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PAGB FOUK EDITORIAL The superintendent of schools of New York City has recommended that the speech of Gen. Pershing, delivered at the recent "Americanism" meeting of the American Legion in Madison Square Garden, "be made the basis of careful reading and. extended discus sion in every high school in the city. It is a suggestion that could be adopt ed to advantage by every city, in the United States. What a cry of outraged justice •Would arise if a hundred or a thous and men were committed to prison without a trial of each. It is juntas illogical to release a similar number of prisoners without a review of the circumstances under which each was incarcerated. a But that is Precise what is proposed in the demand by some ill-advised people that all so called "political prisoners be set free. Japan is reported commission in his notes to the as about to send to this country to dis cuss all pending points of difference between the two nations, particularly the Yap controversy. The Japs should realize that American rights are not a subject for debate. In the case of Yap they are clearly specified, and the American position thereon has been as clearly set forth by Secretary Hughes allies—and to Ja pan The Courier-News gleefully rejoices over the fact that thair victory fund has reached the $12,000 »ark H.1** were in the same condition that the N. is we would feel mighty cheer ful too. It admitted some time ago it had a car load of paper on the side track and had no funds to get it with, and now that the farmers are coming across with the long green it is rea sonable to suppose that the C. N. will get its paper and that the victory fund will have accomplished a great pur pose. It is mighty nice to have farm ers financier the newspaper that favor the league. The recall law may be a good thing sometimes, but we rather think that it is a bad proposition on other oc casions. At Minot they have just elected a city commission. The pres ident of that commission has just handed in his appointments to the council which have been confirmed. Now there are some ginks up there who do not like the mayor's appoint ments so they have started a recall election at a big expense and much acrimony and dissension. This recall business is a bad thing to our notion whatever angle you may look at it. It might be alright in some cases but a recall usually is brought about through disappointment in politics rather than on the merits of the case —at least that is what seems to be the matter at Minot. Senator Philander C. Knox's peace resolution is practically the same as that which was passed by the last congress and vetoed by the former president. It repeals the declaration of war upon Germany of April 7, 1917, and also the declaration of war upon Austria of December 7, 1917. The resolution specifically reserves to the "United States all of its rights under the terms of the armistice and of the Versailles treaty. It omits a request, contained in the similar resolution of the lost congress, that' the President negotiate commercial treaties with Germany. The resolution is under stood to have been laid before Presi dent Harding and to have met with his approval before Senator Knox intro duced it. It has been referred to the senate foreign relations committee, and will doubtless be reported back to the senate in the near future. THE SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SENTIMENT If the schools of a state are to func tion as they should function there must be an aroused public sentiment. And this public sentiment must be imbedded in the minds of the adult population. Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state super intendent of public instruction, is au thority for the statement that North Dakota is a trifle behind other states in the matter of percentage of school attendance. Commenting on the subject, Miss Nielson said in an address at a sec tional teachers' meeting held at Mi not last week: "The reason for North Dakota not being to the fore in this respect is be cause the people of the state have not a proper estimation of real' values." Miss Nielson then urged, that teach ers do their share toward arousing public sentiment that there should be a state truant officer whose duties it would be to co-operate with local truant officers, with county superin tendents and states attorneys in en forcing the compulsory attendance law. The state superintendent made it very plain that she hoped that a sufficient sentiment could be aroused among the people of the state which would eventually remove the necessity for truant officers. There is no good reason why North Dakota should be trailing in the mat ter of school attendance. The state has a law.compelling attendance. It should be enforced—-enforoced to the end that every North Dakota family will realize that it must comply with its provisions. But if at the same time as- the state is enforcing the law, a campaign can be carried on to awaken the adult members of every family to the fact that the law is a good law that it is designed for the benefit of both the future citizen and of the state, then indeed North Dakota will have taken a long stride forward in education.