The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-01-05
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For a nation that is bowling about
hard times it would not be out OF
place to remind our readers that the
American people spend in one year
according to testimony before the
senate committee in Washington:
nearly one billion dollars for movies
alone. Some Of the movie corpora
tons were arguing before the commit
tee for duty of from so to 60 per
cent on imported films.
The LaMoure Chronicle is of the
opinion that the new minimum wage
law for teachers is perhaps a bad
piece of legislation as well as a costly
one for the taxpayers. The opinion
of Bro. Taylor is shared by others as
we'll as himself. The LaMoure editor
cannot see why the teachers of the
state should have special class legis-
lation passed for them any more than
ditchers and bakers and candle stick
makers. The point is we'll taken. The
only difference is that the teachers
had strong lobby working for them
at Bismarck and put it over. Maybe
after awhile the legislators at Bis
marck will realize that every time
they put over a law of this kind the
people are being stung.
We have very efficient and ac-
commodating force at the Northern
Pacific depot here but evidently this
does not apply at all stations. AS
the High Line depot is considerable
distance from town it is necessary
for prospective passengers on trains
going over the high line to 60 to the
depot by taxi or bus at an expense of
25c each way. This is not an unrea-
sonable fare and no one objects to the
added expense of taking these trains.
However, yesterday No. was report
ed to be on time. A large number of
passengers went to the depot at the
time the train was due, and after
waiting for some time, were inform
ed that the train was 1:50 late, ne
cessitating their return to the city
This action made an added expense to
them of soc and was entirely uncall-
ed for. The dispatcher at jamestown
surely knew that the train was not
on time, he should know Of local con-
ditions here, and knowing them, he
should give the local members of the
depot force the correct report on the
trains so that prospective passengers
would not be inconvenienced to this
extent. We have hopes that at some
future date the railroads will realize
that travellers over their lines have
few rights and are entitled to decent
consideration and service.
President Harding did not do a
very popular act when he pardoned
Debs. He might have been actuated
by high motives and ideals but they
do not appeal to the members Of the
American Legion who have lot OF
buddies lying in Flanders Field who
fought for the preservation Of the ma
ton and of the world while Debs was
going around stabbing the government
and incidentally the boys in the back
American Legion posts all over the
nation are sending in resolutions OF
condemnation to the president for his
act in this matter and the chief exc
cutive is not having too peaceful
time of it in consequence. The par
don would not seem half so raw II 1t
had not been for the fact that Debs
Immediately paid visit to the White
House and to the attorney general and
then gone out and made lot OF
speeches in which he still clings to
the same notion that he has wronged
no one. No man as disloyal as he was
should be allowed to do this. His
pardon should at least cause him to
keep his mouth shut and to go home
and remain quietly in the pursuit OF
his business instead Of exploiting him
self up and down the country. He is
Just as radical as he ever was and ne
will never change.
Congressman George NJ. Young, of
the second North Dakota COMPRESSION
al district, recently appeared before
the War Finance Corporation board OF
directors to urge that North Dakota
hail warrants be accepted as security
for loans upon favorable terms. He
showed the members of the board
hail warrant which had been issued
to himself and also a letter which he
had received from North Dakota in
vestment company which had offered
to cash it at a discount of twenty per
cent. The plan Of seeking aid from
the War Finance Corporation was
evolved at Bismarck recently the pur-
pose being to insure supply of funds
which would make it unnecessary for
farmers to cash their warrants at
ruinous rates of discount. There
would seem to be much of merit in
the plan of Mr.. Young. If the hail
warrants are good to those chaps who
want. to make enormous profit by
heavy discounts they should be worth
face value to the War Finance Cor
poration. A reasonable discount would
be permissible by any one who is will
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