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PAGE TWO £*&:! ft 3 3s WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD VALLEY CITY, NORTH" DAKOTA P. R. TRUBSHAW Subscription, $2.00 a Year, in Advance Official Paper of Barnes County Kntered at the Ppstofflce In Valley Ctty. North Dakota, at second class matter. It is hinted that the governor is to make a lot of juicy appointments about Saturday of this week to con form to the new laws that have been put in operation. These new laws create some fat political plums which will, and should, go to the faithful and those who have catered to the political crowd that boss the state. We shall soon know who the lucky fellows are and who shall receive the reward of the faithful. IU W. t. S- The labor federation of Minnesota has refused to'go on strike for Mooney who is serving a life sentence for bombing in San Francisco. We are pleased at this independent stand of the labor party in Minnesota. It shows that after all the men of these organizations want to be right. Mooney has no more punishment than he deserves and if we had our way about it he would have stretched hemp. The innocent people that he sent into eternity by his bomb throw ing have no redress and the suffering his act has left among the relatives of these people is far greater than his punishment. The fact of the matter is that agitators are trying to work up a sympathetic strike among a lot of labor folks that are easily led. ivr w. ft. ft. Adjutant General Fraser, of Bis marck, N. D., has gone out of his way to publicly thank the newspapers of the state for the splendid service they did in giving vast columns of free space to the government during the war and wants the publishers to know he, for one, deeply appreciates this help. He says it was the newspapers that won the war because the news paper was the medium that the gov ernment used to bring out the neces sity of backing up the government and giving all the governmental depart ments advertising that they must of necessity have. The Times-Record is glad to know that our adjutant gen eral appreciates this effort on the part of the press? He appears to be the only one in the state house at Bis marck who do appreciate these efforts —outside of three or four officials who have loyally backed the newspapers, Messrs. Langer, Hall, Kositzky and Miss Nielson—the administration has been against the press right along as is evidenced by the infamous printing bill the administration allowed to pass the legislature. The fact of the mat ter is while the newspapers were do ing valiant work for the government and backing the boys who were in the trenches, Townley and his bunch were stabbing them in the back with their disloyal speeches, and Mr. Townley has recently been convicted by a jury of farmers for disloyalty in Minne sota. Yet we are told that we cannot publish any legal business of a private nature through a law passed by a leg islature absolutely dominated by this same Townley and approved by a gov ernor who is subservient to that man's will. Thg people of North Dakota should feel proud of voting for such a measure and evidently do not appre ciate the value of the work of the newspapers in the war like the adju tant general does. Personally we thank Mr. Fraser for his appreciation. It is like a ray of sunshine out of a storm cloud. -BUY W. S. S-- The editor visited the fair at Far go recently and wants to say that dur ing his short visit there he discovered that Fargo had a great fair. There was a great display of stock, farm machinery, automobiles and in fact about everything that is manufac tured and used in business. In addi tion there was every conceivable form of amusement, good horse races and free attractions and lots of band mu sic from various bands. However good this fair is, we have a criticism to make just the same. The newspap er man is sent what it termed a "comp." For this he generously gives the fair much free advertising which more than pays for the comp—and does it cheerfully. When we got to the fair grounds our "comp" admitted us without question to the grounds. Then we were told to call at the secre tary's office for a ticket which admits us to the grandstand. We called on the secretary and were allowed to cool our heels in his august presence while we listened to some reporter talk over how to run the fair which could have been done some oilier time. We were titan handed a ticket to the grand stand but after arriving there were 'told by the usher that all the seats were reserved and if we wanted one of them we could go buy one or sit down in the sun by the fence in front of the grand stand. That appealed to us •hugely—we liked it—just like most people do the seven year itch or some thing of that sort. However, by the ^kindness of Frank Treat we were giv 5fen a box seat after we explained we could not get one in the grandstand so after all we did not fare so badly. J" the newspaper is of value in helping advertise this fair and be be lieve it is—then if the management wants to recognize this fact by send ing the editoT a complimentary ticket for the love of Mike let it include at least a seat in the grandstand any where he wants to sit if he gets there in time enough without his