— Forum. FAMES'NIGHT" The friends of Charlton' Andrew^ will read with pleasure the following from Tuesday morning's Indianapolis Star about his play, "Ladies' Night", which has been running at the Eltinge Theatre, New York City, for thirty eiht weeks, with no signs of diminish ing in popularity. The article which follows was written by Harriett Scan land, New York correspondent of the Star: That the popular farce comedy, "Ladies' Night," has not been pro claimed as the work of an ex-Indiana teacher and writer, Charlton An drews, is due to an oversight, which is left to the loyal Hoosier to per form. That the play itself was "pan ned" at its premiere performance is due to an error in judment, as the popularity of the farce, which is in its thirty-fifth week, indicates. It has given its outhor a new distinc tion as a playwright. Mr. Andrews is formerly of Con nersville, Indiana. His varied and interesting career was prefaced by a newspaper experience in Paris, France and also in Indianapolis as dramatic editor of the Indianapolis Press and later he held the same position with the Indianapolis Sentinel. This work is recalled by Mr. Andrews with great interest. Upon one occasion he was asked to temper his criticism much to his amusement then and now. He gave up the newspaper work for teaching. He then taught in different high schools in tlje state. One year found him on the teaching staff of the State College in Washington. For several years he was head of the department of English in the Valley City .State Normal School of North Dakota. Through the years of teaching his avocation called until he found him self back in the newspaper world on the editorial staff of the New York Tribune. The next year the old love, teaching, beckoned, and to her he would be true. Mr. Andrews taught in New York university, lectured in Brooklyn, Polytechnic and taught English in the Stuyvesant high school. It was not easy. "I spent most of my young life on the subway jumping from one of these schools to the other," he de clares. Between times hie wrote plays. If there was a moment to spare he went for a stroll up and down Broadway studying the people whose pockets were bulging with money. How to give his the same fine, plump outline was the problem which he must solve. He was working for A. H. Woods, the the atrical producer, of the bedroom farce fame, adapting plays. "There is an end to all good things," mused Mr. Andrews one day. "This type of play must have a successor. What is the logical step? What will Mr. Woods do next?" At this point the wife figures in the story advantageously as wives will do sometimes. She had been taking a "course" at a Turkish bath and her experiences and observations served as an inspiration—as the very basis in fact of the new improved farce. "If it is funny to see an embarrass ed man hiding in a woman's bedroom, it ought to be even funnier to see a bashful man trying to hide in a woman's Turkish bath." Mr. Andrews reasoned. The bathroom in some shape or form was the next step in this play development. He would write the play! Very quickly the work was accomplished and sub mitted to the genial Mr. Woods, who accepted after twenty-four hours. "Ladies' Night" is particularly well staged. The plot, of course, is ex cruciatingly funny. The artists tak ing the roles have evidently been chosen with the greatest cartf, and every girl in the production besides being a-finished actress, is notable for her beauty and grace. Mr. Andrews is the author of A Parfit Gentil Knight," writen in 1901 "Interrupted Revels," written in 1910. "The Drama Today," 1913 "His Ma jesty the Fool," a play produced at the 'Little Theater, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1913 "The Technique of Play writing," 1915 "The Torches," an adaptation of the play by the same name written by Balaille, produced in New York, and "Ladies' Night." COLONELANDMRS. WHITE HONORED Col. and Mrs. Frank White were the "victims" of a reception given in their honor at the Congragational church last night to which many friends of the Whites were present to extend greet ings and to wish them godspeed as they are about to leave for Washing ton. A musical program was given. Prof. J. B. Myer, Prof. Knute Froy saa, Mrs. Froysaa with Miss Jose phine Wright at the piano, furnish ing a fine program of songs and mu sic that was much enjoyed, the pro gram ending by an anthem by the church choir in which Col. and Mrs. White, who have given their services to the choir for a long time took part. Mrs. Wylie Nielson, being selected as the pioneer Valley City citizen, was called upon to make a speech and presentation and did so in her usual happy vein concluding by presenting the Whites with a pretty view of the high line bridge which they were ask ed to look at each day as a reminder