The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-07-20

beyond our comprehension. If this is
a government of the people, for the
people and by the people, then let
the government at Washington man.
ifest itself by taking the dilemma. by
the horns and proving it to the peo-
pie.
[ That the hum and purr of the au-
tomobile engine is more audible than
ever, and that all America has taken
to wheels, is indicated by the az
nouncement by the Bureau of Mines,
at Washington, that gasoline stocks
in the United States, which have been
steadily mounting to new high record
marks, are now on the decline. On
June /, stocks on hand at the refin-
cries amounted to 856,607,1 O2 gallons,
which is 35,661 900 gallons below the
record figure of 92,267, 766 gallons at
the beginning of May. The fact that
the bilion-gallon mark, forecasted in
some quarters, was not reached seems
due to the tremendous increase in do
nestle consumption of gasoline, which
amounted to 499,242,343 gallons in
May. This figure represents an in
crease in domestic consumption of
gasoline of 113,OOO,OOO gallons over
the month of April and 145,O0O,000
gallons over the month of May, 1921.
Gasoline consumption figures for May
constitute record for that month,
and are within four million gallons of
the record-setting figure attained in
August, 1921, although occurring
three months before the customary
month of largest consumption. Pro-
duction of gasoline in May amounted
to 513,658,966 gallons, an increase of
al 100000 gallons over the month of
April. The sharp increase in gaso-
line consumption, however, was suf-
ficient to offset the increased produc-
ton and to inaugurate the seasonal
decline in stocks a month earlier than
/ it usually occurs. Reports to the Bu-
reau of Mines show that 315$ refin-
cries operated during May, an in
crease of II as compared with the
previous month. Plants reported dur.
ing May were running an average of
IS per cen tof their daily indicated
capacity. Exports of gasoline for
May amounted to 55,823,S39 gallons;
imports were 7,104,S79 gallons; and
shipments to insular possessions were
1855, 1927 gallons.
Eugene V. Debs, several times the
socialist candidate for the presidency,
and who in 1894 was leader of the
great American railroad strike, has
been airing his views on strikes. Debs
has been serving a term in federal
prison for disloyalty to his govern.
ment during the war and we are
mighty sorry that he is not now still
serving time. 1t is matter of deep
regret to US that republican prcsi-
dent pardoned such man, and Pres
dent Har1ing no doubt by this time
is convinced that he made one of the
creates. Elunders of his incumben:y
! of the executive chair when he par
doned this man. He is rabid agita-
tor who is continually stirring up
strife in the country. He said:
"There has been some slight dis
order and a few scabs have been
hurt, This has been the extent Of the
violence but it has been sufficient to
bring to the strikers what they fought
for in the late World war. The fed
eral government announces through
the department of justice that it will
stand no trif1ing or the part Of the
strikers and that if necessary armed
force will be employed at once for
their suppression.
"The governors Of seven states
have Systematically announced that
they have the national guard in their
respective states modified ana ready
to move at command when the ex-
igencies of the situation demand ac-
t.cn.
"You will have no trouble in g'less
ing what kind of action is thus meant
on the part of the national and state
governments which you shouted for,
voted for, invested your last dollar
for and crossed the Atlantic to fight
and be gassed and die for in the war
to make the world in general and
America in particular safe for denoc-
racy and liberty.
"And now that the war is over and
kaiserism is dead and democracy and
liberty are on top this same crowd
to man to whom you rallied in such
a frenzy of enthusiasm, to compen-
safe you for your noble patriotism, is