having to a dozen officials and wait the pleasure of some of them before he finally gets the common courtesy that is his due under the circumstances. We more than paid for any "comp' got by advertising this fair and pleased to do it, but we want at least —1DY W. I. ». The point we want to make is thit: If 'make believe variety. However the Contrary to the article sent out by the Fargo Courier-News that the real state press association is out to op pose the new laws now being put in operation, we desire to state that the innuendo put forth by the Fargo morning socialist is absolutely false. The North Dakota Press boys feel that they shuld be paid for all legitimate advertising of public utilities just like they are paid for other advertis ing matter. We have approved a bill for $200,000 we -was some courtesy in exchange for our effort. That is oar point of view. *1UY W. ft. ft.—— Congressman James H. Sinclair lias introduced a bill in congress to appro priate five million dollars for the pur chase of feed and seed for the drouth stricken farmers of the western part of the state. This is a move"in the right direction and we hope that con gress will speedily pass the bill and give the relief called for. Better to help out the farmers of the country that spend all the money in reckless expenditures that are unnecessary. -auv w. a. a.- The habit of calling on a neighbor for the purpose of reading his paper is a bolshevist tendency. By and by, the fellow who has formed this habit will expect the enighbor to bring the paper to him, and some day, if the neighbor fails to do so, the erstwhile borrower will conceive a "high ideal"—heU.try to "overthrow" the neighbor. PIay safe by subscribing. It saves muscle and stimulates the mind. -1UY W. ft. The government is going to put in to operation two gigantic ocean liners larger than any ships now afloat and which will be designed to cross the Atlantic in four days, and these grey hounds of the ocean are to be built by the shipping board. They will be one thousand feet long and will be able to go 30 knots per hour. They will be equipped so that they can be used as commerce destroyers in case of war. It is marvelous what strides modern science is making these days and when you stop to think that they will cross the Atlantic just as quick as you can go from here to California we are traveling very fast. It is hard work keeping up these days. w. ft. ft. The Times-Record suggests Maj. D. S. Ritchie as suitable timber for the judgeship of the new judicial district in which Barnes county will be locat ed. As the judiciary should be entire ly nonpartisan, here is an opportunity for Governor Frazier to show his in dependence and good judgment. The Major's service in France eliminated him entirely from the bitterness of the late political campaign, and no one will question his qualifications, The Times-Record's suggestion is timely. The Governor has been known to rise to the occasion, notably in the appointment of Colonel Frank White to the colonelcy of the Second Reg iment, the right man for the plaee. Why not again ?—Sanborn Enterprise. 1UV w. c. ft. The "dawn ofaNew Day" is arriv ing ever day in North Dakota as ad vertised and the dear people are com mencing to find it out. As a result of the new compensation act ushered in by this new dawn flour has been ad vanced 50c per hundred to meet the increase of taxation along these lines and the suffering public is the goat as usual. As a result of this dawn of a new day lignite coal has been advanc ed $1.20 per ton out west to meet these rosy conditions of the new dawn and the people as usual have to suffer. By the time we get all the amend ments put. onto us by the last legis lature and begin to pay the bills in added taxation the dawn of the new day in North Dakota will be anything but a rosy one to the average tax payer. for immigration purposes and some of it should be used in this way. The C-N has no howl coming. The administration has legislated all but fifty-three papers out of doing any legal work and now wants us to ad vertise the state's pet schemes for nothing while it and the other kept newspapers keep their feet in the pub lic trough. The Fargo paper is put ting in its time belittling the press meeting which is to be held next month at Mandan and cannot see any thing coming out of this gathering that is any good. At Grand Forks a year ago the nonpartisan league at tempted to gain control of this asso ciation so that it could not have been such a bad institution after all. Fail ing in that the boss told the kept edi tors to bolt and they did forming a rump association which to their mind is the only pure and spotless organiza tion in the state along those lines. The old institution will survive the drivies against it we think. »gy w. a. s. Some of our democratic friends are moved to a high degree of mirth and exultation all because the country wished a republican congress on us last November, the democrats claim ing that the new congress is spending more money than the democratic con gress. That may be, all right, but the fact of the matter is that the demo cratic congress with a big majority in both houses last fall, were so busy trying to elect a democratic congress that they