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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1921. INDEPENDENT VICTORY NEEDED TO RESTORE CREDIT AND BRING GOOD TIMES BACK TO STATE A Change of Personnel in North Dakota Industrial Commission Will .Insure Honesty, Efficiency, Economy and Open Books In Our State Government. The issues in the present recall cam paign are simple and easy to under stand as they are important and far reaching. The Independent opposi tion to" the present administration pro poses:— 1. To change the membership of the industrial commission by removing from office Governor Lynn J. Frazier, Attorney General William Lemke and Commissioner Of Agriculture and Labor John N. Hagan. 2. To incorporate into the laws of the state a constitutional amendment and certain other laws which will enable the next admin istration to repair as speedily as possible the damage done during the five years of League bossism also to prevent a repetition of the unheard of waste and profligacy practiced by public officials under the League regime and to make it impossible, or at least exceedingly difficult to inject foreign issues to state interests into state politics. Frazier, Lemke and Hagan Guilty of Grave Wrongdoing. The Independent candidates, R. A. Nestos, Sveinbjorn Johnson and Jos. A. Kitchen, are proposed to take the places of Governor Frazier, Attorney General Lemke and Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor Hagan, who con stitute the industrial commission. Taking advantage of the almost un limited powers that the industrial commission has had and now has, these last named men have, according to their own admissions, used several million dollars of piiblic funds in ad dition to millions of store money, news paper money and other private money to build, what they hoped would be, an indefeatable political machine with •which to keep themselves and a horde of imported and domestic radicals in luxury at the expense of the taxpayers of the state. They have tied up more than $6,000, 000 in thirty year loans and other long time investments when funds for thse purposes should have been ob tained by the sale of bonds. Much of this money is lost to the state already and will have to be made ood: by increasing taxes in the future. They have used public money and property for their personal bnefit. They have by their own testimony not only admitted that they are guilty of all of these charges but that they are determind to continue their reck lessness as long as they are retained In office and are now protesting against the voters approving laws that •will prevent such recklessness and grafting in the future. North Dakota Bankrupt in Faith, Friendship and Finance. The credit of the state has been ruined by this administrative waste, recklessness and dishonesty. As ex Governor Hanley so well said: at a re cent meeting in Mandan: "North Da kota is bankrupt in faith, friendship and finance.' The people of North Dakota will not be able to finance their affairs properly until men who have the confidence of the public are put in the places of those who have lost it, and until we have changed our laws so as to leave no doubt but what the voters of the state are going to make it safe for Other people's money in North Dakota and see to it that public money is not used for other purposes than those for which it was paid by the taxpayers. Only One Way Out Vote Independent Ticket. Can there be any doubt in the minds of law-abiding citizens as to which set of candidates to vote for when the choice lies between three men who ad mit that they are guilty of the most serious official misconduct and pro pose to continue along the same line, and three other men against whom there is not even a charge of irregular ity in either public service or public business and who are themselves work ing for laws that shall prohibit any further misuse of public money by pub lic officials no matter who they are? Total COST OF THE LEMKE HOUSE An affidavit filed with the legislative investigating committee during Its sessions last winter discloses cost estimate on the Lemke house as follows: Land General construction. Plumbing and heating Electric contract Garage Hardware and porch Grading ground, etc. For verification of this statement see page 154 of the Journal of the House of Representatives of the Seventh Legislative. Assembly for the fifty-ninth day after recess and the sixtieth day. Also see any cojfjr of the Bouse Audit Committee's report. A vote for the Independent candi dates and for the Independent program is a vote for "HONESTY, ECONOMY. EFFICIENCY, OPEN BOOKS AND RESTORED CREDIT How the Independents Propose to Savp the State. Here is the program that the Inde pendent candidates in the recall elec tion are pledged to put into operation: 1. To reduce the possible bondec indebtedness of the state other thai farm loans from $12,000,000 to $7,750,' 000 and to authorize the' issuance ol bonds secured by first mortgages or land (llural Credit bonds), mortgages to be limited to 50% of the value oi the land mortgaged. School lane money is loaned on that basis now The debt limit can not be reducec more until the debts that have been piled up during the last two years art paid off. 2. To restore by the sale of new bonds the funds, belonging to town ships, cities, villages, school districts and counties, that are now lost or tied up so as to not be available for curren! public expense. 