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a T: »J W A.. PAGE EUitfT (Political Advertising) Ormsby McHarg, Candi date for U. S. Senate, Is sues Statement and Plat form. MR. McHARG'S STATEMENT North Dakota is at present strictly an agricultural state. No public aid has as yet been given to the develop ment of its vast coal and clay depos its as has been the case in Western Canada. The agricultural interests of the nation equal in importance all the other resources, and are best describ ed by the statement that forty per centum of the population and fifty five per centum of the purchasing power rest on that foundation. It is within the power of this great body to have representation in the Con gress of the nation accordingly. The problems of the farmer are lo cal, not national, in character, but often depend upon the attitude of the national government for solution be cause of the peculiar nature of our governmental machinery. Roads, rail roads and marketing facilities are the fanners chief concern. These have, with the rapid development of tfie country, become national projects. The farmer is entitled to have his in terests as jealously guarded by Con gress as are the great manufacturing and carrying interests. The represen tatives sent from the agricultural states to Congress have been in many instances recreant to the trust im pose* 1 in them. Notably so in the case of the senior senator from this staie. Can you put your finger ori a concrete thing he has accomplished for the far mers of the state? A conspicuous case of recreancy is tliat of the men chosen two years ago to conduct the affairs of the state. To relieve themselves o.: the grotes que burden which this motley crew had imposed on them, the farmers of the state arose enmasse and with the aid fthe most drastic cure known to politics—the recall—expelled from of fice the men who had betrayed heir trust. Those of u? who -.an remem ber the Farmers Alliance movement ia the early nineties know that it grew out of an honest grievance. The same can be said of the League move ment. In each case the movement became the plaything of a group of scheming politicians Townley, Lem ke and their joint beneficiaries—Mc Kenzie and McCumber—l ave set the farmers calendar back ten years. That the recall was justified has Seen demonstrated beyond question by Governor Nestos. When Governor Nestos assumed office about six months ago this great state presu ted the humiliating spectacle of a beggar in the money markets of he country. What is the situation now? The fame bonds that were begging to statod up in the marts of the nation, but were rejected and discredited, are now sell ing at a large premium. Hail war rants that were selling at a discount of from fifteen to twenty points are going to par by June first. The story ®f the re-establishment of individual credits within the same time in the state, with the socialist program re pudiated, is as bright. One is justi fied in applying to Nestos, Webster's encomium of Hamilton, "He struyk the rock of national (state) resources and from it abundance of revenue flowed." Endorses Nestos Administration and urges election of en tire Independent Ticket Makes definite statement of stand on State and National issues Scores Mc Cumber for assertion that State's Coal Fields are of little value, and favors Federal Aid in their develop ment. Jamestown, N. D., June 22.—Ormsby McHarg, who is a candidate for the republican nomination for the United States Senate at the June primar ies, has been, a national figure in the affairs of that party for many years. He was appointed by President Roosevelt as an assistant to the attorney general of the United States in 1907 and resigned in 1908 at the personal request of President Roosevelt to assist in the nomination and election of William H. Taft. Following the election, he was appointed first assistant secretary of Commerce and Labor by President Taft. The announcement of the candidacy of Mr. McHarg is just another indi cation of the renewed activity of the old progressive element of the republi can party, which has been clearly demonstrated by the recent nomination of former Senators Bevcridge in Indiana and Kellogg in Minnesota and Gifford Pinchot in Pennsylvania, all of whom were identified with Mr. McHarg in his management of the Roosevelt campaign for the republican nomination in 1912. STATE PLATFORM Any one aspiring to represent North Dakota in the national Congress should make known to the people, forming its electorate, what improve ment his election will accomplish over existing conditions. This means a platform. In the first place, I propose honor ably to do all in my power to return the Nestos administration. Governor Nestos and his associates have labor ed unremittingly against apparently insurmountable odds to restore the state to its normal functions and for mer credit. I intend to do all that I honorably can to restore the government of the state to its own people. The people of the state should