did not have time to pass the appropriation bills before- the end of that congress, consequently the re publicans have to pass all these bills,' and in addition pay a lot -more extrav agant bills that the preceding con gress wished on its successors. It is tough luck on the republicans, but they can easily get from under that by showing that the bills were contract ed under a purely democratic adminis tration. It is probably amusing to the dems but their laugh is of the democratic party still has Burleson with it, a'Yid that is a much bigger hoodoo than any republican congress ever could be to the country. wvv w. a a. WHY PICK ON THE DEALER? based entirely upon a newspaper CREED (^NATION AL PROSPERITY A nation's prosperity is measured by its business prosperity. Business prosperity is possible only through the exercise of personal ini tiative on the part of those engaged therein. Personal initiative requires ade quate reward as an incentive for its continued existence. There is no monopoly on personal initiative the United States constitu tion guarantees the right to free use of initiative as a birth right to every American citizen, both native born, and by adoption. Hope of reward leads men to strug gle on to accemplishment. The possession and enjoyment of the fruits of his toil constitutes the Teward to the man who exercises ini tiative, no matter what his sphere in life may be. TC- port or some -unreliable gossip as to the causes of .underlying conditions. In many cases the dealer in food stuffs has 'been held accountable for the "high prices, has even been looked upon -as a 'profiteer in the minds of many people. Others hold that the wholesaler "the guilty party, malting vague and indefinite allusions to a middle man. Neither of these factors in the chain of distribution has any more control of the price at which articles are to be sold than the consumer him self. Perhaps no particular class is more anxious to. see a sensible .reduc tion in prices than is the retailer and the wholesaler. With normal prices prevailing, he can make a fair profit on1 a reasonable investment. With high prices prevailing, he must be satisfied with a smaller profit and a considerably heavier investment. So far as fruits and vegetables are concerned, the proposition 'is simple. There has been a world shortage of food, and in consequence the strongest demand ithat the market has ever known. Europe is willing to pay any amount to obtain this food. Growers, being human beings, will sell their products where they can get the high est return. Therefore, it necessarily follows that domestic buyers must pay the price that foreign buyers are will tng to pay. The retailer and the wholesaler, like the consumer, are victim of circumstances. They can not change Immutable laws. »u* w. i. «. The following from the Fargo Blade has more truth than poetry attached: to it: The election of a socialist to congress in a St. Panl district winch, gave 12 $©0 for Wilson, with the republican candidate second and the democrat third, indicates the direc tion in which the present national administration has been educating public sentiment. The only alterna tive to socialism in this country it republicanism, and republicanism must prepare to fight the battle along these lines, without dodgingt trimming or compromise. -w «OT W. ft. ft. With Italy peeved and dissatisfied at the outcome of the peace pact, Germany working over time to fraild up another military machine, twenty or more other smaller countries of the world at war this league of nations stunt does not appeal to us in a very alarming degree. What this country wants more than anything else is to stand independent and alone ready to help out the distressed of the world when the occasion warrants without having to be bound hand and foot by the other nations of the world. The league of nations is a good thing—for the other fellows. The July crop report of the state of Kansas reveals the fact that the wheat crop in that state has shrunk 70,000,000 since the June report, yet it is claimed that the state will har- shrinkage in North and South Dakota and Minnesota and the almost total failure in Montana, we can look for very little relief in the price of flour, in fact that commodity is. advancing right along and manjr people are buy ing their year's supply right now 'in Qrder to be on the safe side and save some money. The European countries are buying all our cottons, fruits, etc., and in consequence there will be very little decline in prices along these lines for some time to come. American bus iness men are going to take their wares to the best markets of the world, consequently they are getting enormous prices from the war strick en countries of Europe while the peo ple of this country have to stand the gaff. Can you beat It? mw.tt— This is the goal a man seeks, whether his toil be physical or mental. No man will exercise initiative if he cannot possess the "fruits of his toil. The ownership of ^property is the right of everyone it is a sacred right because it is the reward^ of initiative, and initiative is the tonic of business success and prosperity. The moment the state or nation en gages in private enterprise it deals a blow of individual