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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06

jority. At no time since we had this
socialist incubus saddled upon us has
he evinced desire to lend a helping
hand and he is too selfish to do it now.
The state owes him nothing more and
he owes the state some help for ia
vors received in the past. We do not
know that he will be defeated in the
jamestown convention, he may be the
nominee, but should he lose out the
only real thing for him to do is to &C.
cept that defeat and get behind the
winner. The state needs united ac-
ton by those who want a sane and
safe government along economical
lines and we cannot afford to divide
up our strength by petty likes and
dislikes. 1t is time for all good citi-
zens to get behind those who are
striving to get back of such propo-
sition and the senior senator should
be in this fight just the same as the
rest of US, win or lose.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Claim Congress Has No Right To In
tervene In Mine Labor Dispute.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 5-Coal mine
operators today planned to turn down
the government offer to settle the
miners strike. The mine owners in
Indiana and Illinois have agreed
to refuse the invitation of the labor
committee of the house of represen-
tatives to meet April 10th, with Jno.
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine workers. Operators have turn
ed down the invitation of the house
committee it was learned from the
highest officials of the organized
mine workers. The operators give as
their reason the following:
l.. eve do not understand what
right congress has to intervene in
this dispute. We have no contract
with the miners now. Our old con-
tract providing for meeting before
April expired on that date"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Coal Wage Scales Without Jobs

The wrangling among the leaders
of the United Mine Workers them
selves as to whether they shall de-
mand a six hour day does not mean
anything to anybody.
The issue, the crucial issue, for
the mines and for the workers in the
union coal fields is the wage scale,
If the war wage scale stays where it
is there will be neither an eight hour
working day nor six hour working
day for the majority of the men.
There will be no working day at all
for them because under that prohibit
tive wage scale the mines in the main
cannot operate. This is the exact
condition today in hundreds of union
mines. It has been so for months.
Facts and figures coming out Of a
newspaper controversy between W
K. Kavanaugh, president Of the Coal
Operators Association of the Fifth
and Ninth districts Of Illinois, and
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, lay
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
MASS CONVENTION

A mass convention of the indepen-
dent Republican voters of Barnes
county will be held at City Hall, VAL
ley City, N. D., on Saturday, April
Is, 1922, at p. M, at which time
delegates to attend the state conven-
tion at jamestown will be selected.
Under the basis of representation
the Fifteenth Leg. Dist. is entitled to
ten delegates and the 38th Leg. Dist.
is entitled to six delegates to said
state convention to be held in the City
of Jamestown, N. D. at 10 o'clock a.
M, Wednesday, April 10, 1922.
Legislative candidates will also be
endorsed. ..- -...
+ All independent republicans are
urged to make a special effort to be
present at this meeting.
Valley City, N. D., April 5, 1922.
FRANK E. PLOYHAR,
(sched) Chairman.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06

In the non-union districts the wage
scales have been adjusted from the
war levels and the miners there get
the business and their workers have
steady jobs day in and day out.
In the United Mine Workers dis
tricts the unions are demanding 81
and So more for motormen than the
readjusted wages Of locomotive en-
gjneers on the railroads of the coun-
try now amount to. They are de-
handing for macninists 1925 day
more than railway machinists now
Get: for blacksmiths $3.50 a day more
than railway blacksmiths now get;
for electricians 1925 day more than
railway signal maintenance men now
get; for trackmen $3.50 day more
than railway section men now get;
and for laborers $3.50 day more
than railway unskilled labor now gets.
And while the Mine Workers insist
upon such prohibitive wage scales in
the districts they control, the mines
there dc not get the business wher-
ever there is competition, and their
workers lose their jobs.
The members of the United Mine
Workers of America must face the
plain truth that the choice for them
is either readjusted wage scales or
no jobs.-Contributed. =
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
ROTARIANS LUNCH

