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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12
Pretty tough on the bankers, what?

knowing that they are engaged in a
thoroughly disreputable business, the
men proceed with the utmost caution.
Their game, of course, is to pull down
"a juicy fee for putting their clients
through bankruptcy, but they careful
ly cover their tracks as they go along.
Everything must be referred to an
office in Fargo. Gust write in to the
office, saying that you desire to COM
mence proceedings in bankruptcy, and
we will take care of you," they say.
So much for that.
l can we'll understand that eases
may and do arise in which bankrupt
cy is proper and respectable remedy.
Through circumstances over which
they have no control and in spite of
their best endeavors men may become
|hopelessly involved. In such cases no
one is wronged when men turn over
what property they. have, take "the
Nelson cure and make a fresh start
i'm life.
But when brace Of knaves go out
and make a systematic campaign to
induce men to repudiate their finan
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12

cial and moral obligations: when they
appeal to the basest passions and
preach hatred, reputation and dis
honor:-why, that is something else
again. Their program carried to its
logical conclusion, would mean the
complete destruction of credit and
would result in ruination and anarchy.
Now, the truth is that conditions in
this county and state do not even be-
gin to commence to approach to he as
bad as these two unknown shysters
picture them to be. We are long
way from being a bankrupt commun-
ity. The pioneers Of LaMoure county
experienced financial hardships so
much greater than those of today that
there is no comparison between them.
BY way of illustration, let me give you
a couple of pictures.
Last Saturday night no less than a
thousand people attended a dance in
the city given by the Frank l.. Town
send post of the American Legion. In
connection with the dance an automo-
bile was giving to the person holding
the lucky number" dance ticket. The
1ancers and the spectators were well
ressed, and every man there had
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12
FOOTBALL RULES
WELL EXPLAINED

Director r. 4. Spalulng OF the De-
partment of Hygiene and Physical
Education kindly prepared the follow
ing article for the Budget in explana-
|tion of the new rules in force during
the present season.
The changes in the official rules of
football this year will not greatly
change the style of play nor are they
radical in any sense. However the
changes are important enough to be
noted carefully by players and en-
thusiasts.
The most important modification
from the spectators view at least, is
the introduction Of the method of
scoring known as the "Try-for-roin
end the elimination of the 'Try-for-
gc5]" after a touchdown. BY the new
rule tie side scoring touchdown is
pt mitted to bring the ball out not
less than five yards from the goal
line, greater distance if they choose,
and there scrimmage is formed with
tre scoring side in possession of the
bali They can make any play which
is legal from an ordinary scrimmage
and endeavor to score by place-kick,
Grop-kick, a run, or a forward pass.
Should they be successful in gaining
touchdown or kicking goal in any of
these ways in the one down they are
awarded one point. After this play
the oall is dead and is taken back for
tine kickoff as was done under the
old rules after "try-for-goal."
Of Importance to players and
coaches is the regulation for fouling
curing this play. A foul by the side
defending the goal gives the attack
ing side point without further play.
A FOUL or illegal play by the attack
ing side vitiates the attempt for a
score.
This change in the method or rear
score after a touchdown is the result
.: feeling that games might be won
by the old method by the prowess of
IN individual member Of team. I'm
der the new rule success in gaining
tie extra point depends to some eX-
ten, at least on the entire team.
One change in the method Of SUBJ
,titution of players may affect the
play somewhat. Formerly a substi'
tute could be entered at any time but
tie player taken out could not return
to the play except at the beginning
oil another period. Under the new
ruling the player taken out may not
enter again for that half but may en-
Ter at any time in the second half
For the main part other notifications
OF the rules are in the nature OF
changes made to make the meaning
of the old code more plain but not
involving a direct change. Most i'm
portant of these is the change in
wording in regard to the shift plays
| which will tend to limit the use of the
shift as a means of getting running
start.
The rules committee recommends
the reading of the Football Code
which is a sort of a preface to the
rules embodying their spirit as the
code itself embodies the letter of the
law: .
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12
TAYLORGRAMS

They tell me that a couple Of ga
loots-one a shyster lawyer and the
other "come-on' man-have been
putting on a dirty campaign in Ger
tain sections of LaMoure county. |
don't know who these men are, where
they come from or where they are 60
ing to; but | am firmly convinced they
are headed in the wrong direction. :
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12