determine here ami now to repudiate outside interference in the state government, whether dic tated by corporate or political inter ests, to the end that "politics for per sonal profit" may be cast out. The people of the state should eradicate and expel the influence that made pos sible the twin evils of Townloyism and McKenzieism. Townley and McKon zie have sown dragons' teeth over this fair state. The people of the state are reaping a harvest of hate, the ohlj. harvest that can grow from such seed. These two men will be joint benefic iaries if either McCumber or Frazier is elected to the senate. The Republican National Committee has recognized the state committee presided over by Judge Burleigh F. Spalding, and has repudiated the spu rious committed approved by Senator McCumber and bearing the name of William Lemke. It is the duty of all good Republican? to follow the action of the National Committee. The nation and state can profit by the experience of the Canadian gov ernment and the provinces tying to the north of us by co-operating to de velop the great coal fields lying in the western part of the state. This pro gram will save to the state mill'or.s of dollars that now go to eastern mine owners, as well as the vast sums now paid on long freight hauls. I am in favor of a joint appropriation for that purpose. I denounce as being disloyal to the state and altogether indefensi ble the public statement of Mr. Mc Cumber made in Washington that the coal mines in the western part of this state are of little or no value. 1 There are problems growing out of the war which demand settlement. The failure of the senior senator from this state to meet and cope with them is apparent to all observers. What has he done for the agricultural in terests of the nation? Farm prices have steadily declined not so the pric es of the commodities which the far mer must purchase. What has he done to cut down the appalling nation- I firmly believe that the time has arrived when the farmers of ihe na tion should demand and receive as much consideration as the well organ ized manufacturing and carrjing in terests. If an agricultural bloc is nec essary to accomplish this purpose, then I am in favor of such a congres- al expenditures? This is aH-reflected in freight rates and taxes. What has I Mr. McCumber done to rid the state of the non-resident gang which was sapping its vitality? Did he assist in throwing Lemke and Townley out of power? Emphatically^ No. What about the Federal office hold ers appointed at Mr. McCumber's re quest We all know they are princi pally concerned now with securing his nomination. How about Miller, the nullifier of the Volstead Act? How about service men refused appoint ments in order to give places to po litical hacks? The resentment against Mr. Mc Cumber is so great that a persistent demand is made for his, retirement and that a man be chosen to take his place who will represent the state and not special interests. I sional division or group. The appalling extravangance of the hational government is responsible for the heavy taxes which show in the high prices of manufactured goods and excessive .freight rates. It is es pecially important to the agricultural interests of the country that this orgy of waste should cease, as the farmer, a producer of raw materials, is com pelled to sell at a lovjj, market and buy in a high market. National expenses should be speedily reduced. On the associated subjects of peace and the care of those who have fought our.wars, the words of Lincoln's last inaugural are most appropriate: "With malice toward none, with char ity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations" I favor the enforcement of the eigh teenth, or prohibition, amendment of the Constitution of the United States, as a part or the supreme law of the land, and the prohibition laws of this state, and denounce any and all ef forts to nullify them other than by the process clearly defined in the consti tution itself. I especially denounce the method invoked in the United States District Court for the state of North Dakota to nullify the national prohibition law, and classify McCum ber and Miller, his appointee, the men responsible therefor, with Calhoun, the pro-slavery proponent of nullifica tion. Finally, and to the end that the foundation principles of our civiliza tion may be kept secure, right stand ards of government maintained and patriotism promoted, it is indispens able that the nation and state be rep resented in public office by honest, unselfish officials, men who are not seeking office for profit. This nation and state must not lose sight of, nor faith in, the plain, easily understood requirements of a govern ment of the people, by the people, and for the people. The sovereign power in this nation and state is in the peo ple. This power is exercised by the ballot. The people's liberty is main tained only by themselves. Eternal vigilance is its price. GOOD WORK FOR JUDGE J. A. COFFEY Leonard Haunta, convicted of