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VOLUME XXX NUMBER 16.
COVENANT OF THE
LEAGUEOFNATIONS
Complete Text of This Important
Document As It Was Signed
at Paris and Which Is Now
Causing Discussion in
This Country.
EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT
The people of the United States have
teen asked, by. both the proponents
and the opponents of the peace treaty
and League of Nations covenant, to
give expression to their desires
as to the ratification of the treaty as
it stands or with amendments or reser
vations. Some of them have respond
ed, at the meetings addressed by the
president and by the opposing sena
tors, or by communications to their
senators. But the vast majority of the
people are handicapped by their ig
norance of the matter. Probably not
one in ten thousand has read the
•covenant of the League of Nations as
It was presented to the senate, main
ly because few have had the oppor
tunity. In order that our readers may
be prepared to do their full duty as
citizens in regard to the controversy,
the complete text of the covenant is
herewith presented, and they are asked
to read it carefully.
THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS.
The high contracting parties, in order
•to promote international co-operation
and to achieve international peace and
security by the acceptance of obliga
tions not to resort to war, by the pre
scription of open, just, and honorable
relations between nations, by the firm
establishment of the understandings of
international law as the actual rule
of conduct among governments, and by
the maintenance of Justice and a scru
pulous respect for all treaty obliga
tions in the dealings .of organized peo
ples with one another, agree to this
•covenant of the League of Nations.
ARTICLE 1.—The original members
•of the League of Nations shall l^jfcho&el
of the signatories which are naftif
the annex to this covenant and also
such of those other states named in the
annex as shall accede without reserva
tion to this covenant. Such accession
shall be effected by a declaration de
posited with the secretariat within two
•months of the coming into force of the
•covenant. Notice thereof shall be sent
lo all other members of the league,
Any fully self-governing state, do
minion,' or colony not named in the an
nex may become a member of the
league if its admission is agreed to by
two-thirds of the assembly, provided
itbat it shall give effective guarantees
•of Its sincere intention to observe its
:international obligations, and shall ac
cept such regulations as may be pre
scribed by the league in regard to its
mitltarr, aiaval and' air forces and arm
aments.
Any member of the league may. after
two years' notice of its intention so to
do, withdraw-from the league, provided
that all its international- obligations
•and all its obligations under' this cOve
•ftaht shall hav» beeta fulfilled at the
time of its withdrawal.
ARTICLE 2v—(The action of the
league under thi3 covenant shall be
effected through the instrumentality of
•an assembly and of a council, with a
permanent secretariat.
ARTICLE 3.—The assembly shall
consist of representatives of the
members of the league.
The assembly shall meet at stated in
tervals and from time to time as occa
sion may require at the seat of the
league or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The assembly may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the
sphere of action of the league or
affecting the peace of the world.
At meetings of the assembly each
member of the league shall have one
vote, and may have not more, than
three representatives.
ARTICLE 4,—The council shall con
sist of represenatives of the principal
Allied and associated powers, together
with representatives of four other
members of the league. These four
members of the league shall be select
ed by the assembly from time to time
in its discretion. Until the appointment
of the representatives of the four mem
bers of the league first selected by the
assembly,- representatives of Belgium',
Brazil, Spain, and Greece shall be mem
bers of the council.
With the approval of the majority or
the assembly, the council may name
members of the league whose repre
sentatives shall always be members of
the council: the council with like ap
proval may increase the number or
members of the league to be selected
by the assembly for representation on
-the council.
The council shall meet from time to
time as occasion may require, and at
least once a year, at the seat of the
league, or"'at such other place as may
he decided upon.
The council may deal at its meetings
•with any matter within the sphere of
action of the league or affecting' the
peace of the world. i
Any member of the league not rep
resented on the council shall, be In
vited to send a representative to sit as
a member at any meeting of the coun
cil during the consideration of matters
specially atteoting the interests of that
member of the league.
At meetings of the council, each
member of the league represented on
the council shall have One vote, and
.may haste n«t. more th^n »«,. repre*
Mutative.
(Continued on Page 8,)
OCTOBER 26 IS OFFICIAL DATE
OF TIME CHANGE
Washington, Oct. 1—General
uncertainty as to when the clocks
I of the nation may be turned back
and daylight saving abolished
I seems to have resulted from the
I recent action of congress in repeal
ing the daylight savings act. In
answer to inquiries officials have
pointed out that clocks may not be
turned back till last Sunday of Qct.
or Oct. 26, at 1 a. ni.
WELL KNOWN PIONEER WOMAN
SUMMONED EY DEATH
Mrs. Martin Hanson Died Sept. 24th.
after Long Illness.
