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I $ I •f 'v •I iV*' ":.i $ PAGE FOUIft lW i\ te sf v- ft 6*4 Ci j. •.• *h' _:wrsfk' ifi 1 1 Sfi'* li EDITORIAL The United States senate is com posed of men who do not readily jump at the presidential mandate to "sign there" like a lot of rubber stamps— Bince March fourth. And we are glad to note that there are twenty or more sound democrats in the senate as well as a lot, of republicans who aim to do their otirn thinking and voting. •UY w.«. A press dispatch in the Fargo Forum of last night conveys the in telligence that Walter F. Cushing has Eurchased the Advance at Beach, N the paper he has so ably edited for the people of that city for the past five months. Mr. Cushing is one of the best writers in the state. In buy ing the Advance he has secured a good newspaper property and at the same time he shows that he has faith enough to believe that notwithstand ing all the backsets the printing bus iness has received at the hands of the late lamented legislature, the is going to make a win of it That's the prop er spirit. Success to you, old man bpv w. s. *. If President Wilson figures that those of us who do not agree with him on the peace pact are ignorant guys and pro-Germans we wonder in what class he places those distinguished disciples of state socialism Messrs Lemke, Jownley, et. al. who are to be in the front van of his reception com mittee. Mr. Wilson must feel tjiat he is in high class company today. While this ignorant newspaper man was buying liberty bonds, using up col umns upon columns of our paper boosting for the boys over there in every branch of war work, some of these reception committee fellows were trying their durnest to hinder the progress of the war in every way possible. It seems to us that the president has rather slopped over in some of his statements. »t?T w. *.«. In his speech at St. Paul yesterday President Wilson said that all editors who were opposed to the peace treaty in its present form were "down right ignorant," and also all those oppon ents to the peace treaty were rising the head of pro-Germanism in this country. Mr. Wilson is getting to be nothing more or less than a dema gogue. Last election he forgat his presidential dignity to go out of his way to say that no one but a demo crat should be elected to congress. He was rebuked by the people by the elec tion of a republican congress. Ever since he started on his tour of the country calling those who oppose his' views ignorant and pro-Germans he has been losing ground for the peace treaty. His own party senators are deserting him and are coming out for reservations and in every instance where there has been a test vote for the election of a congressman on this issue he has lost out. If a vote were to be taken today in the United States we do not hesitate to predict that the peace treaty in its present form would be defeated. The people of the United States as a whole are not an ignorant class of citizens—except the editors, of course—and it is mighty undignified of the president of the United States running around the country telling those who cannot see his viewpoint that they are ignorant and pro-Ger man. Mr. Wilson has had his head turned by the flattery bestowed upon him by the European nations and while the big men of these nations have been patting him on the back they have been slipping something over for themselves in the meantime. Then he comes back and with an ex aggerated amount of egotism under takes to tell people just as wel] read, just as well educated and just as sound in common sense as he is, that they are down right ignorant. No man ever held the office of president of the United States or ever will hold it. who is big enough to assert that he is perfect man and that his opinion supreme. There has only been one perfect man in the world—the lowly Nazerene—and he went about the country trying to convince people of their error by teaching gentleness and patience and truth. If the Washing ton schoolmaster would devote more of his time to trying by rea] argument to change the minds of those who do not see the treaty as he does instead of standing up and using his position as president of the United States to abuse people, he would be a great deal nearer to having his peace treaty rat ified than he will by continuing his present tactics. Up to this time his trip, outside of making a big splurge for himself, has done more harm than good. rnv.s.1 BUY 'EM YOURSELVES, BOYS Those politicians who farm the farmers and work the workers in North Dakota, show much greater eagerness to invest their winnings in automobiles than in state bonds to promote the new- state enterprises. Those great unselfish leaders of the league are as careful to avoid buying bonds as they have been to avoid paying taxes in the state. The 10 or 12 men who were the most ac tive in league politics in the state at the last election, didn't pay $50 in taxes, all told: Fargo is the headquarters for many of the league enterprises. Mr. Town ley might lead the list of buyers for Fargo with one or two $1,000 bonds. Mr. Lemke might chip in with a few thousand on behalf of his newspaper. The league bank could set an excel lent example with the purchase of say $25,000 or $50,000 of the state bonds. Step up to the counter, boys, and show you are not "fighting the farm ers' movement." Buy some of them yourselves, boys, and set the. rest of Fargo a good example. Don't be afraid to bet your own game.