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where, thus bringing more
of the comforts Of life
within the reach Of every
body. Every individual,
whether he be employer
or employee, who does not
lend his efforts in good
faith to accomplish this
end is unfaithful to his
social obligations.
When it is realized that
seven-tenths to three
fourtl,s of the industrial
product goes direct for
personal service, il will be
appreciated how great are
the gains to labor from
industrial progress. Every
invention, every installa.
ton. every Investment OF
capital that increases the
industrial o,1tn,,t incre,scs
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

by economic law, and not, as COM
monty assumed, by arbitrary power.
They are not, in any general sense,
within the control of employers,
either singly or as a body, to fix as
they please; nor can the general wage
level be materially changed by or
ganization among wage-earners. There
are certain relationships throughout
industry, which in the long run are
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

1T least so far as the highly or
sanized industries in which large
capital and great numbers of wage
earnefs are employed. It shows that
in the ten years under examination
wages and salaries absorbed from
66.7 to 7.3 per cent of the total
values produced in these industries,
the remainder going to the owners
and others supplying capital. This,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

The house ways and means COM
mittee at Washington have finally
agreed upon a program for raising
the money for a soldiers bonus, and it
$ going to cost the people Of this
country a lot of money in taxes to
do Il. Here is what you will have to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE hou!

Washington, Feb. 1.-The house
today adopted by vote of 276 to 8
the amendment to the cooperative
marketing bill which exempts the
farmer cooperative organizations
from the provisions Of the antitrust
laws. The bill now goes to the Pres
ident for his signature.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

F. O. Hellstrum in an article in the
Courier-News this morning, comes
out in open advocacy of free silver as
advocated by William Jennings Bryan
in 1896. He maintains that Bryan
was right at that time only that ne
was lust a few years ahead Of the
times. Why resurrect that free Sill
YER corpse-it is too dead to SKIN.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

u CuIIcllt income, ana
the results are now pub
lished in two volumes. 1t
. is possible to give only a
brief statement of the re-
suits here, but every one
interested should at least
make an examination of
! Volume |.
| A Conclusive Showing
! In the table showing
the division of combined
net value product of
mines, factories and land
transportation between
earnings of employees and
the returns for manage
ment and the use of prop
erty" we find definite in
formation, we'll authenti-
Gated, as to the division
of the industrial product,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

the income of labor by Approximately
three-quarters of the amount.
Conversely, every scheme for reduce
ing the efficiency of labor or COM
polling the unnecessary employment Of
labor, thereby increasing industrial
costs, offsets and nullifies the achieve
ments of inventors and industrial
leaders, and slows down the rate Of
social progress.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

VI course II is very &C.
sirahlc that all such
studies shall be conducted
by parties whose findings
will inspire confidence
and be generally accepted.
National Bureau of
Economic Re-
search, Inc.
For the purpose of Gre
ating an organization for
economic investigation
whose findings would be
generally accepted as
trustworthy the Ma
tional Bureau Of Eco
nomic Research, lnc.,"
was organized in New
York in 1920. The
Board of Directors made
up of economists - con-
nected with Yale, Har-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

A. S. Sigurdson, of Fargo, was in
the city Saturday looking after mat
ters OF business in connection with
TIC Dakota Drug Co.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

following table shows the of combined net value
Of mines factories and land Transportation
OF property The results given millions dollars and
also percentages of the value of the product foow
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16
@NE of the most in
teresting questions
~ IN which ctaticti-

W "iAANAA
clans have devoted study
is that as to the total Geo.
nomic production and its
distribution. What be-
comes of the industrial
output of the country?
For whose benefit does
this great industrial Or
function? In
whose service are the
thousands of factories
running and the railroads
kept IN operation? For
whose ultimate benefit are
the great sums Of Genital
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