On Wednesday, September 24. 1919,
occured the death of Mrs. Martin
Hanson, at her home four miles west
of Underwood. She had been suffer
ing for many months with cancer of
the stomach and death finally came to
relieve her.
Christine Eskelson was born in
Warmland, Sweden, March 26, 1863,
she came to America with her parents
in 1874 and lived in Minn., untill the
spring of 1889, when she moved to
North Dakota, McLean County. She
was united in marriage to Martin
Hanson on November 15, 1880 and to
this union four chidren were born,
Fred, Carl, Edwin and Oscar, Carl
having been called home at the age of
seventeen The three sons, together
with the husband, as well as a sister,
Mrs. J. T. Langdbell, and a brother,
Peter Eskleson, remain to experience
the loss to which has come to them.
Funeral services were held Saturday
September 27tli., from the home and
the body was laid to rest by the grave
of the son Carl, in the Coleharbor
ceiVtetery. The service was conducted
by R. Burgum and special music was
rendered by a mixed quartette, while
the M.sses Langdbell, nieces of the
deceased, sang her favorite hymn,
"In That City.'
Bor and a mother proved heraelflo to
a wonderful Christian character. l'i
her kindliness of heart and sincerity
of purpose she endeared herself to all
those who "^lre in contact with her
life and her place in the church, as
well as in the home and the commun
ity, can never be filled. There was a
vyery large attendance at the funeral
services and the fine floral tributes
and the spirit of the occasion .indicat
ed that every one present felt a per
sonal loss in the departure of this
friend to all. Mrs.. Hanson has gone,
but her spirit still lives, and her in
fluence remains.
MCLEAN COUNTY TEACHERS' IN
STITUTE AND ANNUAL SCHOOL
OFFICERS MEETING
The annual McLean County Teach
ers' Institute will convene at the Court
House in Washburn on Monday morn
ing Qctober 6th and will remain in ses
sion for the entire week. All teach
ers of the county are expected to be
here. Because of the Flu epidemic
last fall and the consequent cancelling
of the Institute at that tiime, it is
hoped to make this session better than
usual. Prof. Wemet of Valley City
will be the conductor and Mrs. Jacob
son of Bismarck will assist. Both of
these educators have been in Wash
burn in other years and those who
know them will be glad to know that
they will be here again this year.
The School Officers* Meeting, will be
held Friday, October 10th, and a part
of the day will be devoted to a joint
session of school officers and teachers.
We have arranged what we believe
will be a helpful program and every
person in the county whether school
officer or not, who is interested in the
bjetterment of the schools is cordially
invited to attend the session.
M. E. McCurdy, County Supt.
M'LEAN LEADS STATE
IN RED CROSS WORK
McLean County is reported by the
home service section of the Red Cross
to be leading all of the counties of the
state in conducting classes in elemen
tary hygiene and home care of sick
ness
through Red Cross classes. Miss
Cataherine Naughton and Miss Saran
Sand are the nurses in charge of this
work, and each .has four or more
classes daily in the subjects outlined
by the American Red Cross. Miss
nukrek Tribune.
FIRST T1
Big Left Hander Holds
American Leaguers
Helpless.
CINCINNATI 9
CHICAGO 1
Redland Field, Cincinnati,
The Cincinnati Reds won the
LEAGUE BANK WITH $734,000
EXCESS LOANS CLOSED BY
BOARD
Naughton is now operating in the conducted by the Chapters, and
vicinity of Washburn, while Miss Sand students receiving certificates as
is empldyedf about Turtle Lake.—Bis- '.these
THE WASHBtURN LEADER
•Jkr-
WASHBURN, NORTH DAKOt^FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1919.
GAMES
GOES Tl) BEDS
ASSOCIATION
ringj
Cincinnati Batters Find Offering^
.of Cicotte to Their Liking'
REUTHER PITCHERS
AIR TIGHT GAM
K,
R-
H.
14
6 1
Oct.1-4
initial
game of the World's series of 1919,
today by the overwhelming score
9 to 1. The heavy hitting of the Na
tional leaguers combined with th^
fact that Eddie Cicotte the WhitW
Sox star twirler, was forced to retire"
stood out as the feature of the ope'SLi
ing contest. The hitting of Walter
Reuther was the outstanding feature
of the Red's play.
R. H. gf
CINCINNATI 4 4
CHICAGO 2 10 1
Redland Field, Cincinnati, O., Oct.