— Forutn. rr*jr.«. •.—-— PLACE TO USE THE INITIATIVE At the earliest possible opportunity, which will be at the primaries next March a law should be initiated to re store the powers of the state superin tendent of public instruction and abol ish the board of administration. The treatment, of Miss Nielson and the appointment of Neil MacdniU to a position of responsibility in the school system, after his defeat by the voters, has been a studied, deliberate insult to the majority of the 'voters of North Dakota. It should not ^)e tol erated any longer than is necessary and the men who perpetrated it should not be forgotten by the voters of the. gtdtc* The women of the state elected Miss Nielson. They have been slapped in the face by GovernorFrazier and his board of administration.—Forum. TOY W. I. I. NEWSY TOPICS ••. FROM CAPITAL Bismarck, Sept. 10.—Citing the fact that since statehood the course of study in the. common schools have been prepared by the superintendent of public instruction, and citing the Senate Journal to tihpw that Senate Bill 134, establishing the board of ad ministration was amended, re-amend ed and altered a number of times as the result of protests and hearings, Assistant Attorney General Edward B. Cox, before the supreme court Tuesday morning, argued Minnie Niel son'S side of the lawsuit to retain in her office the preparation of course of study. Section 7 of the bill placed in the hands of an appointive body the "preparation of course of study for the several classes of public schools." This deprived the state superintendent of all power, and as a result Section 9 was added by the legislature which stated "The powers and duties shall be subject to the control of the board of administration, only insofar as such powers and duties were by law sub ject to control of ny or all of the boards" consolidated into the board of administration. An attempt on the part of the at torney to cite the publicity pamphlet and the statements of William Lemke that this did not deprive the state sup erintendent of powers, provoked a vio lent outburst from Judge Robinson. Attorney Joseph Coughlam appearing for the board of administration re quested time to submit a brief. He was granted four days. Reports of the examiners who have been working on the records of State Auditor Kositzky's office for the past month were used Tuesday, as a-.basis i'or the mandamus action brought be fore the supreme court by Tax Com missioner George Wallace to secure his salary warrant. Kositzky cites in his brief that prior to the Wallace claim there were $172,8?5.67 of un paid bills and since then there have been $78,464.64 additional claims with no money in the general fund to pay them. Wallace based his suit on the grounds that Kositzky did not have the right to transfer, funds paid by counties for care of insane, feeble minded or tubercular patients to the three separate institutions. Kositzky cited Section 2572 whtch reads "And the state auditor shall pass the same to the credit of the hospital for the insane," and clinching his authority by citing Section 2568 which in part heads "Each county shall pay the charges for the care of patients to the state treasury to become a^fund for tfce maintenance of tKe institu tion." Following the lead of governors of other states Lynn Frazier has issued a proclamation setting apart Sept. 17, 1919 as Constitution Day. The pro clamation has been received with much interest and it is styled a "self whitewash" of Frazier Labor Day speech. The governor in his second "whereas" indicates that the consti tution is not all it should be. The proclamation is as follows: Whereas, The Constitution of the United States is recognized as the greatest guardian and most powerful champion of the people's liberty— standing like the beacon light" of the Goddess of Liberty and guaranteeing to the people the most sacred rights, privileges and opportunities of any land, and Whereas, In appreciation of the rights and liberties made possible to us through the medium of the Con stitution, arid believing that this guar anty of the people's rights should at all times be upheld and respected, de-, spite the efforts of the enemies of progress and justice to direct the pow er of this great institution to further entrench themselves in strategic posi tions where they may continue to prey upon the producers of all wealth, and Whereas, The people of this state have proven most conclusively that they stand alikein peace arid war for justice to all and sp&cial privilegesNto none—for free assemblage—-for free dom of speech and press, and for the observance of law and order. Now, Therefore', as governor