3. To safeguard public funds that no set of public officials, regard less of whether they are Independents Republicans or Democrats, can evei again misuse public funds as our pres ent industrial commission has done. 4. To take the industrial com mission out of politics and limit iti powers and operations to the Mill anc Elevator business at Drake and Grant Forks and provide for completing anc operating these and for closing up tin affairs of the Home Building Associa tion. The Home Building Associatioi is now in a hopeless tangle. No worl has been done on the mill and elevatoi for almost a year with no prospect ol anything more ever being done as lonj as Frazier, Lemke and Hagan are ir charge of the industrial commission 5. To provide for the closing of the Bank of North Dakota and to estab lish a workable Rural Credit System patterned after the South Dakota Sys ten) untier which thirty-six million dol lars worth of bonds have been sold tc people outside of the state and nearlj that amount of money loaned to tht farmers during the same period ol time that our officials have sold nc bonds and made only a few farm\loans and most of them to their political pets and then only using public tax monej contrary to the provisions of the »a\v authorizing the making of real estatf loans. 6. To provide, by means of two election laws, for separate ballots fot candidates for county, state and fed eral officers. One of these extends tc all state officials the use of the same ballot for nominution and election, thai is now applied to all county officials, districts and supreme court judges, and state and county superintendents of schools. The other law provides foi the nomination and election of all fed eral and party officials in one election by means of separate party ballots in the primary election and a one-column ballot in the general election. Soinf elective party officials are now elected in one election and some in another This law will do away with that prac tice which makes it easy for unscrupu lous politicians to disrupt, capture oi injure political parties. The date foi this latter election is the same as the township election day in March, which generally brings out a heavier vote in the rural districts than the general elections. 7. To stop swindlers and confident men from getting rich on the savings of the pioneers of North Dakota bj means of stock selling schemes of all kinds. 8. To immediately dismiss all need less state employes and otherwise economize in the administration ol public affairs. Every intelligent voter, whether In dependent or Nonpartisan, will admil that this, is a reasonable, practical and necessary program and that publk officials, regardless of whether thej are elected as Independents or Non partisan^, should be limited in theii powers and their operations as pro posed in it. $ 1,600.00 .$14,800.00 4,500.00 775.00 1,200.00 625.00 500.00 22,400.00 1 $24,000.00 GIVES PICTURE OF EASTERN AUTUMN Through the kindness of a faculty member we are permitted to print portions of a letter which was written by Mr. Switzer who is studying in Clark. University. I know I cannot tell you anything of the undescribable beauty of the au tumn coloring, for you spent last au-j tumn in central New York, and have lived in the hardwood area of In-1 diana. But I kept thinking today of the thousands of North Dakota people that have never lived off the plains and have entirely missed this. I think the ten^ears in North Dakota with its comparatively meager variation In color made the experiences of today even more impressive. I just wished you might have your classes out here for a while to study how nature mixes her colors in, such absolute and ex quisite harmonies and in such profus ion that to the uninitiated it is almost unbelievable. A young married man in the geo graphy department and his delightful ly hospitable wife took me with them in their Ford sedan and we wandered leisurely over the winding roads that ever enticed you on with the promise of more glorious beauty if you would follow around the next bend. The deep reds of the hard maple were riv alled by the almost crimson of the sumack. These graded into the browns of the oak with every possible inter vening tint shown in between. Then there was the golden yellow of the soft maple and ash which in places were so dominant, and their branches meeting across the road in an over head arch, the autumn sun filtering through gave you, not a stairway but avenues of gold. These in turn grad ed by innumerable stages through the poplars, elms, birch, and others into the deep park green of the conifirs. Then in nature's own way, these were all tumbled together in a composite mass, as you came out