pay if this program is finally adopt.
ed:
One cent gallon on gasoline, esti-
mated to yield s70,000,00O.
Twenty-Five cents per horsepower
on automobiles, $50,000,000.
Five dollars per $1,000 on real es-
tate transfers, $20,000,000.
Increased documentary stamps.
with the rate on the transfer of stock
and bonds at one-tenth of one per
cent, 1854, 100000.
Double the present 10 per cent tax
on admissions where the charge ex-
ceeds rs cents, $70,O00,000.
An increase Of so cents on 1000
cigarettes, 100000.
An increase of two cents on chew
ing and smoking tobacco, 100000.
A tax of 2 1-2 percent on the I'M
divided profits Of corporations and a
slight increase in parcel post rates
to yield total of $2o,000,0o0 year
also was understood to have been
agreed upon.
Members Of the committee declined
to say what tax if any had been sub
stituted for the check levy, but it
was stated that the committee had
decided against any increase in eth
er the first or second class postage
rates.
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The capita incomes shows what would each
If all Jumped together and the divided equally
the population of the country
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Millions OF Dollars
Ho~1~ns n.sA
Per Cent

Note: In this table wages and salaries" includes ons
compensation for accident, management
cludes rentals royalties, interest and dividends. ~
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re final estimate OF income CAPITA and purchasing
price level of 1915 for the years 1918
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The following very unfair and sill
ly comment on the action Of the gov
ernor in asking the removal of Messrs
Totten and Cahill, is found in the
editorial columns of the Fargo Cour-
ier-News of yesterday. The COVER
nor is asking the removal Of these
officials because they have been &C
cepting highest contracts for sup
plies when they could have bought
them for much less and here is what
the C. N. Says: Zone exceedingly
virile defense is based upon the fact
that the two men do not constitute
majority Of the board. If they were
guilty of wasting the states money
by awarding contracts to the highest
bidder-Minnie Nelson, state super
intendent of public instruction and
Joseph Kitchen, commissioner Of ag-
riculture and labor, were also men,
bers Of the board and as such must
be held responsible-and ARE res
ponsible and may be held particeps
criminis with the other two members,
in allowing such profligacy.
If the Governor hopes that he can,
in the eyes of the people-or even
in the eyes of the courts-make
flesh of the one pair and fowl of the
other, he will find that differences in
political faith do not make one pair
responsible and another pair without
responsibility. It isn't being done!
The Fargo exponent of. state social
ism is trying to mislead the people
in this matter. It knows only toe
we'll that Mr.. Kitchen was not men,
Der of the board Of administration un-
til one month after the recall cleo.
ton and that he became member
along about the last of November
long after all these contracts were
| made. Miss Nelson, as the Courier.
News knows full we'll, had as much
to say about those contracts as ar
ordinary prairie jackrabbit. The
board ignored her most of the time
when they had meeting and she
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

FOREIGN Advertising Representative
TIE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
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Pierce Blewett, one of the old tim
ers and heavy tax payers OF James,
town, got the following off his sys-
TEN yesterday in the jamestown
Alert, and as it hits the nail on the
head to a certain extent we thought 1t
worth publishing so here it is: "You
and l are being imposed upon to
such an extent that in order to save
our property from confiscation in the
form Of taxes we must regulate the
amount of taxes that can be levied
against our property. Judge Robin
son has the correct idea in levying a
tax not to exceed that of 1916. We
should at the coming primary in June
this year, initiate a law prohibiting
our tax levying boards from levying
tax heavier than that Of 1916. We
have demonstrated conclusiVely that
we cannot trust our city council,
county commissioners, state legisla-
ture or equalization boards to have
any respect for public money. Our
own city council in making up their
budget last September (notwithstand-
ing the fact that we were already
overburdened to the point Of property
confiscation) appropriated seventeen
thousand dollars more than they had
the wear previous. Last winter our
state legislature. one branch controll-
ed by the Nonpartisans, the other by
the Independents, spared for advan-
tage during the entire session until
it came to spending our money, when
they came together like flies around
a key of molasses and appropriated
two millions more dollars than were
ever appropriated for any two prev
ious years operation. We must not
delude ourselves with the idea that
the Nonpartisans are responsible for
our high taxes and that the change in
administration will turn the trick and
reduce our taxes. We must reduce
them ourselves, and never again turn
our pocketbooks over to any gang
that will use them to make good fell
lows out of themselves with our mon
ey, and we must do it this next June
before the equalization boards get an
other chance to soak us, as they meet
I,,lx,D
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