2—Scoring only four clean hits off
Williams delivery, but making every
hit count for a run, and In spite of
ten bir-gles made by tht) White Soxotf
Sallee's delivery, and not withstand
ing two errors checked up against t3i«i
National league champs the Cincin
nati Reds this afternoon annexed thd
second game in the world's series bj(
a score of 4 to-2. 2
lW
On report from two state examiner#
and Assistant Attorney General Albert
E. Sheets that excess loans to the 'exf
tent of $734,194.82, for which "lib!
ality and optimism constitute
ltfavTaTPArnerican
Fargo, principal repository of Non
partisan league funds, that institution
was closed this morning by the state
banking board and P. E. Haldorson,
deputy state examiner, and one of the
men who made the exminations at the
direction of Attorney General Langer,
was named temporary receiver. His
bond was fixed at $100,000.
The Scandinavian-American bank of
Fargo has liabilities aggregating more
than $1,600,000. Heaviest borrowers
listed are the National Nonpartisan
league and three league subsidiary cor
porations the Consumers United
Stores Co., the League Exchange and
the Publishers National Service bur
eau, the report of the examiners show.
All told their liabilities to the bank are
placed'at $432,956.
The first item in the list of excess
loans is $170,000 to the Consumers*
United Stores Co. The Scandinavian
American bank has $60,000 capital and
surplus, and under the state law may
loan only 15 per cent of this amount
or $9,000 to any one individual, per
son, firm or corporation.
26 CHAPTERS AUTHORIZE
INSTRUCTORS IN NURSING
TWENTY-SIX Chapters of the Nor
thern Division have already authorized
the appointment of instructors for Red
Cross classes in Home -Hygiene and
Home Care of the Sick. Plans are on
foot for the organization of these
classes in High Schools, Normal and
Private Schools throughout the Divi
sion. "Susie," the demonstration doll,
is being supplied to the chapters who
are organizing classes at a cost of
$1.25, including the heavy thread for
seeing. The doll may he stuffed with
bran, saw-dust, excelsior, or cotton.
Thirteen Minnesota chapters have
authorized instructors. They are:
Crookston, New Ulm, Owatonna, Fair
hault, Northfleld, Little Falls, Red
wood Falls, Walker, Minneapolis, Park
Rapids, Rochester, Center City and
Mankato. In Montana Butt, Bozinan
and Red Lodge have sent their author
ization to the Division office. Wash
burn, New Rockford, Bismarck, Grand
Forks, LaMoure and Dickinson of
North Dakota, and Madison, Milbank,
Huron and Lead, in South Dakota are
the pioneers in their states.
The Department of Nursing will an
nounce through the Northern Divi
sion Bulletin the number of classes
the
re»prtsartrreceived:—Northern
I Division Bulletin,
CAPITOL:
EARLE H. TOSTEVIN, SECRETARY
(Chief inspector of the licensing dept.)
Bismarck, N.
know anything
tN
raw," said Dr.
D. Out. 3 "I don't
about running a lib
Charles Emil Stanga-
Iand, A. B„ A. M„ Ph. D., the Non
Partisan league literarylight who has
been in command in the state library
for the past month.
The admission was made in the
presence of two or three parties and
the statement was oirected to Charles
Leissman, executive, secretary of the
board of administration.
In the face of this statement, it is
interesting to note that Stangaland,
who was relieved from the United
States consular service because of his
radicalism, is actively engaged in mak
ing a survey of the libraries of the in
stitutions of the state with the idea of
making recommendations at the close
of his survey.
Bismarck, N, D. Oct. 3—Attorney
General Wm. Langer has instructed
George K. Foster, one of his assistants
to proceed to collect $150,000 from the
Standard Oil Company, taxes, penalty
and interest due as a result of the de
cision in federal court on the cent a
gallon gasoline case. Foster has been
instructed to cause the arrest of mana
gers, seize property or take whatever
legal steps are necessary to secure
the money which the state administra
tion is so badly in need of. The Stan
dard Oil Company owes approximately
$147,000, while a few of the little
fellows owe $3,000 more. Most of the
small dealers have paid their tax.
Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 3—The capitol
was the scene of a mutiny on Monday.
•Fprfinanths Carl Eliason, an assistant
waited on table and carried lunch
Nielson, state superintendent of public
instruction today apportioned $260,000
to the counties of the state on the 1919
census report which shows 204,921
school children between the ages »of
6 and 20. The total per capita rate is
$1.25 of which $.03 is from fines and
penalties, Cass County secured $14,
118.75 on 11,295 pupils the largest in
the state, while Sioux with 777 school
children drew but $971.25.