initiative. Individual initiative will not func tion under conditions of state owner ship because the hope of reward is not adequate. There is no monopoly on mental or physical toil the poorest boy in the country may become the mental gen ius of the century. Physical toil presupposes in certain cases tiresome toil. Mental toil always means a mind harrassed and strained by responsibil ity- The young man starting in life can choose one or the otherhis success will depend on his initiative and abil ity and perserverance, The older man can impress upon his boy his chances for success by the exercise of initiative, regardless of whether his toil at the start be mental Some one has said that ther are less or physical. The two constantly interchange and than five per cent of our people who, understand the fundamental law of intermingle the physical toiler of to supply and demand. day is the mental toiler of tomorrow. It is most unfortunate that the opin- The reward of their initiative must a drive and can walk around some^el ions of a great mass of people arejbe kept before than. "|thoagb still weifc 4 The demagogue would destroy the hope of reward "by destroying the right to the ownership of private property and business. Without that reward before them, initiative would cease. Without initiative there can be no business prosperity. Without business prosperity there can be no prosperity of a jiation. The story of Russia would then be come the story of America! White Bear, Minun., July 28.—First matches in the ihird annual tourna ment of the Minnesota Women's State Golf Association were begun at the White Bear golf links early today. Eighteen hole team match -play against par for the state team trouhy was the schedule today. The winning team will keep the cup until the next tourney, It becomes the permanent property of the team winning it three times in succession. The program calls for play every day this week, the state championships to be decided Sat urday. Tomorrow morning the qualifying round for the championship will be staged in an eighteen hole medal play. The lowest sixteen players will qualify for the championship flight while the next .24 will compete in the second, third and fourth flights. The first round in the champion ship flight will be played Wednesday —an eighteen hole match play. The eight losers will enter the conso]ation the first .round of which will start on ^Thursday. The first round in the sec ond, third and fourth flights, will start Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon, the associa tion will hold its annual meeting, two delegates from each club being elig ible to vote.. The second round of the championship flight will be played Thursday as well as the -, second rounds in the other flights. Thursday afternoon, driving, approaching and potting contests will be held. The semi-finals in all flights will be play ed Friday. The finals will be staged mmA ately after the championships are de- vr r» vest the second largest crop of wheat ... tricl) It will Fargo, N. D., July 28.—-The inven tion of paper twine, not only stronger than Mexican sisal binder twine, but "practically everlasting" will in an other year relieve the binder twine market has been advanced 300 per cent according to A. B. Clancy, local man ager of the International Harvester company. Higher prices on farm ma chinery may be expected though, ac cording to the same authority. RED CROSS NEWS, As regular mail communication with- enemy countries will be. resumed within the next few days the enemy civilian commiuiication service of the Red Cross is hereby discontinued.. N6 new messages will be received. Mes sages on way to United States will be gwJ£rs forwarded to addresses. women from the time the United] States entered the war to the end of last March. The pen may be mightier than the sword, but both wiU have to take a back, seat for the knitting needle* .Paris headquarters of the Red Cross has just received the first issue of a monthly bulletin to be published by the Central Commitee of the Red Cross in China. Tfie American Red Crpss lias fourteen chapters and branches in China. •, Mme. Poincaire, wife of the presi dent of the French republic, recently visited three health clinics conducted by the American Red Cross in one of the poorest districts of Paris, and ex pressed her admiration for the work they have been doing. colors a Amdng other things, the Red Cross is helping thf melting pot to melt some of the convalescent hospitals where there is a large percentage of patients of foreign birth and blood, by providing instructors "to teach them to read and write English. Mike J. Dowling of Olivia, Mmn., the man who won fame and fortune after the loss of both legs and both hands, has gone to England to work for the British Red Cross. His princi pal task will be to preach the gospel of optimism to the soldiers who are not so Tieavily handicapped as he. "My work will have to do chiefly with the matter of the eyesight. I am going to show them that they have gotten their mixed arid what they think looks blue is really .pink and rosy," declared Mr. Dowling Mrs. C. A. Olsen, who has been con fined to the house and her bed for over nine weeks is able to be out a little and is improving every day. She has. had a tougn time of it but we are glad to note that she is able to take a •Sg--. sty 4 -*ar jr !i *?