on the crest of a hill, and your eye swept across a wide valley with miles and miles of rolling, wooded landscape. An artist can not reproduce it correctly. We must wait for the perfecting of color photography to give an adequate idea to those who have never experienced the sensation of autumnal riot in color. Of course the color was not the only impressive thing to me. New Eng land's boulder strewn fields and woods were even more impressive to the mind of one geographically trained. Have you seen them I thought I had some idea of what they were like, but I had to repeat the words of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, and if fate should distine that I must till the land so boulder strewn, I am sure I would have to say, "there is no more soul left in me." Why, we passed fields to day that were fenced in little patches of from one to five acres, with a stone fence around each one three feet high, and yet it seems you could scarcely see the ground. Our North Dakota farmers would be afraid to turn a cow even into them much less even dream of cultivation. I am enjoying my work here at Clark immensely. Everyone is so kind and thoughtful, and the atmos phere of association with an entirely "graduate'* body is very stimulating. The conditions for research work are admirable and you have practically entire freecTom to work out your own ideas and problems. It seems a shame that one has to devote so much time to the sordid occupation of "making a living." I feel sometimes I would like to stay here and study about three years and then have no work when I go back but teaching. I believe I then could do a grade of teaching worth while. This has become a rather lengthy dissertation of variations. You may be sure I am interested in all the things at Valley City and am looking forward to the first Budget to give me some news. With kindest regards and best wishes, Sincerely yours, —J. E. Switzer. A suit was tried before Judge M. J. Englert yesterday in which W. J. Cur ren sued Lee Cowell for dissolution of partnership in the Curren Construc tion Company and asked the court to appoint Mr. Curren receiver. After hearing the case the court_ dissolved the partnership and appointed Lee Cowell receiver of the Curren Con struction Co. Don't Be Discouraged! It isn't necessary to buy a new pair of shoes. Your old ones can be re built and give you much service still. Comfortable old shoes are like youi, old friends. You want to keep them as Wig as possible. Come in THE WEEKLY TlME'S-RECOftD, VALLEY CITY. NORTH DAKOTA and let us Sow you how we make Ne^ Shoerf from Old Ones." SWANSON'S SHOE SHOP I The Goodyear Shoe Repairer American Exchange Bank Building Valley City, N. D. E.A.PRAY.M.P Physician and Surgeon OfiL Phone 175 Res. Phone Office in Pray Block WE SPECIALIZE in EXCHNGES What have you to trade for MIN NESOTA LANDS? Large or small deals considered. Box 1172 Thief River Falls, Minn. SAVE YOUR TEETH Responsible people can arrange for one year's credit on dentistry. Gold crowns, plates and bridges. Teeth extracted and no pain. DR. FEATHERSTONE Am. Ex. Bank Bid. Valley City Professional Cards Phone: Office 206-J. Res. 206-L J. VAN HOUTEN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office^ in Gray Block VALLEY CITY N. D. Res. Fifth Ave. N. Phone 36 E. A. PRAY, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Graduate Ctolr. ot Pennsylvania Office in Postofflce Block WINTERER & RITCHIE LAWYERS VALLEY CITY N. D. THEODORE S. 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Because, a pipe packed with Prince Albert—he kind-tobacco—satisfies a man as he was never sat isfied before—and keeps Tired Feet Massage gently with soothing Cools, rests and refreshes Net Contents 15 Fluid Dfaohii fee? & 3 5 mmm AVe^efabtefr?paratia»6rA!?8IfPiSRALCOHOL-3 ^5 imitating thefood by Refold the Stomachs and Bqrefcj Thereby PromotingD&sH Cheerfulness andRestGaw®? neither Opium,Morphincn* 'Mineral. NOTNahcoTIC xfrrfOdBcSM Senna JbcUlkSdto CorifMSagar marrtmafbnr -feSVp 0k It fS 1 I resulting ihgfcffggj*!!!^1^ Tac-simileSignatgreo* THE CENTAUR OOWASC- A 6 O 35 DOSES-40^^ Exact Copy of Wrapper, THK P. A.'s flavor and fra grance and coolness and its freedom from bite and parch (cut out by our ex clusive patented process) are a revelation to the man who never could get acquainted with a pipe! P. A. has made a pipe a thing of joy to four men where one was smoked be fore! And, you'll say so as soon as you start to cash-in on this smoke- FRINGE ALBERT hi& satisfied! Why— hunch! the hational joy smoke PAGE SEVEN" The Modern Cigar They coold be smaller Bat not better Smoked by men who appreciate the utmost VU in Cigar Quality GASTORIA For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria In Use For Over Thirty Years OCNTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. Prinet Albmrt it told in toppy rod bags, tidy rod tint, handtomt pound mnd half pound tin humidort and in tha pound eryttal (lui humid or iaith •pong* moistonor top. Copyright 1921 by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. WiMtoa-SalM* N.C.