Their game, as it has been doped
out to me second hand, is to convince
as many farmers as possible that they
(the farmers) are sick unto death, and
that their only hope for recovery is to
take the Nelson cure" This so-called
remedy is mighty drastic, and never
ought to be even considered except as
, the last resort.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12

The methods of the two strangers
who are preaching the gospel of re-
pudiation and dishonor are pretty
slick. 1t seems that the fellow who
later poses as an attorneyat-law at
first appears merely in the capacity Of
chauffeur. His companion is selling
honey. Isn't that good?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-12

chauffeur. His companion is selling
honey. Isn't that good?
These two birds go to a farm house
and offer to sell the farmer some hon.
ey. If a sale is made, the men go on
about their business; if not, the bust
ness begins right there. swell, how
are things with you, anyway?" asks
the honey-man. "Not so good" re-
plies the farmer. Then the stranger
begin to draw him out, to synpathize
with him, to berate his "enemies," and
finally to suggest that his proper
course is to commence proceedings in
bankruptcy.
'Why don't you teach big biz a
lesson?' says the honey-man. "The
only penny you can ever call your own
is what you earn before daylight and
after dark, when you milk the COWS
and slop the hogs. The rest of the
time you are merely Shaving for your
masters and getting nowhere. Now's
your chance to get even with 'em. Let
us put you through bankruptcy, and
you can snap your fingers at the bank
ers and others who have loaned you
money or given you credit at the
store"
"What do you know about these
Nelson cure birds?" l asked farm
er in whose neighborhood l was told
they had been working. "Not much
in one way, and plenty in another" he
replied. II can't give you their names,
but l can tell you that they cramped
my wheels to the tune of twelve hun.
dred dollars" l asked for details.
"Well," says he, "they induced one
of my neighbors to try their remedy
and he owed me around twelve hun
dred bucks" "What for?" l asked.
"Oh, threshed his crop this fall, and
had sold him some machinery and one
thing and another" my friend replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
WOMEN TAKE OVER
GOVERNMENT OF
TOWN
United Pres. Leased wiIe

DIES Laos, \. d., March 23.-This
village of 900 was in the politica!
grasp Of eight women today
They took over the rcins of city gov
eminent ut town meeting Friday night
and announced they would provide Il
"safe and sane government.
Mrs. +. p. Ward, who sported the
town marshals star, patrolled the
streets early today with not law vio'
lator in sight.
Mrs. Rcbecca Varnes, justice of the
peace, allowed that she wouldn t have
much work to do unless the town grew
worse
"And we are going to make it bet
ter she added, "that is the platform
on which we were elected.
The women were chosen at n recent
election. They organized a ''booster
club lined up the votes and won by n
big majority.
At their first meeting, the women
agreed that they wouldn I run the city
affairs in 'high- handed manner -
that they will call the men into consult
alton on every important step.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
BOY SCOUTS PUT
GINGER INTO
MEETINGS

81 have a dandy bunch of boys in
my troupe,' declared F.. s. Lake, scout
master of troupe number three, this
morning in speaking of the activities
of his organization.
ii. f. Gleason, former scout master
of this troupe, visited the boys in their
weekly drill meeting at the Methodist
church last evening, and gave them a
peppy address regarding the Boy Scout
movements over the country. He point
ed out the Importance of the boy scout
in the affairs of the world and empha-
sized their obligation to their country,
state and home.
Scout Master Lake has full grown
troupe of boys with thirty two names
on the roster. OF this number six
boys have received first class degrees,
ten second class scouts and the re-
mainder in the tenderfoot department.
All the members are enthusiastic about
their work and are devOting much of
their time in performing their duties
Of true scout.
A weiner roast near Secley was one
of the interesting events last week for
the members of troupe number three.
Each lad accompanied by Il girl friend
>motored to a choice spot for an outing.
Everyone in the party reported Il merry
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25