Gov. Nestos asked Mr.. Cahl!i' alo'e
with George Totten to resign from
the board of administration. Replying
~ 4he reouest of the governor Cahlll
saws he has done nothing to call 1or
his resignation and refuses to resign
This is very rude Of Mr.. CahlIl to tax
back to the governor that way. Gust
ter proceedings will now be USED TO
rv the gentleman from his Joo'
, 1922-03-02

mediately following a new complica-
ton of the statutes, II prior legisla-
having amended 30 statutes.
These 40 amendments are n sad com
ment upon Legislative ability derived
through self-nomination.
nominations by conventions are
made by the authorized representa-
tives of the people; the great major
ity of such representatives are of the
highest standing; they desire and will
choose the best timber for the respec-
tive offices to be filled; they have lime
to consider, they know the records and
ability of the candidates, and being re-
sponsible TO the people for the choice,
are careful not to make mistakes. If
, 1922-03-02
Income Tax Facts.

Farmers, rangers, herders. dairymen,
truck gardeners, vineyard and orchard
owners, and other food producers must
compute their net and gross incomes
for 1921 and ascertain whether an in
come tax return. or II tax, or both are
due. All gains. profits, and income de-
rived from the sale or exchange of
farm products, whether produced on
the fam or purchased and resold, must
be included in gross income. When a
farmer exchanges his products for gro
%ceries, clothing OF other merchandise,
the fair market value of such goods
must be included. Profit received from
the sale of farm land, or rent received
for the use thereof, must be included.
In determining income, upon which
the tax is assessed. the furmer may de-
duct from gross income all necessary
expenses incurred in the operation of
his farm during the year 1921. These
include cost of cultivation, harvesting,
and marketing of his crops. cost of feed
and fertilizer used, amount spent in re-
pairs of farm buildings (other than the
dwelling) and to fences and machinery.
Wages paid to farm hands are deduct
ible, but not wages paid to a domestic
servant. which is "A personal expense.
As an aid to farmers, the Bureau of
Internal Revenue has prepared a
special form, 1040F, for recording GALES
of live stock, produce, and a summary
which must be attached to the individ-
ual return of income and expenses.
An unmarried or widowed farmer or
one living apart from his wife must
file an individual return for 1921 if
his net income for 1921 was 81 900 or
more. If married and living with his
wife ON December 81, 1921, "A return
must be filed if his net income was
$1,000 or more, or if his gross income
was $1,000 or more.
, 1922-03-02

whether you bank or blow your
cash.
whether you on, or own, your
home.
whether you talk about or take
out a thrift account.
whether you are one minute early
or one minute late for your train.
whether it is yours or your neigh
bors chickens that do the damage.
whether you spend a little less or
a little more than you are earning.
whether or not a woman is pres
ent when her new gown is being dis
cussed.
whether You waste your energy
blowing your whistle or turn your
steam to driving wheels.
whether you find the worm in You
apple before you eat it or only part of
the worm a moment later.
whether it is your mother or your
InOther-in-law who ventures an opin-
ion OF the management of your affairs.
, 1922-03-02
PROVISIONS OF THE
SOLDIER BONUS BILL


home or make payments on such "A
home or farm.
>. Land Settlement.=Under this
option, n settlement board is created
to set aside lands for selection by vet
Grams under much the same plan as the
present homestead and reclamation
laws. 1t is provided, however. that the
government will establish irrigation
suitable for cultivation. The board
will fix the value of each tract. and
allow the veteran a credit in the
amount of his adjusted service pay.
Provision is also made for long time
payments on the balance of the pur-
chase price.
This brief outline of the five options
should serve to convince us that the
cash payment plan is perhaps the most
unpopular of all. Under that plan. the
veteran who put in 10 months overseas
and s months at home would he en-
titled to S615.00 payable at the rate
of $50 per quarter. If hat same vet
eran used his compensation under the
second option he would have IA 20 wear
endowment policy for $2.07S.7O. If he
is buying "a home, he could get SS61 90
to pay OMIT, If he wants an education,
he could go through school, all tuition
paid, for 10 months. and draw $3.50
per month while doing it.
The provisions of the act are limited
to men and Officers below the rank of
major in the army or captain in the
navy. Provision is made for the neces-
sary machinery to handle the compen-
sation applications, for penalties for
false claims. and for various methods
of raising the funds with which TO
meet the payments. 1t is to he hoped
that this outline of the provisions of
the bill will enable all of us to form
our own private opinions with truer re-
gard for the facts.
, 1922-03-02