of the State of North Dakota, I hereby desig nate and urge that Wednesday, Sep tember Seventeenth, be observed as Constitution Day, and specially urge that in the observance of that day that we as a people re-dedicate our selves to the high ideals and_ noble purposes for which the Constitution stands, and be resolved that these lib erties sh^U be safeguarded and held inviolate, not only for ourselves, but for all succeeding generations.. Done at the Capitol at Bismarck, this 9th day of September, A, D. 1919. By the Governor: THOMAS HALL, V* Secretary of State. The final hearing of the Neil Mac donald fight fpr the office of superin tendent of public instruction was held before the supreme court Tuesday aft ernoon. When Miss Nielson appeared to take office Macdonald refused to give up his place, and the supreme 'court ousted him largely on the show ing of the election returns. Neil then brought suit before Judge Nuessle in district court, claiming Miss Nielson unqualified not having a certain grade of teachers certificate. Judge Nues sle in dismissing the case remarked to Macdonald "You haven't a leg to stand on." Macdonald took an appeal to the supreme court. Evidence sub mitted and arguments were almost identical with those made in district court before Nuessle. mm NO EXCUSE FOR 5 LYNN J. FRAZIER, Governor. Bismarck, Sept. 9.—"The testofa law is its enforcement, 'said Attorney General William Langer when inter viewed concerning the cigarette lid which has been clamped oh ii* the state. "During the war period the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., Jewish Board, Salvation Army, the Kpights of Co lumbus and kindred organisation^ col lected thousands of dollars for distri bution of cigarettes to soldiers. The men deserved the attention of the pub lic. The cigarette was considered by the government as a war neceiMity. But the war has long been over. Torth Dakota has an anti-cigarette law. 1 do not care to express an opiAicjn as to whether I- consider it a good or a| bad law. "Two months ago and suite thej state licensing department sent out notices of laws most apt to be violat ed. Registered letters were mailed to all pool hall, confectionery storesand other dealers holding state licehses. There is no excuse for violation of the law. The cigarette lid is on and on tightly. My job as ^attorney general is to enforce all laws without fear or favor," he concluded. The statements is of decided! inter-1 est in connection with the preseritcon ditions. Perhaps the greatest law en forcing campaign in the history of the I state has just concluded over the eastern counties. Langer's othcalled "Flying Squadron" in ten days eaused arrests on 135 charges in 31 towns of I 12 counties, secured pleas of guilty in 116 cases and orders holdingQ&w^ vio lators for trial in district court in 18 cases. Towns'. visited and the number of I arrests in each were as follows:- Me dina 7, Jamestown 16, Valley City! 7, Casselton 2, Fargo 24 cigarette and I 18 other cases, Grandin 2, Grand Forks 4, Larimore 3, Lakota 6, Peters burg 2, Doyon 2, Crary 2, Devils Lake 2, Churches Ferry 4, Knox 2, Rugby! 6, Oberon 7, New Rockford 2 ..^ur-] rington 4, and one each in Spiritwood, Eckelson, Sanborn, OrisKa, Tower City I Buffalo, Argusvile, Brindmade, Leeds, Lallie, Sheyenne, Barlow.' Seventy-four men pleaded guilty to] selling cigarettes, paid fines ox $50 cash and costs and in addition, haVea ten day suspended jail sentence ^ting ing over their heads to be served for a subsquent violation of the: cigarette or other law. One man pleaded guilty and paid $500 fine for selling snuff. Two others were bound over for trial in district court for "schnoos" sales seventeen were arrested for gambling and paid a total of $170 fines and 1 costs six men were bound .over to dis trict court to stand trial for liquor vio lations one chief of police was remov ed two stills 'were uncovered and a notorious hotel at Fargo was put out of commission as a bawdy house. In addition to these. prosecutions conducted in the various towns by As sistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets, Jr., two pool halls were .closed and their licenses revoked by order of State Inspector Earle H. Tosteyin. One, that of Perry Star located at Oberen, had all the apparatus of a similar place in the pioneer .days. The other pool hall, that of Henry.