of the many good times they had un derneath it at the Chautauqua grounds and also to remember Valley City by. Both Mr. and Mrs. White responded feelingly, expressing regret at leav ing Valley City and saying that it would always be home to them and that they would never forget the many friends here who had made a large portion of their lives a most happy period in their lives. Following the program frappe was served to the guests. Each guest present was ask ed to write a verse or sentiment on a card and the whole number of cards were to be presented to Col. and Mrs. White as little reminders of their friends here and we know these cards will always awaken memories of the friendship enjoyed among these friends during their long residence in Barnes county Col. White came to, Barnes county 39 years ago yesterday, first settling on a farm and finally winding up in the city where he has been a promin ent and helpful citizen. Mrs. White came along some 27 years ago and succeeded in annexing Frank about a year after she got here. As she said last night in her Speech, "I came out here to get a husband and I have made good." Both have taken a very active part in society, civic and church do ings and in their moving from Valley THK WEEKLY TlME8-RECOftD. VAL.LEV CITY. WORTH PAKOTM City they will leave a vacancy, hard to. fill. It is certainly a big honor to have a Valley City citizen selected treasurer of the United States—one of the biggest offices in the gift of the government, and the friends of the genial colonel and his good wife hope that their removal to the capital city of the| nation opens to them many years of fruitfulness combined with pleasure and happiness. They will al ways be welcomed back to the old town which has oeen their hoihe for these many years. W.C.T.U. ANNOUNCE THEIR PROGRAM The annual meeting of the North Dakota W. C. T. U. will be held at Park River on September 25-26. The national convention will be held at San Francisco, August 17 to 24. A district convention will be held in Val ley City in the 12th district on May 19-20. Plans are now being perfected at state, headquarters for the series of district meetings to be held during the month, May 10-June 10. Miss Amy Spaulding from the national headquarters, and a specialist in Americanization work, will be the main speaker at the district meeting. State officers who will preside at the meetings include Mrs. Elizabeth Pres ton Anderson, president Mrs. Necia Buck, field worker Mrs. R. M. Pol lock, editor White Ribbon Bulletin Mrs. Kate S. Wilder, state superinten dent, child welfare Mrs. Margaret Clifford, state Y. P. B. secretary Mrs. E. S. Bordwell, L. T. L. secretary Mrs. Ella M. Shippy, state superinten dent of Americanization and Mrs. Lillie B. Smith, State superintendent Scientific Temperance Instruction. MAGICIAN TO BE AT V.C. CHAUTAUQUA The children of Valley City will all be glad to know that a real magician is to be an the Chautauqua program. All of them will want to attend, and, of course, the grown-ups will be there as well—to take the children. Henry and his company will be here on July 2nd, and that will be one of the ban ner nights of the program. a DES LACS OIL More than a ton of special stage settings are re quired to properly stage this great en tertainment. The program will con sist of the most mystifying magic. Novelties and surprises will follow one another and entertainment reigns supreme. Henry has but few equals upon the magic stage. The second part of the program will introduce beautiful sketches in crayon colors and" in colored sand. This com pany is carrying the most expensive stage equipment seen upon the chau tauque platform. Triis is a program of entertainment deluxe- and will surely draw one of the largest audiences the Chautauqua has ever known. The following from the Daily News of Minot, N. D., will be of interest to many people who are interested in this well now being drilled near Minot known as the Blum well: The well of the Des Lacs Western Oil Co. near Des Lacs is a center of special interest for Minot people and others this week and a good many are going out to inspect the property. The well is being bailed out for the purpose of ascertaining as nearly as possible the flow of oil. Within two or three days it is" expected that the water will be out or down to a point where tests can be made. The boring is now down 3,890 feet.. That oil exists in considerable quantities in the well no one can doubt. It is evident to the most inex perieftced visitor. The slush bucket comes up dripping with oil and cracks ling with the natural gas which is also present in noteworthy quantity. The scum on the water crackles and flash es when matches are applied and all signs point to an increasing percent age of oil. Yesterday, for example, the amount of oil noticeably increased from morning to afternoon as the steady bailing continued and the level of the water in the boring was low ered. A Montana oil man inspected the Des Lacs Western well yesterday and was outspoken