fortunately adopted in 1911, shows that
the people. as "A whole, take little ill
%terest in primary nomination voting.
Usually the number of votes cast at n
general election is three or four times
the number cast Mt the time of the pri-
mary nominations The ten years
trial of this method has alse shown,
and it is a w%ell-known and acknowl-
edged fact, that the best and most com
petent men will not seek office through
this method they will not go to the
expense of two campaigns and also
they cannot be drafted by the primary.
So the incompetent, or worse. Tom.
Dick or Harry have found that by an
early announcement of their candidacy
they are not at all liable to have much
competition from men of higher name
on the primary ballot for the office
sought. SO the play for Tom, Dick or
Harry to make is to get in the running
early-even as early as six months be-
fore the primary-and to secure self
nomination. Under the convention
method Tom, Dick or Harry would not
have n chance in a hundred of Sc
curing Il nomination. SO. 1 say, the
present primary method has resulted,
in n majority of cases, in self-nomina-
ton, and thereby, too often for the
good of the state and counties, too
.many Toms, Dicks and Harries have
been nominated.
'"The primary method is Il waste of
money. My recollection is that in Ere
mont county the cost of holding pri-
maries is about 81 per vote. If two or
more for the same office come out for
n nomination it means the expense of
two campaigns for the successful
campaign for nomination and a cam
paign for election.
Our form of government necessi-
tateS political parties, but under the
direct primary method-in reality
largely self-nomination-a party means
little more than the designation of a
ticket; the candidate especially, when
self-nominated, owe no allegiance to
any party organization, and so. too
often, party principles, party aims for
good government. are not carried out.
are lost sight of in the selfish desires
of the individual elected. That seems
to have been the rule and consequent
result, AS is well evidenced by the leg
~islative record for wasteful extrav-
agances, and numerous ill-advised
statutory enactments, as is witnessed
by more Ii two hundred amendments
and repeats by the last legislature, i'm
, 1922-03-02
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW A
DELUSION AND A SNARE.
Ex-Governor CiattertOn Says Nomina-
tiOn at "A Primary is Largely
determination.
(sheridan Post.)

A few days ago, in talking Over the
political outlook Mt the present time
with Ex-Governor Fenimore Chatterton,
the matter of the present primary law
was brought up and discussed at con
siderable length, says Editor w. II. j.
Howey of the Riverton Chronicle. Mr..
Chatterton expressed views on the pri-
mary law that will meet with the APP
proyal of many voter in this as well
as other portions of the state. During
the course of the interview, Governor
Chatterton said:
"The time is approaching when the
people have the right II are presume
ed to have the opportunity at the pri-
maries, to decide who the candidates
of their respective political parties
shall be, to be voted for at the fall cleo
tion for state legislature, county and
congressional offices. | say presumed
to have the opportunity because it is
merely a presumption, and n fallacious
presumption at that-the present oh
noxiOus direct primary. Status to the
contrary, Notwithstanding.
Without intending any reference
whatever to any particular person, but
treating the subject us an abstract
question. l think that under the direct
primary method, any Tom, Dick or
Harry-any incompetent or undesir-
able person-has, at the least, a ~ per
II chance to nominate himself, for,
If his is the only name ON the primary
ticket for "A particular office, he be-
comes the party nominee, because there
is not one chance in a hundred thous-
and that the voters will concentrate on
any other person and cast enough votes
by writing his name III the primary
ballot, to nominate him.
''The record Of this direct primary
nominating method, since it was I'M
, 1922-03-02
ReaardIna Old Landmarks.