An adobe wall, the. firing squad, a
sharp command and--death.
John Duerte, soldier of fortune, Mes
lean federal private in the Mexicali
garrison, faced those terrors in grim
Installation last night when he was
seized here by Captain Juan Gallegos
Of the Mexican army and held as a de-
serter.
But today he is free through the
lnerest quirk of chance.
Duerte was in his room i'll local
hotel last night about Z O'Clock when
someone raped on the door. Duerte
called, "Come in,' and went on shay
ing. AS he turned about there was a
flash of steel, sharp command in
Spanish to "throw 'em up and a
muzzle of an automatic rested against
his ribs.
Duerte blanched. The man behind
the gun was his former company cap
tain There was nothing to do.
Well,' said Duerte, - will go.
Captain Gallegos directed him out OF
the hotel. marched him down Main
street and to local police headquarters,
where Officer Deaton was located and
told that Duerte was wanted. Deaton
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
FORCES JOINING FOR BATTLE
Ell Centro Awaits Monster Carnival
Sn,ugglersNabbed,
Narcotics Seized
In Calexico Raid

international drug smugglers operat-
ing along the Mexican border from Tia
Juana to the gulf were struck a smash
ing blow today at ,CaleXico when two
El Paso, Texas agents of the ring were
captured by United States customs in
spectors and $4,000 worth of opium con-
fiscated, it was learned here today at
the sheriff 8 office.
The two agents of the international
opium runners arrested gave the names
of Jose Banuellas and David PalaciO
of FL Paso. Chief Customs Inspector
Brown and Inspectors Yarbough and
Kemp made the important catch, seiz-
ing so cans of opium consigned to Il
Mexicali market at price of $4,000.
Biggest Narcotic Haul
1t is the biggest haul of narcotics
along the international border for sew
eral years, inspectors declared.
A strange twist of fate threw the
two dope runners into the hands of the
law.
When the San Diego and Arizona see
tion of the Golden State Limited, from
the east rolled into the station this
morning Inspectors Kemp and Var
bough were on duty and Immediately
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
PASSENGERS LOST
ON FLYING
BOAT

MIAMI, Fla, March 25.-" They
were all lost, Robert Moore, pilot of
the i'll fated flying passenger boat
"Miss Miami which went down with
five passengers said today. He lapsed
into uncOnsciousness after murmuring
these words to officers of the Oil
Tanker William Greene. The tanker
picked him up and docked here today.
Moore was in serious condition and
Immediately rushed to a hospital.
He was clinging to the wreckage of
the plane when the vessel effected his
rescue.
Due to Moore s condition, officers
were unable to secure a complete state
ment as to the cause Of the tragedy.
But it was generally believed that
motor trouble forced the Miss Miami
down in a rough sea, where the five
passengers perished.
Moore, clinging to bits of wreckage,
was completely exhausted from hunger
and exposure when picked up.
The "Miss Miami left here We'd
nesday for Bimini, As miles away. The
accident apparently occurred midway
between here and the island but Moore
drifted approximately 100 miles after
the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
POLICE BUSY; TWO
JAILED DURING
NIGHT

The police blotter recorded this morn
ing the names of two men who are said
to work during the nocturnal hours and
hibernate in day time. Hilla Jackson
is charged with theft and Lomas Ybar.
ra for carrying whisky.
Jackson was found lettering around
the corner of Fourth and Commercial
streets by Officer Reedy early this
morning with bulged pockets. When ap-
preached by Reedy the man backed
away with big ambition to retreat
But Jackson, heavily laden with mer-
chandise consisting of six large slabs
of ham and copper pennies, couldn 7
negotiate the flight. He was lodged
in the ci.y bastle for the remainder of
the night.
When James Quon, proprietor of an
east side grocery, came to work this
morning he discovered the loss of
twelve hams and few dollars in pen
nies. Summoning the police he learned
that one half of the loot had been re-
covered by the local police officials.
Jackson was turned over to the county
authorities for further, investigation.
Lomas Ybarra, a lonely Mexican, was
picked up. in the railroad yards last
evening by Policeman Rcedy. In his
possession was found six quarts aud
six pints of bonded whisky neatly ar
ranged in the lining of his coat. Judge
Thompson imposed fine of $500 and
q sixty day sojourn in the city strong
hold on lonely Lomas..
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
COTTON SHIPMENT
STARTS FOR
LIVERPOOL

CALEXICO, March 25.-The San
Diego 4 Arizona railroad carried to the
coast city this morning q shipment of
500 bales of cotton for the Liverpool
England, market, and another shipment
Of 1000 bales is being assembled
destined for the same port. The SOC
6ale shipment will be loaded at San
Diego on the steel freight steamer
Steel Exporter II was compressed
here before being put on board cars.
Cotton shipments to the compress
from below the border, which were held
up for a few days, have not been re.
sumed aud each day heavy trucks with
trailers pass the custom house loaded
with the staple for the compress.
The Southern Pacific is to hanlle a
heavy shipment OF cotton within few
days, for the Massachusetts, mills. The
cotton viii be billed direct from Calex-
100 to Boston and delivered by fast
freight.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
MILLIONS ARE
!. |Nv0LvEO|N
STRIKE
Close Alliance With Rail
road Brotherhood is
Now Apparent
OUTLINING POLICY
Government Defines Action
For Protection of
The Public
United Press Leased Wire