in his opinion that the operation is a good one and should by all means be continued. He declar ed that the indications now are the same as those observed in the well at Winett, Montana, just before the big oil strike there that is drawing people by thousands from all over the country. A Minneapolis man who is inter ested in Texas oil wells also inspect ed the Des Lacs Western property yesterday. He declared the outlook here is excellent and that the company cannot afford to relax its efforts at this time. Minot citizens who have been view ing the operations this week also feel highly encouraged. The bailing con tinued today and the level is now down approximately 2,500 feet. The public is welcomed at the well. Manager H. S. Johnson states, and the operations are gladly explained. The sight is well worth the trip. Ex pert oii men are in charge. The lofty derrick, the great cables and pulleys, the powerful machinery, the huge drills and the other apparatus are a strange and interesting sight to many persons. The slush bucket, 24 feet long and only a few inches in diameter is let down by a stout steel cable to the bottom of the boring and comes up filled with watet, pulverized stone, earth fossils and—last and best—oil and gas, about half a barrelful of mai terial at a lift. The boring is down to a cap of rim rock, and if the tests after bailing are not fully satisfactory, the coring will be extended through this layer of rock. Manager Johnson states that if the reservoir of oil is not found above the rock it is believed it will be discovered just below. Wells in Texas and Wyoming are down more than 4,000 feet in some cases, Manager Johnson points out so a similar depth required here would not be surprising. BUY TICKETS TO THE BAND CONCERT The band boys will start their drive for tickets next Monday afternoon, when a squad of young ladies will ad vance on the residence district, armed with the necessary credentials to bring in the much needed mazuma. This is indeed a worthy cause and every resident of the city should do his or her share to help it along. The band is perhaps the most liberal or ganization in the city. They furnish the music eVery Sunday afternoon in the city park, and will play a mid week concert down town, to All of which there is no admission charge. They play on Decoration Day and Children's Day without pay. In fact they are always at the call of the peo ple when there is anything gping on that needs entertainment for the crowds, and—what would a Fourth of July celebration mean without a band This is the only time of the year that the band boys ask for any help, and they need it now to buy new mu sic and to have their uniforms re paired and fixed up so they will last another year. Be prepared to do all you can for them, and the purchase of a couple of tickets by each family in town will bring in the cash needed. Watch for the advertisement in this paper giving the date and place of the Sixth Annual Municipal Band Concert. BUY A TICKET FOR THE BAND CONCERT The drive for funds for the Valley City Municipal Band was temporarily halted Monday by the rain, but we are informed that the young ladies who will make a canvass of the resident district will start out today, prepared to sell you as many tickets as possi ble. You will get something in re turn for the money invested. On Thursday evening of this week, the band will give a concert at the Nor mal auditorium. They are looking for a large crowd and want you to be there. The solicitation in the resident dis trict is somewhat different to the method employed in previous years. Heretofore only business men of the city have been solicited for the sup port of the organization. This year the band is asking everybody to give something to the support of perhaps the most popular .organization in the city. The concert Thursday evening will begin at 8:15 sharp. Buy a ticket when the young ladies call on you. You will more than get your money's worth by band concerts in the park during the coming summer, and at the Fourth of July celebration, Chautau qua, etc. WELL OUTLOOK SUMMER CONCERTS WILL BE EN JOYED With the reorganization of the Val ley City Municipal band completed, and regular rehearsals being held by members regularly, Valley City is as sured of one of the finest musical or ganizations in the state. It is indeed pleasing to note that the boys are tak ing an active interest in the band, and are working hard to bring it up to place where it will rank among the best in the state. It will indeed be a pleasure to stroll down in the city park on a hot Sunday afternoon and listen to a fine musical program. Moreover, the band is a good adver tisement for the city. People from the surrounding counties will auto to the city on Sunday, and the band con cert will be a fine entertainment for them, as well as for the people of Valley City. In this connection the' Times-Record wants to encourage the purchase of tickets which will begin next week. You will be more than re paid by the summer concerts