This stern age smiles i%ndulgently at
loves foibles, but 1t is quick TO de-
mand obedience TO sans conduct and
diligence TO business. It's ready to
enjoy the poetry of life, hut insists
that the poet meet the obligations OF
life as he writes.
Timid souls cling TO the parental
hearth and decree by the old land
marks. We need these custodlans Of
what has been. They help hold steady
the resilcss youth who chnfe under the
restraint of the commonplace. They
contribute TO the world who strive TO
hold 1t true TO the old landmarks.
The calls Of genius and inspiration
uniformly disregard the old landmarks.
In following the CLEAN OF things TO
be they pass oyer the things that
have been. In sober meditation they
often larry at the shrine Of the past.
When the spirit moves they pass over
every bound In the wild dash for
great attalnmcnt.-Grlt.
, 1922-03-02
SCHOOL NOTES
!. :. 4 : = 4. = :. .. = 4 = 4 = !

The school house was thoroughly
cleaned during the last three days of
the past week, there being no school
on Friday.
The county examinations for the Sth
grade will be given this month.
The school library is open TO the pub
lie. Anyone wanting books must be at
the school house from 1 100 to 1 10 or
from 3 30 to 1 100 o'clock.
There are but two more grade pc
RODS, or six week periods. left in the
school year.
The daily ATTENDANCE of the school
children for the past six weeks has
been much lover than during any pre-
vious period, due in large measur to
sickness.
, 1922-03-02
SUITS THREATENED UNDER
STATES PURE WOOL" LAW
CONTINUED from First Page,

'tOAllAiiutu HUH TllSt IdStt
the duty of every person. firm or cor
poration offering for sale within the
state cloth or garments containing
wool to mark the same and to show
the amount of virgin wool in the fab
rio or garment. This law is a meritor-
ious one, in that it not only protects
the purchaser of wooden goods from be-
ing sold inferior articles, but also
would be of value to every wool grow
er in the state If the law were enforced.
In reply to the letter which l have re-
'ceived from Kleber Hadsell, vice presi-
dent of the Wyoming Wool Growers
association, | have advised him that
| would call attention of the various
county attorneys to the non-enforce-
lment of this statute, and at the same
time | suggested to him hat | felt that
if the various wool growers would file
complaints, there would be little ques-
ton but hat the merchants of the
state would comply with the statutes.
Il am calling your attention to this
law in the hope that twill be enforced,
and that you will cooperate with the
wool growers should they file com
plants, and would suggest that you
call attention to the merchants in your
county of this statute
, 1922-03-02
Infinite Variety a, Geneva.

Those who had the rare pleasure of
looking I'm on a p~lenary session Of the
international woman's conference at
Geneva We're, IN n few instances, IN
convinced hat out of such a varie-
gated group unity Of action and opin-
ion could be possible, writes Alice La
Maziere In Figaro. There were dele
gates from all parts Of the world
blonde and heavy Scandinavians. ro-
bust and energetic Americans, frail
and brunette Spaniards, Italians and
Greeks, expresslonless and saffron
colored Japanese and Hlndus in over
embroidered gowns. And there were
Frenchwomen despite the fact that
though France has marched at the
head OF Sc many movements OF eman-
clpation. II VIII be a long while be
fore she enfranchises her daughters.
And we must not forget the delegate
from Iceland, who journeyed for 80
days to he with MS and came dressed
In festival costume.
But Lady Aston, our good colleague
from England. was the charm and
grace Of the conference. What will
come Of It all7 Notwithstanding the
opposition the women are meeting in
certain countrles-Spaln. Italy, .Swit-
zerland. Turkey, France-the day is
not far distant when we will act ms
a body In moral. political, educational
and domestic questions. Aud our voice
shall be heard when the specter of
war threatens 10 arise.
, 1922-03-02
Get Busy.

Said one little chick, with II funny lit.
tie squirm,
i wish could find a nice little
worm"
Said another little chick. with a uueer
little shrug,
u wish could find a nice little
bug"
Said a third little chick, with a strange
little squeal.
Il wish could find some nice vel.
low meal
Look here said the mother. from the
green garden patch.
III you want any breakfast. get
busy and scratch. &ENchnnge.
, 1922-03-02

r. l.. Gould and f. II. Healey left
Yesterday for the Canyon ranch, where
a public sale will be held this after