{, TWE WEGM3LV TTlMOM«ECO«» VttUjgy CfTY. NORTH DAttQT* THURSDAY, JULY 1 St. Paul, Minn., July 28.—Scores of John new homes have been started in St.'Cu' Vf th* Paul during the "Own Your Home"'^mentru wind finish including a big parade. •n t„i„ oq tw in the state's history. With that big' u8ii j.° jeir ^re on^thfe board of administration which shrinking in that state along with the .wseDail diamond. take charge of the. educational Minneapolis. Mini.. July 28-Amer-' "Kj vr„4.u .-f tion commissioner is an important, maW aswiciatioiThere today. Bel I mtSmer' N"orth Dakota and of relieving some missioner, there will be speakers of difficulties uuder which the Barnes county ceases today to be part of the Fifth judicial district, after beidg part of the district since long before it was part, of the state of North Dakota. It becomes part of the First judicial district today, un der the new Judicial districting law passed by the last legislature. The new district will include Cass, Steel, Traill, Griggs and Barnes coun ties. The present judges of the First and Third judicial district, Judge Cooley of Grand Forks and Judge A. T. Cole of Fargo, will hold their of fices in the new district. Associated with them will be another judge who will be appointed by Governor Fraz ier. This third judge-will hold office until the next judicial election, in the autumn of. 19201 The First judicial district, as ori ginally fixed, included most of what is now North Dakota. Judge Stan ford A. Hudson was the first resilient judge, being appointed by President Garfield in 1881. The first term, of court in the district was held in Pem bina by Judge French in 1871. The'earliest naturalization records in the district clerk's office were made in 1873. George I. Foister was county clerk., John Ross, who came to the district from Douglas county, Minn., was the first man who ap plied for naturalization, eh being a subject of "Oscar II, King ofSweden and. Norway." Other early- petitions were filed by John Peterson, Jens Johnson, Olaf Lund and B. C. An derson. It is expected the appointment of the new judge for the district will be made today."V' r"*!'' Bismarck, S. D.,July 25.—Ten un important appointments are to made by Governor Frazier today. Al- though no announcements of the men namedhavebeenissued, rumored that the office c£ «. .' sioner of immigration is to be offered Scores of .4.^ -n. t_i,_ Club. it is commis- ,jj Worst, president a of the campaign which will end this week.' th^state°and1is^um^WMHy1 respect T* St- Paul committee ,1™. wMH. was forced out of the presidency of by the old Agriculture! college. the farm school by the old reac- ShJSL iSL for tionaries for his revealations concern- h»Jinf °n Bre ittuumiK. othT ionization work and missions are the .«?enerlilly that its made up to men the hpfiortant Mound, Lake Minnetoujca, this week. r,a«ev nresident of Leading Baptists of the country are cSmnanT of the lecturers and speakers at the con veption. There an usually taree1 attendance at the assembly, close August 1. 'tete' company Bowman and Robert F. Muir of Sarles. Mr. Casey has been a member- of the board of control, whose duties are to be taken over by the board ofad ministration. Messrs. Totten and Muir have been on- the state board of regents, which also is superseded by the new board. Three district judges are also to be named, and three members of the state board of bar examiners. Noth ing is known of the personnel of these. Jti SHEYENNB VALLEY The haying is going on in full swing around this neighborhood. John F. Henrikson was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allajn last Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Colliiis were Kathryn shoppers last Tuesday. Anton Anderson, Sr., was a visitor with John F. Henrikson last Monday forenoon. Among those who were Kathrjrn last"" Monday from this neighborhood More than 22,000,000 knitted ar- jj. Hanson and Christine Mickelson. tides were turned out by Red^ Cross ftiss jwere Carl Thoreson, L. Carlo Miss noon Henrikson visited with Aas last Sunday after- Ole Jenson was a Kathryn shopr per last Monday forenoon. Jens Henrikson and daughter Es ther made a trip to Kathryn last Mon day otishopping. Carl Hanson of Kathryn was a vis itor at the G. O. Aas home last Sun- llads Hagen and sons Herman and Clifford autoed to Kathryn last Wed nesday on business.. Julius, and Arnid Henrikson helped John F. Henrikson last Thursday aft ernoon stacking, hay. Mads' Rensby arrived last Friday from Canada after being there three months. He said that the crops have dried up outthere. Mrs. W. B. Meland returned to Moorhead, Minn., last Monday after a week visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. O.-Aas. Ole Stevens was in Kathryn last Friday after a load of lumber. Alfred Anderson spent last Satur day evening with John F. Henrikson. Henry G. Aas autoed to Kathryn last Friday on business. Some Indians were seen on the val ley road last Monday going south. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gregerson and son Sidney and John F. Henrikson au toed to Kathrsai last Monday after noon on shopping. Helge Olson is helping Alfred An derson these days putting up hay. There will be rffervices in the Shey enne Valley chlirch Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Oscar E. Aas and G. O. Aas were transacting business at Kathryif last Monday. The Sheynne Valley Young Peoples society will meet in'the basement of the Sheyenne Valley church Sunday at the Sheyenne Valley church Sun-* day evening, July 27th. Everybody welcomes*?? sit" •W*V' 31. Miff. The following is tiie program which Will be carried out by the North Dako to Press Association at their annual meeting which will be held this yeair at Mandan, N. D., August 8 and 9, 1919: "Friday, Aug.-8—9M a. ®.»» First Attolmpt at Community Singing. Invocation—Rev. H. H. Owes, Mandan Address of Welcome—W. H. Stuts an, president Mandan Commercial Response—H. S. Wood,St eele.- bs s» Selection by Press Association Male Quartette. Reading of Minutes 1918 meeting, s. Vocal Solo—T. D. Monson, Fessenden. •*s President's Address—M. I. Forkner, Langdon. Report of the Secretary—C. E. Boy- 3 den, Lisbon. Report of the Treasurer—Edw. Sulli van, New Salem. Appointment of Committees, 2:60 p. m. Second Attempt at Community Sing ing. Pap^r—'Stiffening Your Back Bone* —V E. Swanson, Leonard. _. Discussion. Vocal Solo—Frank Ellickson, Regent. Paper—"Next Door Foreign Adver tising'WGeo. J. Heinze, Tower City. Discussion. Paper "Economy the War Has Taught Us."—Walter Taylor, La 'Moure. Discussion. Selection by Press Association Male Quartette. Some Poetry—Mome M%de and Other wise-i-Sergt. Earl Tostevin. Round Table Discussion—A question box will be placied on the secretary's desk at the opening of the conven tion, arid the publishers are invited to fill it with -knotty .problems# which the past presidents of the as sociation will help untavel. "Pack up your troubles" and bring them to Mandan. 5:30 p. m. '5At the above hour the publishers will be. placed ijB custody oftthe Man dan Commertial Club. Big doings promised"at the Country .Club, follow ing an auto tour of the city and coun try and a banquet at the Lewis 4 Clarke Hotel. Real Community Singing. Paper ^Advertising Your Own Newspaper"—David Haven, Far go. Discussion.. Paper—"Newspaper Vocal'I&o—David Among these Community singing will be led by N. B. Black of Fargo, assisted by oth er association warblers. Don't forget to get into the run ning for the prizes for printing, of fered by the Maridan Commercial Club. If you WJg*.'! Ideals and btn- ics"—T. LeRoy Evans, Halliday. Discussion. Scotch Song—N. 3. Black, Fargo. Paper—"How to Beat the Labor Prob- Lem"—A. C. Olson, New Rockford. Discussion. 2:00 p.m. Selection by the Association Qpar tette. Report of Committees. Report of Publishers Mutual Fire In surance Company—Secretary E. M. DeHaven, Fargo* Election of Officers. Unfinished Business. Selectiori of Meeting Plaee, 1920. u., can't smile while you are thinking, don't think. CLAIM IS DENIED Washington, July $8.—Amazement :s expressed here at the claims of the Nonpartisan league that there are vir tually five league members in the house of representatives. In a recept editorial *n the Nonpartisan Leader, under the caption "A Political Over turn," the recent election of Oscar E. Keller is discussed, and"*he is claimed as ,'ifriend" of the league. Represen tative Carss of Duluth also is placed in the same class. "These two labor congressmen from Minnesota," the editorial says, "with tne three league congressmen from. North Dakota—Baer, Young and Sin clair—make a strong liberal group the lower house at Washington, a group which will rapidly increase in numbers and influence umess all signs fail.", Those who object to the claims' of the Nonpartisan league declare they are unfounded so far as Representa tives Young ana Carss are concerned, And call attention to the autobiogra phies in the congressional directory.'-^ Mr. Carss says "political affilia tions, democratic." Mr. Young says he' is a "republican." Mr. Sinclair says he was elected as a "nonpartisan republican." Mr. Keller hasn't yet taken his seat and his autobiography hasnt been submitted to the printer. He is expected to act with the re publicans. Mr. Baer, of course, is a nonpartisan leaguer. .• r.t POSTMASTER EXAMINATION At the request of the- Postmaster General the United States Civil Ser vice Commission has'announced *n. .ex amination to be held at Valley City, N. D., nSept. 24,1919 for the posi tion of postmaster at Marion, N. D. This office has an annual compensa tion of $1100. To be eligible fir this examination an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, must ac tually reside within the delivery of the office and have so resided at the time the present vacancy occurred. Applicants must have reached-their twenty-first but not their sixty-fifth birthday on the date Of the examina tion^ Application Form 2241 and full information concerning the require ments of the examination may be se cured from the postmaster at the place of vacancy or from the civil ser vice commission, Washington, D. C. Applications should be properly exe cuted and filed with the Commission at' Washington, D. C, in time to ar range for theexamination of the appli cant. vm~ t'l- ,' & I 1 'fir* Use W' •V- Vi" £%1, -•k ?.