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 25.-
Close alliance between the four million
railroad workers of the country and
the 100000 coal miners during the
miners strike called for midnight March
II, was apparent today.
Action which will be taken by the
railroaa unions during the mine strike
was problematcal.
The general policy committee of the
lnited Nine Workers was on record rs
having unanimously approved the call
for strike of coal miners.
The railroad employees include 2,500,
coo members of the Big Four = broth
erhoods and thousands of railroad shop
craftsmen, telegraphers and mainten-
;nce of way men,
Possibility of probable concerted ac-
tion by rail and mine workers are based
on the following significant develop
ments at the miners meeting here.
John l.. Lewis, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers. obtained the promise
of W.. S. Stone, chief of the brother.
hood of Locomotives Engineers as
rail chief and citizen to support and
assist the miners
Lewis remained in Cleveland today
TO confer with w. l.. Lee chief of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
possibly officials of other railroad
brotherh0ods.
Twenty thousand Norfolk and West
ern Railroad shop crafts employees an
nounced Il sympathetic strike on the
railroad that is said to carry 80 per
cent of the non union coal mined in
the United States.
A resolution urging 100000 non-unios
miners in the United States and Canada
to unite with the union miners in the
strike was on its way to the miners.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
NO CLUE FOUND
TO .W0MAN'S
MURDER

YUBAl CITY, Calf, March %
Sheriff Manford and District Attorney
Coat es today admitted that their inves-
tigation into the mysterious death of
Mrs. Jennie Williams had left them
without II tangible clue.
Mrs. Williams returned to her home
March II, declaring to her husband that
she feared she had been poisoned. She
died without revealing any further in
formation.
Efforts to locate the taxi driver who
is believed to have brought her home
have failed.
II. l.. Burger of Marysvillc told Off
GERS that the woman had been despond-
cnt for Il year or more and that she
had repeatedly told him she was the
wife of IN engineer named Bonnell in
Portland, Oregon, from whom she had
never secured II divorce, although she
was living with Williams.
Officers are attempting to locate
Bonnell.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
ONE DEAD, THREE
INJURED In
ACCIDENT
United Press Leased. Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 25.-One
man is dead and three are seriously in
.iured as the result of Il spectacular auto
smash today OH Wiltshire boulevard
near the Beverly Hills police station.
Dead:
+. j. Vernon, died at receiving hos
pital As minutes after the accident.
Injured:
c. r. Fraser, broken arm and serious
internal injuries.
f.. b. Southgate, broken shoulder and
decorations about head and face.
w. s. Hill, 537 North Fair Oaks
avenue, Pasadena, picked out of the
wreckage unconscious, said to have con
cussion Of the brain. May die.
The smash occurred when the auto
mobile in which the four were riding
broke an axle while travelling ut il rapid
rate. 1t is said to have turned two
sOmersaults and landed bottom up,
pinning the occupants beneath it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
DIE HARDS TRY
To BLOCK
TREATY
Opponents of Peace Pacts
May Go Into Courts
With Issue
INVOKE TECHNICALLY
japanese Statesmen Pleased
With Action Taken
by Senate
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Ratifi,
cation Of the four power Pacific treaty
may be tested in the courts, following
charges in the senate today that the
pact was not legally ratified.
Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, made
the charge, on the ground that declar-
alton accompanying the treaty and
signed by the same plenipotentiaries
who signed the treaty was not included
Yesterday in the act of ratification
This declaration which was prepared by
Secretary Hughes as a reservation on
the part of the United States, reserved
\ American rights in the inundated
islands in the Pacific and excluded
domestic questions from operation of
the four power treaty.
But no action was taken with respect
to ratifying it, Senator Lodge annOunc-
ing that it was merely a declaration of
the understanding before the treaty
was signed. 1t provided that the
United States in making the treaty
gave up none of its rights in the man
dated islands and that all domestic
questions should be excluded from Oper-
alton of the treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
MEXICAN Deserier
Arrested, Released
By Officers Here