The usual Rotary Club luncheon
was held yesterday noon at the Hotel
Rudolf. Herman Stern was chairman
for the day and after the eats were
disposed Of gave decidedly interest
ing talk on his recent trip to Ger
many. Mr.. Stern told Of his trip over
the water and described conditions in
Germany at the present time, stating
that the people over there were work
ing overtime to get back to normal
following the wal. Conditions are
much better than one would expect
to find and the people are in fairly
good circumstances. There is no feel
ing against the United States, said
Mr.. Stern, nor do the Germans show
any aninosity toward England but
they do feel that France is demanding
too much and show hostile spirit
toward their neighbors. Merchandise
is high, measured in marks, but low,
measured in dollars. There seems to
be plentiful supply Of most lines Of
merchandise. The working classes or
professional classes are in better
shape than before the war but the
man who feels the effects of the war
the worst is the man who had retired
with a comfortable income before the
war. Owing to the decrease in the
value of the mark that income, being
ample before the war, will not sus-
tain him now and he is forced to go
to work. Mr.. .Stern's talk was thoroly
enjoyed by everyone there and the
members left the luncheon hall with a
better understanding of conditions in
Germany as result of it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
His Candidacy Understood To Be Ac-
ceptable To Administration.


Bismarck, N. D., April S j. E..
Shipley of Dickinson is being freq
uently spoken Of as a candidate for
member of the Railroad and Ware
house commission and is expected to
meet the approval Of the adn1inistra-
ton. Mr.. Shipley's ambition is to go
back to the house and seek the speak
ership of that body. Owing to Mr..
Shipley's experience as railroad
man he is being urged for the rail-
road and warehouse commission. Mr..
Stutsnan is practically decided not
to seek reelection on the commission
but will seek election to the supreme
bench.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
One Day Only
No Charge For Consultation

DR.. Mellentrnin is regular gradu-
ate in medicine and surgery and il
licensed by the state of North Dakota.
He visits professionally the more i'm
portant towns and cities and offers
to all who call on this trip consulta-
ton free, except the expense of treat
ment when desired.
According to his method of treat
ment he does not operate for chronic
appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers Of
stomach, tonsils or adenoids.
He has to his credit many wonder
full results in diseases of the stomach,
liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart,
kidney, bladder, bed wetting, catarrh,
weak lungs, rheumatism, sciatica, leg
ulcers and rectal ailments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any bet
ter, do not fail to call, as improper
measures rather than disease are very
often the cause of your long standing
trouble.
Remember above date, that consul
tation on this trip will be free and
that his treatment is different.
Address: 1886 Boston Block, Min
neapolis, Mimi.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Union Mine Workers Concentrate On
Advancing Doctrine Of Organi-
cation In NOn-uniOn Mines.


Indianapolis, Ind, April 5-The
strength of the union mine workers
are concentrating on the mines and
non-union mines production which is
threatening the success of the strike.
Members of the union miners are go
ing into all open shops and pound
ing home the doctrines of the organi-
cation. As long as 80 percent of the
coal is being produced the chances of
the strike will be uncertain and it will
be unable to force the operators into
interstate wage conference. The nom
union men of West Virginia are pro-
ducing the heaviest amount.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Mrs. Day Substantiates Story Told
BY Husband Who Is Held Fol.
lowing Murder.

Oklahoma City, Okla, April 5 -
That the unwritten law of Oklahoma
will be used in an attempt to clear
Judge Jean P. Day, Oklahoma mil
lionaire oil man, from blame in con-
nection with the killing Of Lieut.-Col.
Paul Ward Beck, Commandment of the
Post flying field, was expressed. to-
day. The unwritten law grew out Of
the old Oklahoma pioneer days which
says that mans home is inviolate.
Day said, "Any red-blooded Amer
lean would have done the same thing"
Day said, upon returning from TAX
ing some of his guests home, and
through the high windows of his man
sion, he saw his wife struggling to
free herself from the dashing avia-
tor.
Mrs. Day, who is hysterical from
the tragedy and is under the care Of
physician today, gave her version
of the story which agrees with her
husbands. "Beck has been a fire.
uuent visitor here on different occa-
sions and we were always glad to see
him because of his geniality and
brilliancy. One time he came when
Day was not at home but the stay
was brief.
EARLY Tuesday night Day left US
to take some of the guests home.
Beck seized my wrist and put his
arm around me. I struggled but l
was terrorized as this was the first
time this had happened. Then my
husband came home and went up
stairs and it seems to me he was
gone long time and when he did
come down he had a pistol in his
hand. Then things began to grow
dim before my eyes and do not re-
member anything more until | found
them putting me to bed and saying
that 1 must keep quite and rest"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
PROMINENT CANA
DAMS TO SPEAK