-May hew Oriska, was closed as a penalty for contempt of the law. Three jnonths ago Mayhew was arrested and convict ed of selling, cigarettes to minor,s and was told that further violation of the law would mean his license revoked. He ignored the warning and the les so Letters commencing the action of the attorney general are poring into his office and Mr. Langer admitted that strange as' it might sem, the let ters are pretty evenly divided be tween men who have been selling cig aretts and the men who opposed their The anti-cigarette faction is pleased because the la# has been enforcd and it has become almost an ^impossibility to scure cigarettes. The dealers and cigarette smokers are pleased because tetetetettetetetettttaoi oin oin oininoa they believe the rigid enforcemen of the law will prove the statute to be", decidedly unpopular. They forsee hard fight at the next or the special session of the legislature to haye the law repealed and a statute substituted' for it that will provide a high license for cigarette sales and a snuff fine arid jail penalty for sale of cigarettes toi minors. The anti-cigarette forces be lieve if cigarettes are hard to get, many will give up the use of them. And Langer says, "The law is being enforced,' I've done my bit arid any action is up to the people." SUSPENSE HANGS ™E WEEKLY TlMKlkMgcoim. VALLKY CITY. ,NORTH DAKOTA jB I Bismarck, N. D., Sept. ,2—The cor ridors arid halls seem to echo it in the mantle of suspense which hangs over the capitol one seems to feel ijt the mice in the -attic. (of the building of course) squeak out their opinions, con cerning it even "Sakakawei" on her pedestal in the grounds seeihs to have her mouth pursed-for the firat sylla^ ble of the word "Impeachment."- •. Who will it be.? "Langer and Kositzky," say the So cialist leaders. But Hist! There be .rumoirs tljat counter impeachment chairges .will..be brought against Governor Lyrin J. Frazier, Lieut. Goyerpor HdWara Wood, Frank Milhollan and C. F. Du Puis of the Railroad Commission, Lar* ius Wehe of the Wbriorien's Compas sation Bureau and Tax Commissioner George Wallace. In the developments around the Cap itol comes the startling information that a large number of the laws paw ed at the famous 1919 legislative as sembly are not only unconstitutional but a« if they had nevfer been. ROB-ROY VEL0UR 56-inch hecks, a very new priced at... HEATAER SUITING 36-inc value aries for the inonthi of January for which they had not qualified. Impeachment of Gov. Frazier is no idle murmur of the winds, say attor* neys of the capital city. They cite from the Towhley Farmer's Press the following quotation from Frazier's Labor Day speech. "Our forefathers in 1776 had no voice in the taxes they had to pay, so they organized the revolution and broke away from tyranny: It was a just revolution. I hope to God we can change things here by the use of the ballot. I think we can. BUT IF WE CAN'T IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO HAVE ANOTHER JUST REVOLU TION." On the official books on file in the office of the Secretary of State, Thos. Hall, there is the followirig oath: "I, Lynn Frazier of Hoople* N. D., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I 'Will support the Constitution- of the. United States and the Constitution of. the.^State of North Dakota, and' that I will Faithfully discharge tfie duties of the office of governor according to. the best of my ability.' .So help me God." --.'v. \0ne eminent junst describes the oath as meaning that the affiance "will Hot try to overthrow the government by physical 'force cburitenarice nOr 'advocate such aetiori.". 4 Frazjer's Labor -'Day^ sft^h iKas be coiiie historic. However ,4n the •,! NEW WOOL GOODS IIS 7 50-inch French Serge, all wool cloth in new color plaids rill'/' tother charges. it is allege^ that duririg the time from January 6 when they took up their respective dutieis until the February date? when they legally be came goviernor and lieutenaJit govern ,or,. Wood in the senate signed naapy bills which had been or about to .be enacted into law. It is xmimed that Governor Frazier signed and, made into law'm'iiny bills without le nt authority which ha! been approv ed Iqr the Socialist leaders Of the^M cret caucuns arid subsequently p^*»eo. It is conteiided that all such fctatirtes are therefore void having be«i ap* proved and signed by men legally and technically merely P«X*te ertixens^ In the cases of MiU»0llan :an4 ^u Puis of the railroad Commission .the. same holds true. Both men wfe a erfeed authority to vrluch they #. It has been discovered by men ^tn Sherlock Holmesian tendencies thit the governor, lieutenant governor and two railroad commissioners are guilty of misdemeanors. Governor Frazier did not file his oath of office and qual ify for his job until Fdhruwy 1st Lient Governor Howard Wood failed to life his oath and qualify for oAee until February 1 Both accepted sal- claim- ficers without havtog qualified^ ana ZW. AU of these ^arjgesre^ sifted as misdene^no^ pwb»My no_ very [serious, but nevertheless ^Hjby anti-socialists to be senoua enough of legislation affected. Then too, if there mus^ imP««jJ- ineiit hearing*, Workmen's Compensation no coines in for a wiring. It ia Wg We know you are always interested in obtaining: the latest patterns and colorings in piece goods, is why we are invitingyou to see oijir' assortment. .M is £.!Ht wool velour, blue, brown Rob-Roy and maroon, A 1 'f* ,"Vj WOOL JERSEY M', 56»inch all wool Jersey, raindeer, tan and brown very fine quality at v:i" navy, duck, Brown and blue mixture 56-inches wide all wool fabric, some$&50 thing very new, price .. EXTRA SPECIAL I bla£k chiffon' taffeta Ml Peoples #2.50 $L0S DuPuis arid Wood,—all'due for a. hear ing if a special session of the legisla^ ture is called! •I Next! Jlidge C: M.. Cooley of Grand Forks will kold thie.