wil fully refusing to support his minor children, was today sentenced to serve one year and six months in the state penitentiary at harcl labor. In passing sentence Judge Coffey took occasion to emphasize the seriousness of the defendant's conduct and recall the history of the case. The Judge said in part: "Mr. Hauntz you have been charg ed with wilfully neglecting and re fusing to support your four minor children under the age of sixteen years. The jury has found that you are guilty of wilfully refusing to support your children, that you have deliberately refused, and have left them upon the charity of the public and the efforts of your frail wife, frail because she has borne to you 10 children in quick succession, and be cause she has had to assume the bur dens which you should have helped her bear and which you have shaken from your shoulders like dust from the street. "At the last term of court before Judge Nuessle your wife was given a divorce from you and you were re quired to help support your four children. You deliberately refused to comply with the order of the court and staged that you would rot in jail before you would support them. You were brought into court upon a con tempt charge for refusing to comply with" the order to support your child ren. Upon this hearing you even re fused to answer the questions put to you and acted in a generally insolent and insulting manner. You were committed to jail for contempt and after serving 90 days you were re leased upon signing an agreement that you would thereafter attempt to carry out the decree of court and support your children. This you have wilfully and deliberately refused to do. You have not only refused to carry out the order of Judge Nuessle but you have violated the statutes of the state which imposes this duty upon you and you have violated the highest instincts of man and the highest duty of man, to support his own offspring. You have forfeited all right to consideration from your children and from the court. There are too many men who like yourself feel but lightly the responsibility to their children and family. Your counsel has asked for leniency in this case—for a suspended sentence. I have no sympathy for you in these circumstances there will be no sus pended sentence." Alert. "r V-' -/j. 'V :::'v.'.I THE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD, VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922. ELKS OBSERVE FLAG DAY SUNDAY On account of rainy weather the exercises and program advertised to be given in the city park several day3 ago were given Sunday afternoon in the park, hundreds of people from far and near being present to enjoy the very excellent program prepared. The opening number was the "Star Spangled Banner," by the Municipal Band. Then followed introductory exercises by Exalted Ruler A. C. Thorkelson and other officers of the lodge. Prayer by the chaplain and another selection by the band follow ed, then Major D. S. Ritchie read a history of the flag which was of much interest. Altar services by the Es quire and officers followed, another selection by the band, then came the patriotic address of the day by Hon. Lee Combs. Mr. Combs gave a very fine and eloquent address, and gave a comprehensive resume of the way the old flag had stood for liberty and union and that it meant more than we really realized. He said that it was the greatest and grandest flag in the whole wide world, because un der its protecting folds the peoples, not only of this country, but of other nations of the world, would get pro tection and a square deal. Mr. Combs is an eloquent speaker any time he talks but yesterday afternoon his ef forts were exceeding good and if those who heard him have given his exposition of the flag and what it is standing for any serious thought, each and every one of them have a better and clearer understanding of what loyalty to the flag of the coun try which they claim as their own, means. No flag in the whole world has done so much for democracy said Mr. Combs, than has this grand old flag, "The Stars and Stripes of Amer ica," and to that flag and what it has stood for in all the years of our inde pendence has come a united people, prosperous, peac'fe loving and square minded, with nothing in their hearts but equality, liberty and justice to all. Following this very fine talk the band played the national anthem and the meeting adjourned. The whole program was nicely carried out and we feel sure was much enjoyed by those present and the officers of the local Elks lodge are to be congratu lated for the splendid manner in which the exercises were carried out and for the entertainment afforded those present. SAVINGS AND LOSS ES ON STATE BONDS When the Nestos administration took charge of our state government it was found that the Townley admin istration with Lemke as chief manip ulator had offered North Dakota bonds at such ridiculous prices as to induce a certain bond house to con tract to buy practically all of the bonds that North