with a
drop of eight per cent. Food arti-
cles decreased six per cent, clothing
little over three per cent; fuel and
lighting materials 8 "a per cent, and
miscellaneous comodities, including
cotton seed meal and oil, lubricating
oil, jute, rubber, newsprint and wrap
ping paper, soap tobacco and wood
pulp showed decline Of 7 3-4 per
cent.
Editorially we want to voice our con:
tempt and disgust at any man who VII!
take advantage of tight financial
situation to grab off soldier boys
bonus checks at profit of $50 per
cent. It shows that there is lack OF
patriotism in the heart of any man
that would do such thing. We do
not know who the business man is that
has done this according to the story
as carried in the Forum last night
but we do know that he is certainly
very hoggish in his business transac-
tons. If the party buying this bonus
check thought it was a good invest
n1ent it seems to us that he might
have taken a reasonable discount
which in view of the fact that the
state is slow in paying these checks
and he would have to carry them per-
haps for year, he is entitled to-Dut
as a modern Shylock he has all the old
timers backed off the boards. Money
is worth considerable these days and q
good rate of interest or DISCOUNT IS
permissible and necessary-but 100
per cent. Wow?
The Mckenzie machine has put the
political steam roller into high gear IN
North Dakota and has run it's jugger-
naut over the anatomy Of Revenue
Collector Beverly, whose resignation
was demanded recently and which up
Tn this time had not been given. But
that does not make any difference. Big
Alex. wants to place one of his bench
mon in the office and so in undue
haste and more undue reason or war
rant of common decency, Gunder "
sons name was sent to the senate
Yesterday to replace Mr.. Byerley.
The Times-Record recognizes the fact
that Gunder Olson is a mighty hne
man. and undoubtedly will make good
as revenue collector, but what we 90
oh;ect to is the unseemly haste Of the
noi;t;c;ans who seem to have the say
in political affairs nthis state IN get-
ting at the public crib. Mr.. byer!ey
is deserving Of more consideration
than he is getting He has mace
very capable official and just because
lie happens ito be- democrat is no
valid reason why his resignation
should be asked for at this time on
that account. We are not holding the
sack for the democrats and just pc
cause the democratic administration
chose to play the same kind OF tactlcs
when thew went into power is no rea,
son whv the republican. party snouio
endorse such methods and make 1t
nart of it's political curriculum. Let
the officials serve out their terms -
their work is right: If they nave
been inefficient file charges and give
them a chance to be heard: Thls steam
roller business is poor policy.