Fargo, April 4.-Several prominent
Canadian speakers will visit Kiwanis
Clubs of the District of Minnesota
and the Dakotas this week in observ-
ance of Omitted States Canadian
Week" according to John C. Pollock,
governor of the district. r.
These speakers will tell the Ameri-
cans something of Canada in. accord
ance with the spirit of the week which
will be observed by having Canadian
meetings in several Kiwanis Clubs in
the United States and by having Unit
ed States meetings in Canadian clubs.
Fred w. Hobson, second Vice-Presi-
dent of the Kiwanis international of
Brandon, Manitoba, will speak at Dev-
lis Lake, on Monday; at Grand Forks
on Tuesday; at a joint meeting Of the
Fargo and Moorhead clubs at Fargo
on Wednesday and at St. Paul on
Thursday.
F. w. Torrey of Moose Jaw, Sas-
katchewan, will speak at Minot on
Wednesday; at Valley City on either
Thursday or Friday.
DR.. H. P. Whidden, president of the
Brandon Club, of Brandon, Manitoba,
will speak at Mankato, Minnesota on
Tuesday; at Rochester on Wednesday
and at Red Wing and Winona on
Thursday.
Major C. X. Newcombe, President of
the Winnipeg Schools, will speak at
Virginia, Minnesota, on Tuesday; at
Duluth and Hibbings on Wednesday,;
at Chisholm on Thursday, and at BIZ
midi on Friday.
Major D. M. Duncan, a member OF
the Winnipeg Board of Education,
will speak at Sioux Falls and Madi-
son, South Dakota, on Tuesday; at
Watertown on Wednesday,; at Red
field and Huron on Thursday, and at
Pierre on Friday.
Bishop Mitchell of.St. Paul, Mime
sofa, will speak to the Mitchell and
Washington Springs, South Dakota,
clubs.
The Mitchell club has a promise of
at least 100 business men to display
flags of the two nations on that day
and they have invited the Rotarian
and Lion clubs to meet with them as
their guests.
Minneapolis Kiwanis club has ar
ranged for its own speaker and the
club at Anoka, Minnesota, has been
invited to participate.
St. Cloud, Minnesota. also has made
arrangements for their own speaker,
independent Of the district Office.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
MANDAN THREATENED
WITH FLOODS

Mandan, N. D., April 5-The low
land Of the city is threatened from,
two sources on account Of the break
up of the ice in the Missouri and
Heart rivers. The ice on the Missou-
ri broke up north of the Northern
Pacific Railroad bridge and is block
aiding the flow at the bend south of,
Mandan. The water is backing up,
into the Heart river and the Mandan
Fair Grounds is already well flood;
ed. The track between the city and
the Russell-Miller Mill has been en-
tirely washed out.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06

bare the barrier which blocks so many
thousands of unemployed union mine
workers from jobs in the bituminous
fields. This barrier is the war wage
scale not only higher than in similar
industries throughout the country but
very much higher than in other dist
riots - non-union districts 49, in the
coal industry itself. "
In the union mines Of Illinois, ac-
cording to tables published in the ST.
Louis Star, an actual nine and one
half days of work out of a two week
period for Sc, 461 men under the Unit
ed Mine Workers scale would call for
$11.55 day for mine runners, 1854
a day for leaders and 1881 for day
men, the average for all being 1915
a day. This covers days actually
worked. For the two week period
counting days worked and days idle
the average earnings would be: Ma
chine runners, ss.44; leaders, $6.97;
day men, SILT; all men, STA. ~.
But Mr.. Lewis himself is authority
for the statement made in one Of his
official circulars that in the non-union
fields of Pennsylvania and Kentucky
miners are working for $3.44 for a
nine hour day. Other things being
equal, how can anybody suppose that
a mine averaging 1915 man a, day
for days actually worked can stay
in business in competition with mine
averaging $3.44 day for such labor?
Other workers than the coal miners
proper show similar difference Of
wages in the union and the non-unlon
districts. The following table con-
trasts the United Mine Workers. scale
in Illinois and the readjusted scale in
Harlan and other counties, Kentucky:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06