Dakota had a right to sell. The deal made it look as tho the Townley officials had been given the job ot selling them on Com mission regardless of what price the bonds would bring. The Nestos ad ministration undertook to force a change in that contract. As a result of that there has now been saved to the taxpayers of this state the fol lowing amounts. On the Mill and Elevator Bonds, $438,000. On the Real Estate Bonds, $1,100, 050. Total savings by the Nestos admin istration on various transactions, $1, 538,050. Many of the bonds that were sold by the old administration had to be delivered for various reasons and on these transactions the state lost the following amounts: On the Mill and Elevator Bonds, $269,500. On the Real Estate Bonds, $1,232, 700. On Bank of North Dakota Bonds, $198,120. Total losses under Townleyized ad ministration on various transactions, $1,700,320. ROAD CONTRACT SLET The road grading contracts on which bids were opened on Monday, were let by the county cotpmissioners yesterday. Stanley Bros., were award ed the work of dirt moving on all three contracts, their bid on project No. 124, which is the road across takeEckelson to the west end of the county, being for 26 cents per cubic yard. Their bid on the southeast hill was also at 26 cents while the bid on the road to Oriska was 30 cents. Most of the concrete work was awarded to a contractor from Minot. The gravel ling work bids were rejected and the county will undertake this work them selves as they already have the equip ment necessary for the work. In all 81 bids were opened on these con tracts, the unsuccessful bidders in cluding Noel, of Jamestown, Stevens ^7^ ~v '*.'" A i' 0 •. \'VVVv. 7-• \'i\-''•* v. ,, '"tw ir Bros., of St Paul, Jackson, of James town, Lee Cowell of this city and sev eral others. The accepted bids ori the road work are as follows: Project 47, (Valley I City to Oriska), Stanley Bros., dirt jWork, $8,112.20 F. M. Haas Co., Mi not, concrete work, $1,236.48 Klauer Mfg. Co., metal culverts, $1,576.11. Project 124, (Sanborn to west coun ty line), Stanley Bros!, dirt work, $30,677.88 F. M. Haas Co., concrete work, $3397.12 Klauer Mfg. Co., met al culverts, $2267.63. Project 156, (Southeast hill) Stanley Bros., dirt work, $4,361.12 Graveling, $368.22 J. A. Jardine Co., Fargo, concrete' work, $1,935.63 Klauer Mfg. Co., met al culverts, $45.98. Th^ total expenditures represented by the contracts awarded on Monday are $53,978.39, one half of which will be paid by the federal government. GETCHELL PRAIRIE ITEMS I Mr. Myron W. Getchell of Urbana, 111., arrived Wednesday evening to visit his cousins, Fred and Levi Get chell. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bergan and fam ily were callers at the Lloyd Sampson home Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs- .Ben Wilson and fam ily and Mrs. Harrison Wilson spent Sunday with Mrs. Alice Anderson and family. Mrs. Sophia Ayres, Mr. and Mrs. Bismarck, N. D., June 20. The farm loan department of the Bank of North Dakota under the Nestos ad ministration has loaned more money in 29 of the 53 counties in North Da kota in s_ix months than the depart ment under the league administration loaned in 29 months, according to figures compiled by W. B. DeNault, manager of the department. The compilation also shows that the new administration has made 627 loans in six months as compared to 748 loans by the Cathro administra tion in 29 months, and has approved loans totaling $2,184,000 as compared to $2,771,699.91 of the former admin istration. Only in those counties where par ticularly excessive loans were taade I by the Cathro administration does the record of the present adminis tration fail to compare favorably* or exceed that of the former adminis tration. These counties include Ran som, where the Cavet loans were made Golden 'Valley where the County Co. allotm't Adams $ 98,000.00 Barnes 192,000.00 Benson 180,000.00 Billings 79,000.00 Bottineau 234,000.00 Bowman ^102,000.00 Burke 144,000.00 Burleigh 299,000.00 Cass 291,000.00 Cavalier 166,000.00 Dickey 227,000.00 Divide 135,000.00 Dunn 233,000.00 Eddy 121,000.00 Emmons .•. 1&8,000.00 Foster 124,000.00 Golden Valley 103,000.00 Grand Forks 208,000.00 Grant 199,000.00 Griggs 92,000.00 Hettinger 123,000.00 Kidder 23©,0Q0.00 LaMoure 235,000.00 Logan 93,000.00 McHenry ... 229,000.00 Mcintosh 100,000.00 McKenzie 192,000.00 McLean 351,000.00 Mercer 154,000.00 Morton 267,000.00 Mountrail 178,. 00.00 Nelson 121,600.00 Oliver 103,000.00 Pembina 147,000.00 Pierce 113,000.00 Ramsey 129,000.00 Ransom 103,000.00 Renville 121,000.00 Richland 208,000.00 Rolette 109,000.00 Sargent 89,000.00 Sheridan 131,000.00 Sioux 36,000.00 Slope 144,000.00 Stark ... 167,000.00 Steele 93,000.00 Stutsman 403,000.00 Towner 196,000.00 Traill 137,000.00 Walsh 191,000.00 Ward .. 