if you purchase two or. three tickets. Tlie ticket drive will start Monday. TEMPERATURE AT V. C. N. The week has been characterized by ushering in the first real "growing shower" of the season. The rainfall of Wednesday was .19 inch and that of Thursday was .31 inch. The highest and lowest tempera tures for each day have been as fol lows: Friday, April 15, highest tempera ture 39, lowest 22. Saturday, April 16, highest temper ature 48, lowest 13. Sunday, April 17, highest tempera ture 54, lowest 14. Monday, April 18, highest tempera ture 72, lowest 26. Tuesday, April 19, highest tempera ture 80, lowest 28. Wednesday. April 20, highest tem perature 62, lowest 37. Thursday, April 21, highest temper ature 56, lowest 38. —J. E. Switzer, Observer. EXPLAINS HOW OIL WELLSAREMADE Last Thursday, during1 chapel ex ercises, Miss tiubelman gave an inter esting talk on the subject, "Oil and Oil Wells." Miss Gubelman, after finishing the University, taught for several years at Robinson, Illinois, a place which is lo cated in one of the oil sections of the United States: She had the oppor tunity to see an oil well while it was being dug and gave an account of how it was done. The wells are often drilled by con tractors. The machines which are used for drilling are supported by der ricks. There are various depths at which oil is found. In one county oil was found at a depth of 1,500 feet. This well is considered to be very shallow. Most of the oil is found at a depth 'of from 2,000 to 3,000 feet. When oil is reached it may gush to the top, or if there is not enough pressure it has to be brought up by pumping ^machinery. Sometimes tne drillers "shoot" the well by 'securing a basin of nitroglycerine which is poured into the well. When enough of it is pour ed into this hole it is exploded. This is often done by dropping a stone down the- shaft. When the stone strikes the nitroglycerine, an explos ion 'occurs and the oil and debris shoot into the air. From fifty to sixty quarts of nitorglycerine may be used but this is not always enough to cause the oil to come to the surface. It is sometimes difficult to tell wheth er an explosion has occurred, and if the pump is put in before the well has been exploded, the well will be ruin ed. It is therefore safer to use about eighty quarts'of nitroglycerine. Aft er the oil shoots into, the air a pump and pipe are put into the hole. This is attached by a wire to the power house which pumps the oil through pipes into wooden tanks. Then it is taken into larger pipes to a "tank farm." There are about one hundred tanks on each of these farms. When the oil comes from the wells it is black, thick and dirty, and has to be taken to the refining tanks. An oil farm is not a very desirable place to live on and consequently the people move to the towns. Due to this fact, the city of Robinson in creased rapidly in size after the oil was discovered in that section. L. F. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of inullOl/AX, mi *y**« WEEKLYWANTS DR. F. L, WICKS, OCULIST Special attention given to the fit ting of glasses. Wicks Block. Phone No. 493. FOR SALE—W. 1-2 of N. W. 1-4, Sec. 29-139-56 Easy terms P. O. Box 57, Valley Pity. N. D. 10-wtf FOR SALE—Carload of fence posts, Iron Ash and Oak. 17c in 100 lots. George Holzman. 28-4twp FOR SALE—Pure bred Collie pups. Phone rural 902F110. 26-2d-lwp FOR SALE—22 Colt automatic, 25x20 Winchester, Victory seed oats, feed barley and oats, 22 short, long rifle. Dumphy row boat, outboard engine. Phone 271. C. I. Granger. 23-4td-lw A rummage sale is a great blessing It blesses first the giver, second the W. R. C. and third and most of all you, for it makes one dollar to the work of two. Try it. 27-ltdiV Don't fail to attend the Woman's Relief Corps' big rummage sale in the basement of the First National Bank. Friday afternoon and all day Satur day. If you don't see what you want ask for it. Our stock will be very complete. 27-dw-lt Pasture FOR KENT Two hundred Jifty acre pasture, running water. We want to call your attention to the fact that we have just completed our new Filling Station and are ready to serve our customers at any and all times with the best Gasoline and Oil that the market affords. We handle only the Sinclair Gasoline and Oils and they are well known for their high standard of Quality. We wantio assure our Cus tomers that we are determined to follow tjhe Price Decline on Gasoline as fast as it drops. Our price today on Sinclair Gasoline 26.9 cts. We also have the Gasoline Books con taining $10 worth of Coupons which you will find most convenient. These books are good tor anything we handle in the Automobile line. We handle the Philadelphia Batteries guaranteed for Two Years. Automo bile Accessories, of all kinds. We can offer you some real bargains in Farm Machinery niost seasonable of which is Disc Harrows and Corn Planters. "Service Is Onr Salesman" .. Has not been'pastured for fourfyears. Must have two week's notice. Phone 905F3Jor 271 G. I. GRANGER Valley City, N.'D.