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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

Telephone rates are going to take a
jump upward about the first of Octo-
Der. This is a piece Of unwelcome
news to a great many Valley City peo-
pie. With costs Of other things gen
orally showing decrease. it is hard for
US to bump into an increase. The tele-
phone has become necessity to our
modern life, and we should fare i'll
without it. Business and social life
have become adjusted to this very con-
venient device and we cannot very well
get along without it. We understand
that there is considerable resentment
felt over the proposed increase, and
that some have discussed the advisa-
bility of taking direct action in the
matter by having their telephone TAX
en- out. This looks to us like poor pol
icy. Those who adopt it will lose more
than they gain Individually, and they
will not contribute anything to the set
Element of the question. The tele-
Phone company laid it's case before the
federal court and the court, after due
investigation, allowed the claim to the
right to increase the rates on the
ground that the company is losing
money. This amounts to confscation
of property, against which we are all
guaranteed by the federal constitution.
Whether this loss of money is in part
due to ineficiency and mismanag cement
is a question which we presume the
court looked into, at least we feel it
to have an important bearing on the
issue. We are taking it for granted
that all these considerations were be-
fore the court, and we think it be-
comes good Americans to submit to
the decision. The court is presumably
the highest and least prejudiced au-
thority we have. and we are going to
take it's decision in the spirit of "grin
and bear it." If we find it impossible
to grin and bear it, we are going to
bear it without grinning. It is not
good Americanism to disregard the
authority Of our courts, whether from
political, financial, or any other con-
siderations. Meanwhile the telephone
company officers and employees can
do lot to help the situation by giving
better service and reducing friction
wherever possible. The public is gen.
orally ready to pay cheerfully for
what it thinks is worth it's money
Cultivation Of good will is funda-
mental requirement in running any
sort Of public utility. Cheerful and
obliging officials, careful and willing
employees, and prompt and efficient
service will do more than anything
else in the telephone business to adj
just our present difficulty. AS for the
responsibility Of the users Of the
phone that is equally important, and
is worthy of treatment in separate
editorial.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

Too much optimism may be bad
thing in many cases but a little more
optimism around here at this time
would be a mighty good thing for the
country, just the same. At this time
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

The editor is back at his desk again
after a month of vacation with his
wife on the Pacific coast. 1t would be
waste of time to again tell the
Times-Record readers that we feel
much better since taking that trip and
that we had wonderfully good time.
We enjoyed every minute Of it and
come back much impressed with the
wonders of the far western country.
During our absence from the city our
job has been most ably and accept
ably filled by Mr.. Nugent and we take
this method of extending to him our
hearty thanks for the good service ne
has done for US. 1t is no easy job
for anyone to take up the task of run
ming newspaper on minutes notice
and Mr.. Nugent has shown that ne is
a man who can fill in very nicely any
Job he is called upon to perform. He
says he has enjoyed the experience
and he says he is willing to try. it
again if the occasion warrants, which
is an evidence that he has constitu-
ton that can stand for most anything.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

Johnson, and Kitchen are asking for
the chance to tackle hard job, and
we think they are going to get the
chance. We think they will do it well.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

johnson, and Kitchen are asking for
the chance to tackle hard job, and
we think they are going to get the
chance. We think they will do it well.
Fire prevention day comes Oct. 3,
which is the anniversary of the great
Chicago fire of 1871. That is, fire
prevention day comes officially on that
date. As a matter Of practical COM
mon sense fire prevention day for the
Individual householder comes two or
three DAYS before the first cold wave
which makes it necessary for him to
fire up the furnace. We should ike
to suggest that for Valley City toiks
fire prevention day is right now, De-,
cause it will not be long until we snail
have to have our houses warmed. "A
very little carelessness may cause ser
ious loss of property to yoursen or
YOUR neighbors which can easily pc
prevented. Chimneys get old and the
cracks in them widen enough to let
the sparks get out. Single roofs that
have been on long time become great
fro hazards. Easements will become
cluttered up with all sorts OF lnf1am-
ahle rubbish. Little boys will play
With matches. In city built OF frame
honses there cannot be too much care
especially in such a windy land as tnls
is. Most or all of the sources OF dan,
ger here mentioned can be rendered
harmless by a little attention at the
r;oht time. We cannot prevent all
destr,ctive fires, but if each house
owner or occupant will take Lne lime
and trouble to look into possible Dan
gerous conditions we shall be aole 70
nrevent most of our bad fires. One
life was lost this year in Valley Guy
hv fire. Let us repeat the word-nre
prevention day for all of US is today
Tho time of holding the recall cleo
tion has been changed from November
2 as originally intended to Friday, &C.
toher %. This was done in order 70
snit all factions in the independent
camn. The travelling men of the state
ar most of them, get home about FRI
dav evening and therefore can be on
dack to cast their vote, the teachers
If the schools are through with their
weeks labors and they can get out TO
vote. and the farmers do not partlcu-
larlv care what day the election is
held. because they will 60 out anyway
most of them are very tired OF TINS
bunk they have been having fed TO
them for the past few years and the
"hroke" condition of the state with It's
added taxation burdens. They are
tired of being the jibe and Laughing
stock of the rest of the nation ana
thew want a chance to have the state
get back to normally and good busl-
ness administration. Our candid opln-
ion is that on October 20 the peo-
nle of North Dakota will by their votes
rut an end to their turmoil and trou-
bile and vote to recall the present ON
Gals and give the independent candl-
date for governor, with his two asso-
ciates on the recall ticket. handsome
majority. There does not seem to De
any other logical conclusion after look,
ing the situation over carefully ana
knowing the conditions as we do in TINS
state. Mr.. Nestos is gentleman VINO
will give every citizen of this state a
square deal and we think if elected
that he will be the means Of restoring
much of the lost confidence we nave
been suffering from in the past lew
wears. ->-F
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