292,000.00 Wells 199,000.00 Williams 212,000.00 •Emergency cases only. Emergency cases are those where the period of redemption expires in 1922 on mortgage foreclosures -and contract cancellation. They are hand led ahead of all other cases on ac count of the urgency of their need. Bottineau, Burleigh and Renville counties received substantially more loans from the former administra tion than they were entitled to under their county aUohnent&'^Therefore the new administration, is only hand ling emergency cases in those coun ties until the other 50 counties have caught up with their loans to those three counties. One million dollars was reserved &Mt :^-,r Varlyn Ayres, Laura Anderson, Mrs. Claude Farrell and daughter, Winni fred, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ronzheimer and family at din ner Sunday. Mr and Mrs Chas. lockwood and family spent Sunday at the Chas. Whitcher home Helen Colville spent Wednesday with Florence Ronzheimer. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Borchet and family, Ella Getchell and Myron Get -chell were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Le jvi Getchell at dinenr Sunday, Mr. O. H. Kjelland' is visiting with friends at Wilmer, TMinn. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Getchell enter tained Mr. and Mrs. Otto Borchett and family at supper Sunday. Mrs. J. H. White enterta!TT^™^s. IJ. H. Whitcher, Mrs. Fred Getchell, •Ella Getchell, Mrs. J. H. Rogers and I Mrs. Ames Wednesday for dinner. I Mrs. W. W. Harper and daughter, Helen, and Mrs. Skidmore, enjoyed a fish dinner with Mrs. Martin Monday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor and family of Valley City and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Rogers and family "and Mar ,tha Deskins enjoyed dinner with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rogers Sunday. The Children's Day program was given at the church Sunday. At the close of the program Rev. Nugent gave a short talk for the children. Six Month Loan Record of New Officers Cited $25,000 loatf was made to J. V/. Mc Mahon and heavy loans made to John Haigh, Carlyle, Mont., banker Ren ville and Burleigh where many loans were made which have been attacked as political loans. The same is true of Morton county where the McKaig loans were made, and on which no payments have been made. The figures of the present ad ministration show a considerably more even distribution among the various counties of the state. Loans are made by the present administra tion on a basis of apportionment to the various counties which it is ex pected will prevent excessive loans being made in one county, this sys tem being adopted both as good business policy and in fairness to the people of all sections of the state. Total applications received total $12,935,720, which is about $5,600,000 greater than the total amount of loans the administration is author ized to make under existing laws. First New adm. loans 29 mos. $ 42,490.00 3,960.00 10,408.00 27,753.00 242,512.00 42,520.00 59,898.00 322,136.31 8,910.66 3,960.00 49,020.00 .114,185.00 9,524.00 48,780.00 3,465.00 80,259.00 31,680.00 74,357.00 adm. loans 6 mos. $ 28,000.00 25.500.00 4L250.00 3,250.00' 14,050.00* 30.650.00 53,000.00 10,500.00* 28,500.00 71,000.00 17,500.00 38,500.00 48,200.00 70,000.00 62,000.00 59,250.00 25,500.00 15,750.00 85,450.00 59,250.00 49,750.00 30,050.00 77,750.00 34,250.00 42,000.00 76,250.00 13,550.00 136,100.00 59,500.00 79,500.00 28,750.00 46,750.00 28,000.00 58,750.00 14,500.00 57,000.00v 19,000.00 7,000.00* 41,250.00 51,500.00 20,500.00 30,300.00 15,250.00 7,250.00 40,750.00 35,500.00 90,250.00 21,000.00 28,750.00 28,750.00 45,000.00 55,250.00 27,550.00 97,025.40 110,710.00 58,500.00 62.120.00 157,991.00 '38,138.66 94,100.00 89,000.10 102,544.00 20,682.00 26,400.00 24,261.00 36,395.00 3,870.00 8,415.00 58,155.00 175,546.20 is,000.66 6,673.00 33,422.00 2,178.00 38,342.00 140,227.00 12,000.00 78y515.00 4,950.00 4,950.00 51,103.96 '46,669.66 Total 9,000,000.00 2,771,699.91 2,184,400.00 12,935,720.00 appl. r'e'd $107,500.00 191,900.00 371,300.00 129,000.00 119,000.00 127,500.00 204,200.00 101,600.00 81,500.00 244,050.00 113,500.00 448,250.00 447,650.00 261,650.00 336,190.00 135,900.00 77,500.00 155,300.00 370,450.00 161,300.00 226.650.00 205,900.00 226,900.00 276,000.00 310,055.00 250,800.00 535,000.00 759,550.00 539,300.00 455,250.00 332,400.00 225,100.00 165,400.00 176,100.00 236,425.00 153,500.00 154,900.00 97,700.00 145,500.00 188,250.00 143,300.00 194,300.00 40,400.00 159,500.00 401^200.00 173,700.00 474,050.00 124,850.00 93,100.00 97,000.00 450,800.00 211,400.00 486,200.00 by the new administration for emer gency cases, so that no farmer who offered a safe loan need lose his farm because his county had exhausted its allotment. About three-fourths of this reserve has already been used. The column headed "new admin istration loans" mcLudes all loans ap proved and allowed by the finance committee, even though some of them are still unclosed pending re ceipt from borrowers of satisfactory titles. All titles are examined promptly upon receipt of abstracts and all loans are paid promptly as soon as satisfactory titles axe provided. ...1 •,4 11 T1 e*