The Bismarck Tribune is of the
opinion that Senator McCumber should
not abide by the will of the James,
town convention in case he is defeat
ed. This attitude is to be expected
of the Tribune. 1t could not break
away from McCumber under any cir
cumstances. If the senior senator
does not want to abide by majority
vote of the real republicans of this
state then let him go to it as free
lance and advise his supporters that
he does not want his name presented
to that convention. McCumber can
not play the dog in the manger atti-
tude all the time and get away with
it. He is no different than any other
candidate and if he has the welfare
Of the state at heart and is loser he
should be a good loser and get behind
the successful candidate, whoever
that may be. This state has honored
him for twenty years and it is time
now that he honored the state by at
least abiding by the wishes OF the ma
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
NORTH SIBLEY TRAIL

The Ladies Aid met at the home Of
Max Ladbury Friday. A large crowd
attended.
Mr.. Rayrn,nd Kim who has been
at ST. Luke's hospital in Fargo the
past two weeks, returned to his home
Monday.
Some of the young folks of the
neighborhood attended the home tai
ent play at Darcy, Saturday night.
Miss Beatrice Ladbury spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday at the E. J..
Mosher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ladbury spent
Sunday with Mrs. Raynard Kim.
Maurice Mosher returned to his
home this week.
Mrs. Eva Curtis will have sale.
Wednesday, April fifth. She is sell
ing part of her stock and machinery
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ladbury and
Mr.. andMrs. Maxwell Ladbury enter
tanned at Progressive Rock, Friday
evening at the home of the latter
Mrs. E. J. Mosher and Mrs. Harry
Ladbury tied for high score. By
drawing Mrs. Mosher received the
prize, box of home made candy. MI
Hugh Mosher received the prize fol
low score, bottle of cach-up. After
twelve o'clock everyone became very
suspicious and wary but as no April
fool jokes were sprung they all went
home feeling they were yet as smart
as the other fellow.
Mrs. Edgar Curtis spent Thursday
with Mrs. Rollin Freer.
Little Minerva Kim is visiting this
week at the home of her aunt, Mrs
! Ernest Ladbury.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
President Harding Believes Action
Will Improve Efficiency Of Ad-
ministratiOn.

Washington, D. c., April "a
general house cleaning will be made
that will remove 1000 permanent en-
ployees with democratic leanings and
not friendly to the administration is
decided as a sequel to the summary
dismissal of the bureau of engrav-
ing chiefs.
This would improve the efficiency
of the departments and also of the
administration. The more important
positions in the administration must
not be allowed to be held by demo-
Gratis and other persons not friendly
to with the policies. It is the inten-
ton of President Harding to carry
out the policy regardless of the crit
icism it will receive at the start, as
he believes it will aid the admins
tration in the long rum.
E. D. Dover, recently appointed as
sistant secretary of, the Treasury
will soon start on the general house
cleaning which includes the revenue
bureau where the nucleus of the dem
ocrats were allowed to exist.
In addition to the revenue bureau
the chiefs demands it was learned
$50 of the 5000 employees of the Gus
toms service, We're removed recently
This ration of 1 to 10 will hold in
other departments as well.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
POPE URGES, DISARMAMENT

Rome, Italy, April Pope Plus
the eleventh intends to issue note
to governments who participate in
the Genoa conference, advocating dis
armament, it was reported today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
{ sched)
{ ANNOUNCEMENT

To The Voters OF Barnes County:
l hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of County Superinten-
dent of Schools. l am College grad
uate, have B. A. and B. Ped. degree:
/ hold first grade professional GER
tifcate Of this state. l am an ex-ser-
vice man, have been teaching in the
county six years. Your support at:
the Primary Election will be appre~
ciated.
V. A. WATSON.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
WILL THE FARMERS PAY?