"Honesty, open books, and eff,
cheney" are the slogans to be attached
to the names Of the recall candidates
For governor, attorney general, and
',bor commissioner. This looks good
to the average voter, and we think it
is an excellent slogan. Honesty, not
the ordinary political brand manufac;-
tured for campaign purposes, but real:
+ a1on-pure, 100 per cent honesty is
',7rd for public official to keep stead
~ through his term of Office. 1t takes
e clear head and pure heart to know
TIE honest course, and it takes some
: ing more than fried mush for a
], ckbone to follow it. Open books will
& low easily on the attainment Of the
wholly honest ideal. Efficiency is a
r -,ch over-worked word, and it is hard
II know just what it means unless the
II or Of if specifies details. If it means
~ we suppose it does, the same COM
r,onseose attention to expenditure of
~ tie money as ordinary business asks
r-l gets, and the roofing out Of the
ft>,lltitras IS political pap-suckers and
~ less iob-holders, then we are glad
tc accept it entirely. Messrs. Nestos,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

years.
An interesting scene took place yes
terdav in Judge Englert's court room
at the court house, when number OF
candidates for naturalization were
put through their final examination
and were admitted as citizens OF the
United States. Each applicant was
accompanied by two character wit
nesses, who testified as to the apph-
cant's personal standing as a man
They all appeared to be men who are
first class material for the making OF
good citizens. This country owes a
great deal to the sturdy men who
have come to make their home here:
and to lend their strength to the build
ing of our American commonwealth
No better citizens can be found any
where than the Northern Europeans
who have their homes on these prair-
les of the northwest. And their child
rem are to be counted as among our
greatest assets. The records of the
War Department at Washington will
show what an honorable part the boys
of these Americans by choice played in
the work of defending the flag. We
join in wishing success to these new
citizens. May they never regret their
choice. The public may rest assured
that in Judge Englert they have most
careful, conscientious, and able guard
ian of it's interests. To listener the
Judge seemed a sympathetic friend of
every candidate, but that feeling of
sympathy did not prevent the use of
good judgment when man was evil
IDENTIFY not able to answer satlsfactor-
ily the question put to him. In sew
eral instances the candidate was adj
yvised, kindly but firmly, to put more
time and attention on making himself
ready. for citizenship, and to report
at the next term of court. We believe
that every man who was admitted got
an excellent impression Of what our
laws mean as they came in contact
with this representative of the laws
who showed them both hearty good
will and firm adherence to principles
of right.
While out on the Pacific Coast the
first thing the editor was asked when
it was learned that North Dakota was
our home was chow about the nonpar-
tisans?" Are you going to beat them
out? You see our governor had been
out in Washington and Idaho telling
the people of the wonders of the new
day and they wanted to know if it
was as rosy as our governor had
painted it to them. We did not hest
tate to tell them about our troubles
here and when we got through doing
it we rather think that the rosy hue
left by Lynn J. Frazier had been some
what dimmed. The people out there
that is those who have been following
events here and elsewhere where the
nonpartisans had been active: are very
much of the opinion that in the states
of Washington and Oregon Townley-
ism is doomed. Of course you can
run into bunch Of radicals on most
any corner in any city in the west, but
the men who are doing the most talk
ing about the new day are those who
have made a failure of life and are
dead set against any person who has
been in some measure a success. The
men out west who are making a liv-
ing on their little farms are those who
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