directed the Mexican army officer to
the county Jail. There Duerte was
locked up pending Investigation
While the asserted desertcr was wait
ing his fate-he felt sure they would
shoot him 'at sunrise-Richard Cohen
official ccnrt interpreter, happened into
the Jail. Duerte knew him. Hardly
believing his eyes, he hailed Cohen
There was mutual recognition, ques-
tions, explanations.
81 deserted because they hadn't paid
me for months,' said Daerte.
Cohen, believing in Duerte, started
an investigation. He learned there was
Othing against him on the American
side of the line The district attorney s
office was consulted and could find
no law by which he could be turned
over to the Mexican authorities, scr they
released him.
"Mr. Cohen,' said Duerte, ''you We
saved my life. i can never
: "Forget it., said Cohen, land make
tracks out of here, because the next
time they get you it will be a case of
kidnapping and the ley fuga for
yours.
Duerte beat it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
What Government Will Do

WASHINGTON, March 2J.-The gov
ernment has decided on a program of
protection for the public during the
walkout of miners scheduled to start
one week from today.
At midnight March 81, the govern
ment will issue communication to fed
eral agents throughout the nation ont
lining its course of action during the
tieup.
The government will:
Order all agents to protect mining
property against any violence.
Warn both sides against violence
and declare the authority of the gov
crnmcnt as imperial = insomuch as
the public interests are concerned.
Ask coordination of civic and
state authorities in the enforcement sf
law.
4-Announce the miners must not in
terfere with miners who want to work
il the operators choose to keep the
mines open.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25
BIG BENEFIT
FORLEG|0N
READY
Grand Event To End Fund
Drive Pronounced
All Set
FINAL DETAILS MADE
Twin-Six Dances, Country
Street Events Promise
Amusement
DETAILS MADE

All set.
Let's go.
With some such signal FL Centre Is
greatest carnival night, veritable
nocturnal Mardi Gras on western
scale, will be opened this evening with
two brilliant balls, street fair and a
country shakedown unequalled i'll I'm.
perial Valley affairs for the benefit of
the $4,000 fund campaign for the Amer
lean Legion post.
The money must be bad-and the
.reOple must have fun.r
On that basis the committee in charge
Of the Elks' drive for the war vetera ms
whose local post is $4,000 in debt, has
arranged final fitting climax to its
drive of yesterday for popular subscrip
tons which drive produced scarcely
half Of the quota needed.
Events Open Together
The big three ring show-twO dances
and the street carnival-open stimuli
taneOusly with Il great blare OF
trumpets and King Carnival holding
sway.
The best dance orchestras in the val.
ley have been signed for the dances il,
Elk and Masonic halls A "rubt
band" will supply rollicking strains
for the street dance.
Featured among the many event,
of the evening will be an ''old time
fiddlers contest between 60-year oil,
fiddlers who We're champions on tn,
strings and bows of thirty years ago
Old time square dances, with pictur
hn fh., nf h.t
evening en the street between the Ell
and Masonic halls. *;Na
Chain Gang Assists
With Sixth street roped off and
polished like dance floor by Chief of
Police Dave Matlock's "chain gang
crew, everything will be in readiness
for the opening of the carnival and
dances promptly at $3.50 o clock this
evening.
The FL Centre fircmen, famed for
their ma IA cement of star dances, will
have charge of the terpsichOrean fes.
tivities, under direction of Chief Fer.
gusOn.
Colonel Zinn is in charge of the street
carnival--a galaxy of fun concessions
country store, games, rube stunts and
the inimitabie fiddlers' contest that
he says, will be the most unique affair
ever held in the valley.
Orchestras Donate Music
The orchestras have donated thei'
services to the worthy cause. At Ma
sCnic hall the music will be given by
Allen Patten, violin; Clarence Kernell,
saxophone; Frank Hoover, drums, and
D. r. Decide, piano. At Elks hall, Mrs.
Harry NJ. Ott, piano; Frank ID. OFT,
violin; c. c. Nickels, drums, and Duke
Trambator (Brawley) saxophone, will
Ilay.
The drive for the $4,000 Legion fund
which was launched under the auspices
of the local b. p. o. F.. has stirred FL
Centre like nothing since war days.
Its success depends tonight upon sup
port of those who attend the various
programs arranged to give the city
its greatest night of fun.