|[oyeriiber jury term of Court in Cass couiity the' term to ex tetid until the Christmas holidays, and Judge M. J.- Englert of Valley City will hold the January jury tern in the county, it was decided yester tbiy' at a conference of the three judges Of the First Judicial, district in the county court house. These two with Judge A. T. Cole Of Fargo, are -the, judgs in the dis trict. The latter will hold a special jury tenn of court in November iti Nelson courity, and the regular Octo ber jury term in Steele county .this fall.' Yesterday's^ conference was the first held by the judges of the diatrifet since it was established^ Jmy. Judge COoley was the presiding judge of the old First district, eriibraciny Grand Forka and Nelson coifrities. He ia the senjbr judg^.of the new He diSt rom the best authorities have been followed closely so you may feel assured of getting the ^newe^tlfPatterns, Colorings amL Materials. USif.if "•v. .NEW SILKS violation of the statute which pro- of which begi^n yesterday aftrnoon vides "no official shall directly or in- The arrangements «foi holding the directlyf in any contract or sale of jury terms of: court, as^agreed upon goods t^ the department of which he at the consultatiori yesterday, follow ^s a member." A Novembr, 1919, jury term, Cass Then too, there is the case of $124 county, Judge .Cooley. which Creorge Wallace, One-Man Tax Commissioner, is alleged to have hari dled in ways other,than prescribed )y law. It is alleged that he collected $124 in moneys belonging to the state Lyman Baker, a clerk in the tax offir ces was denied a claim for Salary by the auditing board. Wallace insisted that B*ker be ^aid and without prop er authority used the.$124 for that purpose, as it is alleged. It was also claimed at the time the auditing board' ty, Judge Englert. turned down the voucher that Tiaker June, 1920, jury term, Grand Forks did not work during the time: th&t the county, Judge Englert. vouchee covered. Staitements to thisj July, 1920, jury term, Nelson coun effect were made by a former member. ty, Judge Englert. of the tax commission. Nelson county, November special Impeachment! Langer, ,Frazier, jury term',,1919, Judge Cole. Wallace, Wehe, Kositzky, Milhollan, Steele county, October, 1919, jury A udge Cole) was the j®fesiaing^ judge of the old Third district^ iiKjuding the counties. of Cass, ^Traill and ^eele. Judge Englert was appoint ed recently to fill the vacwicy iri the, nw First district, arid jnll have his chambers in Valley ^He was practicing law in Valley pity When "^Kdge^'O^^'ileti^ed^: Grand Forks list night. Judge Englert re mains to hear the divore «ction-«i Samuel Case against Anna Case, trial THURSDAY, SEPTEMBERU, 1919. PLAIN GEORGETTES v-t Printed Georgettes in a large variety^ of neir colors and patterns, thing you will surely like at. Georgetter is without'donbt the most favored material for blouses this sea son. We shbw this popular( cloth in all colors at ^. SHOES il SHOES Now is the proper time to provide your fyll footwear. Our stock is very complete in all lines and our prices much below today's market. EXTRA SrECIAL 40-inch Crepe/de Chene Black only Special bstimjtii&Skfi ICfiOiieFative1 Bdy Here and Share in (he Profits $1.75 •1 y„ ft January 1920, July -term, Barnes county Judge Cooley. May, 1920, jury term, Griggs coun- & ty,. Judg. Cooley. June 1920, jury term Steele county, Judge Cooley. June* 1920, TVaill county, jury term, Judge Cooley. •'NOvmber, 1919, jury term, Griggs cOunty, Judge Englert. January 1920, jury tern, Cass coun- term, Judge Cole. Gjeand Forks, January, 1920, jury tern, Judge Cole. Traill county^ February 1920, .jury term, Judge Cole. Barnes county, June, 1920, jury term, Judge Cole. Judge Cooley of Grand Forks, be ing tine senior judge in the district, wil|j as provided by law, notify the clrks of the several counties as to the calling of juries and the number of 'jurors to jbe drawn for ach term.! There may also be a race between the winniug auto and the airshipjpyK '11 11 1. iV Mifs H. Bowles arrived in the city Thursday from London, England, hav ing completed five years wf work in a military hospital. She is now the giiest of her sister, Mrs. William Herzberg. •t tlM f'U'V ilplE Mf: km,r. tess j.fe' ]i :f Iif, Some- -i'l wiS'.1 1 hi mansErr. is The Barnes'Cburity Fair Association will put on a race on Sept. 18. Th^re will be auto races, horse races, mule (races arid foot races. Liberal purses We .offered and thfe many, entries al ready made smow the interest of the racers. There are already eight au tomobiles entered arid five Barnes county trOttirig and pacing horses and several mules who will cOmpetp iri a runnirigrace. la^at Axberg^.that dare devil flyer, Has'been engaged and will, open and close the meet with .flying exhibitions. This promises to be one of the great est race meets ever pulled off*.in the state* This will be pulled off at the fair grounds at Vall€y City on the afternbon of Sept. 18. M-, "Av 9P Wm •,%' 'h