The new executive committee of
the Nonpartisan League will perhaps
come to a realization that it is con-
fronted with no mean job when j:
comes to rehabilitating the finances
of the league. Doubtless the ousted
committee will not greatly regret
turning the job over to their sue
cessOrS.
Will the farmers be ready to sign
notes, post-dated checks or deliver up
cash to support the new organization
and to finance the campaign for tie
election of men who are under the
domination of the same leaders who
brought such disaster to the state.
Unless they do and make the contri-
buttons much larger than ever before
to care for the support Of the Couf-
ier- News the new committee will find
that it has landed anywhere but in a
bed of roses.
1t costs money to conduct cam
paigns, and how much of the cost Ut
the Nonpartisan campaign in the last
two elections has been drawn from
the state treasury and from the Bank
of North Dakota the records now be-
ing unearthed are daily disclosing.
Over 100000 collected by the state
licensing department was expended
almost solely for political purposes;
the big salary roll of the Bank of N.
D. as we'll as the postage account of
the bank was chargeable to politics;
the pay roll of the industries under
the Industrial commission, the $1l5:-
900 spent ostensibly in trying to sell
the bonds all include payment for po-
litical work, and for league propa-
ganda.
Under an economical administra-
ton all this is being saved to the
taxpayers and the purely political
work the league needs done must be
paid for by contributions from the
farmers. Perhaps Mr.. Townley S
balance of power plan which, of
course, included extorting donations
from candidates endorsed, was not so
bad an idea after all, measuring it
from the financial side, for Townley
knows too we'll that an appeal to the
farmers today will fall on deaf ears.
Too many farmers have come to real
ize that their sole mission has been
to pay, and for the rest there are
too many who like the business men
in the cities cannot afford to pay as
they have done heretofore.
1t is comparatively easy to raise
funds for a popular cause but when
a political idea has run its course and
it has been demonstrated to have
been built on unsound doctrines, few
will contribute to prolong it's life.
The farmers have seen the money
they contributed to support the lea
que, or to buy newspaper stock or to
establish stores vanish like the spring
SHOWS; there has never been an &C
counting. Hundreds Of farmers have
been called on to pay accommodation
notes and post dated checks which
they were promised they would never
be called on to pay.
With this record before them, with
virtually the same element domino
ting the league organization the far
mers can hardly be blamed for losing
faith in the once powerful league.
And that is why we say the first
great problem that will confront the
new committee will be a financial
One-Mandan Pioneer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
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ANNOUNCEMENT

To The Voters Of Barnes County:
l hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the nomination for sheriff
of Barnes County at the coming pri-
maries in June. If / am elected to
the office I will devote my best ener-
gies to the faithful and efficient dis
charge of the duties connected with
the Office. On the strength of the
above. l respectfully solicit your sup
port.
l.. B. HANSON.
/ooLolN
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
R0RBERS CAPTuRED

Mills, Mich, April Robbers VIVA
robbed the Eau Claire State Bank
near here Of $1,000 were captured in
swamp by a posse.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
OPPOSE REPEAL OF SALARY
LAW

Bismarck, N. D., April 5-The la
Dor assembly meeting last night
planned to oppose the repeal Of the
teachers salary law which will be
voted on at the primaries in June.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Mrs. Edgar Curtis spent Thursda,
with Mrs. Rollin Freer.

Little Minerva Kim is visiting this
week at the home Of her aunt, Mrs.
Ernest Ladbury.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-04-29
Work Of Improving Local
Cemetery to be Started.

At recent meeting called for the
purpose the village council appro-
priated $500 for the rehabilitation
OF the village cemetery, conditioned
on the raising by popular subscrip-
tion of an additional $1,000 and the
appropriation of $500 by the county
commissioners. The commissioners
had previously made their appro-
priation hinging on the same condi-
tions. Subscription papers have been
circulated in town during the past
two weeks and nearly the entire
$1,000 has been subscribed.
The plans, which are not yet COM
plete, include the finishing OF the
well dug last year the construction
OF a distribution system by which
the entire plot can be watered with
sprinklers, the placing Of q pump
and motor to life the water, and the
employment Of a crew to clean up
and seed all the lots to bluegrass,
with man to care for II during the
summer. 1t Is planned TO get the
work started as soon as possible.