A "morality clause, pledging actors
and actresses to conduct themselves
with due regard to public conventions"
pn penalty of FORGETTING their posi-
lions with five days notice, will be i'm.
mediately inserted in all contracts OF
a large film producing corporation,
saws a New York dispatch. And why!
Because the amusement business can't
afford any more Arbuckle affairs. The
pocketbook nerve has been hit hard:
It took the Iroquois theatre fire and
nearly 600 dead, mostly women and
children, stretched out in CHASTITY rows
on the sidewalks of Chicago, to put
an asbestos curtain in every play
house in the United States. There
seems to be something in the amuse-
-ment business that makes it hard for
one who follows it to love virtue for
virtues sake and to stick to other old
fashioned well-proved ideals because
they are right. Maybe we are seeing
the dawn of a better day in which the
amusement business will be clean and
wholesome, through and through. We
hope so.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18

The crack bask e6ba1 team of the Stratford Legion is anxious to book a series of games with the Bridegroom Legion team. Several obstacles have been encountered in the arrange ments, however, and it is doubtful il the series can be arranged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18
BRITISH HAVE NO FEARS OF
 HUN REVOLT

London.-British officials have no fears that the allied indemnity de- cssion will lead to a revolution in Germany, despite the pessinistic
 Even should German unrest be fomented to a dangerous degree and ene monarchS and forer adherentS of the eX-Kaiser attempt to take ad- vantage of it. the allies will not seek D reopen the question of bringing William to trial before an interna- GonaI tribunal.
 This information was secured by tlee International News Service today from an official sorce-Davies parl- iamentary Secrehary to Lloyd George.
 British officials do not fear a Ger man revolution as result of the size impose upon Germany declared the official. The German delegates are coming to the London conference on March 1 with full power and we have every reason to believe that every thing will be settled in a satisfactory manner.
 Belief has been held in some quar- ters that if an outbreak should take place in Germany, the monarchistss might attempt to take advantage of the situation and furthermore might attempt to persuade the eX-kaiser to return to Germany. Upon this point tn eBriish official said:
 'Under no circumstances will the Allies seek to reopen the kaiser trial" question. Such a thing has never oc- cured to the official concerned with this phase of the situation. We are perfectly. satisfied to let things rest as they are. The Kaiser tria1'' is dead and never existed and never will be revived"
 The foregoing was the first official ed to abandon the question of bring ing members of the Hohenz0lern family to trial for ''war crimes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18

"A Yankee Prisoner in Hunland,''
 a graphic account of the experiences
 of YD boy in the German prisons.
 has made it's appearance in Bridge
 port, and is meeting with general ap-
 proval. The book is the work of Private Clifford Markle, formerly a
 member of the Medical Department
 of the 1o2nd Infantry. 26th Division.
 Markle was taken prisoner in the en-
 gagement' at Seicheprey on April 20,
 1918. and sp1endidly, pictures the at
 tack on the little garrison, the cap
 ture of himself and comrades and
 their resultant experiences in Darm-
 stadt and Limburg, and their even
 tual return to the American lines af
 ter the ArmiStice.
 Twenty aged veterans of the Grand
 Army of the Republic were the hap py guests last Saturday night of the Harry w. Congdon post of the Legion
 at a real old time stag dinner and
 smoker. The event was one of the
 most successful social affairs staged by the Legion, and was the scene of
 a happy gathering of young and old veterans. Similar affairs are plan ned for the future by the post. The American Graves Registra ton Service has gone on record as oppos- ing the plan to select the body of an unidentified soldier from the Ameri- can war dead in France for removal and burial with honors in the Ma tional Cemetery at Washington. Victory medals can be secured by honorably discharged ex-service men at the army recruiting station at 925 Main street. Recruiting Sergeant Thomas S. O'Brien has announced that applications will be received, at once, and the medals issued soon
 as the--discharge papers have been approved.
 State aid checks for local unem- ployed ex-Service men will be dis tributed tomorrow in the City Hall by s. Parker Seeley and his corps of assistants to men whose last name
 begins with the inclusive /letters
 from M to z.
 Full military honors were accord l ed Private Lawrence J. Fahey by the American Legion at his funeral Tuesday morning. Fahey, while serving at Camp Greenleaf, Ga, con- tracted tuberculosis and had been i'll for several months at the Bridgeport Isolation hospital. He was a mem- Der of the Harry w. Congdon Post, and was allowed the usual llonorary escort of uniformed guards. Ser geant Amos B. Meade was in charge of a firing squad that paid the final
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18

State aid checks for local unem ployed ex-Service men will be dis tributed tomorrow in the City Hall by s. Parker Seeley and his corps ot assistants to men whose last name begins with the inclusive letters from M to z.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18

Lieut.. Joseph W. Lockhart was re- elected commander of the Mulvoy- Tarlov post No. sos. V. F. w, of NorwaEk, at the semi-annual election of officers Tuesday night. Three new members were admitted at the meet ing and 50 applications received. Plans were made for a monster ball mittee appointed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18

This public spirited action, like the present announcement of the new $1OO Vicrola, is in line with the Victor Company's ideal of keeping the prices of it's products
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18

Plans were made last night at a joint meeting of the entertainment committee of the Harry W. Congd on post and the Jeremiah Murphy Aux Hilary of the American Legion for fu- tuer activities to provide additional funds for the carrying on of the Ie- g1on'S work among ex-service men. Announcement will be made within a few days of the committees plans,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18
IMMIGRATION HAS
 BEEN SUSPENDED
fBy the Associated Press )

Trieste-Emigration from Central Throne to the United States has been suspended and the eastern frontiers of Italy have been closed, pending the cleaning up of the sanitary situa- ton here.
 The most rigid regulation have been put into effect with regard to the movement of all emigration not covered by the suspension order.
 The cases of typhus here are under the strictest quarantine. No new cases were reported today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-18
AMERICAN STEAMER SINKING

Amsterdam-The American steam shin CIiffwood was in collision today with the British ship Augustin Alp bey. and is reported to be sinking. The Cliffwood was bound from New Orleans to Rotterdam.
 The Cliffwood was a steamship of AR tons. She sailed from New Orleans on Jan. 26, and touched at Charleston, S. C., on Jan. 31. She was commanded by CaDtain Moore
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19
q TONIC

Groves Tastc!ess chilli Tonic restores
Energy and Vitality by Purifyi>g and
Enriching the Blood. When you feel its
strengthening, invigorating effect, see how
it brings color to the cheeks and how
1t improves the appetite. you viii then
appreciate its true tonic value.
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is simply
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup SO
pleasant even children like it. The blood
needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to
Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and
Grip germs by its Strengthening, Invigor-
ating Effect. 60c
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19
TIME FOR CLEANING STREAMS IN
LArRENS COUNTY, $. c.
state 81 south Carolina,
County oi l.nurGMS.

aurauan; to an Act Of the General
Assembly of South Caroline therefore
providing
BE II RESOLVED, BY the County
Board of commissioners Of Laurens
County, in the State aforcsaid
Thar the following periods be and
the same are hereby fixed for the
clcanin; Of streams Within said County
for and during the year a. ID. 1921, to
Wit
That all streams ahall be cleaned Out
as required by Law durinYIhc period
beginning the first jday/6f February,
and ending the last da%of March; and
that they shall again he cleaned dur
ing the period beginning the Fifteenth
day or July and ending the thirty-flrst
Cay Of August.
All land owners and persons in
charge d. lands are hereby notified to
clean their streams within Inc above
namrd periods.
Done and ratified at Laurcrs Court
House. $, G., in regular annual meet
ing, this the 9Th day of January, A. d,
1921.
JNO. ID. w. WATTS,
Attest: Chairman.
j. d. MOCK, Clerk. 27-it
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19
MI. OLIVE NEWS.

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| Mt. olive, Jan. l7.-The young men
/ ere preparing TO give an entertain
mcnt at MI. Olive school building, Fri
day evening, Jan. 2Sth. The enter
lanmont VIII consist Of several min
Slrci plays, marriages., court proceed
Ih&s' etc. al OF which VIII be quite
lhterra'ihs' me pnoilc IS cordially
lIlNi'ea. AaihsSl0n' 2oc and zoe.
/ we are IlaE'n& lourShing school
~ -Ht' O'lNe M" under the manage
I'e'i' oi '"'rS 'e3oh"fS, among me best
~ 'he county "' consider ourselves
"''"i'"lo III i'8"'hS Such teacherS 10
u''tN' 'I't '."''''nS Oh our children. me
'''o'"IS S"elS'S III co'l''ec'ioh WIN 'he
School IS ooihs @piehold work and mas
become az interesting part Of the
p'V7 "'n
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,'> ~" ''''9 ''p'' 'tS"' SICK WIN
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19

Farms For Ront.-I have two nice
farms for rent with good buildings
and new dwellings. d. r.. Todd.
23-5t-pd
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19
Mrs. Bowen Tells How Rats Almost
Burned Her HIuSe Down

For two months never went in
our cellar, fearing rat. One night
in bed / smelled fire. Sure enough
tho rat had been nibbling at tho
matches. If | hadn't acted promptly
my house would haze been burned.
Later we found the dead rat. RAT
SNAP killed it. It's great stuff I"
Three sizes. 35c, Csc and $l.25. Sold
and guaranteed by Laurcns Hardware
Co.. Putnam's Drug Store, and Kenne-
dy Bros.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-01-19
NOTICE

EXECUTORS, Administrators. Guard
IN" ana trustees are reminded that
,ne ltlie lor ming their annual returns
begins the lst OF January each yoar
O. G. THOMPSON,
''"o' 10 lo|o. j. p. l.. c..
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Washington Journal., 1921-03-04
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