Enderlin Co-Operative association, a
branch of the Wholesale Co-Operative
from the capitol restaurant to the
faithful who gather on the first day of
each official week for the famous1
luncheon in the governor's office. Carl,'
on Monday rebelled. "Carl Kositzky "le °ther judges in that Kositzky was
is a friend of mine and I'll stand by without authority to establish a spec
him. I won't carry no lunch to no
governor's ciffice no more. I suppose
they'll fire me tomorrow."
Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 3—Joseph Gil
bert of theh St. Paul office of the Non
partisan league, and who was sent
enced along with Townley to 90 days
in jail for obstructionist action, ap
parently has severed his connection
with the active operation of the
League. He is sponsor now for the onerates him in every particular ex-
Society of America, in a request for a September 29th, orders the issues of
charter made to Secretary of State! a peremptory writ to the state auditor
Thomas Hall, However, another to pay Wallace the salary sued for.
ramification of the financial branches
of the Townley scheme, is easily
added.
Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 3—The su
preme court of North Dakota (and the
Non-Partisan league) has exonerated
State Auditor Carl Kositzky of the
newspaper charges that he juggled ap
proximately $250,000 out of the gen
eral fund and into various separate
funds in order to embarass the admin
istratioh.
Tax Commissioner George Wallace,
who brought' action against Kositzky Connolly, Devils Lake,
to force him to issue a salary warrant
won a hollow victory in the opinion of field agent for the immigration depart
the supreme court which was handed
down Monday morning. Wallace, the
Courier-News, the Non-Partisan league
propogandists asserted that Kositzky
had shuffled money out of the general
fund without authority. The supreme
court held unanimously in but one par
ticular, that Kositzky did not have
authority to place and hold in a separ
ate fund some $13,000 remaining out of
a 125,000 appropriation for payment to
owners of horses'which had been kill
ed because suffering with glanders or
donrine.
justice Bronson,. who wrote the
.opinion, received- the concurrence of
WHAT DO YO'J KNCW ABOUT
COVENANT OF LEAGUE
OF NATIONS?
Do you really know what you
are talking about when you discus:
the league of nation?''
Most of us do not.
We are irstinctively "fi or
"ferninst" the league.
Few of us know why.
This issue of ihe Leader pit-s-ius
the full text of this famoii- (ioni
ment.
Head i! and know wh'-re, you
speak.
PETER C. WEISE PASSED AWAY
LAST SATURDAY
Well Known Resident Succumbs
After Long Illness
Peter C. Weise died Saturday Sept.
27, in the St. Alexius Hospital at Bis­
marck. Mr. Wiese was taken sick
early last spring with the Flu. which
finally resulted in death after a long
duration of suffering.
March 29th m2 and a,
time of demise only 37 years of af?e.
He came to North Dakota March 6,
1902 and located on a farm near Wash­
burn. On December 24, 1904 he was
married to Myra G. Wilson at her
home ill Garrison and to this union
three children were born. Frankie,
Clare and Muriel who together with
their mother remain to tnourn the loss
of the departed father and husband.:
Mr. Wiese is also survived by Ixith
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Jochim Weise of this city, three broth-i
ers John, Henry and Benjamin and a
sister Mrs. Herbert Edgerton of Wing, I
N. D. He was a respected resident of I
his community and his death is a
matter of genuine regret to his host I
of friends.
The wife, children and relatives have
the sincere sympathy of all.
.'..-Funeralservices were conducted I
Tuesday at the M. E. Church by Rev.
Hedtke and interment made in the
Fairview cemetery.
without authority to establish
ial Glanders or Durine fund.
Bronson, supported by two other
justices, further held tht where no con-
Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 3—Miss Minnie tention that prior claims existed was
raised by the state auditor. Wallace
should be paid inasmuch as there was
some $13,000 which should be in the
genenal fund.
Chief Justice Christianson dissented
o
from this, quoting the law to specifi
cally show that warrants #hall be
drawn consecutively, but no warrants
be drawn unless there be money in the
treasury to pay the same. Judge
Robinson joined in the dissent.
Priority of claim is not recognized
by Bronson and two others.
The decision is held to have knock
ed the props from under the political
propoganda which the league news
papers have used to assail Kositzky
for alleged juggling of funds, as it ex-
cept the Dourine and Glanders fund.
The decision, handed down Monday,
However, the writ comes a week too
late, as Wallace received his pay eight
days before when his turn came and
funds were on hand to pay a warrant.
One official says "It is interesting
to note that everything is set aside
except the money to pay the farmer
who has lost his horses. Funds may
be set aside to pay $12,000 salaries,
but the poor farmer who loses his
horse through disease must wait for
his money."
Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 3- -Charles C.
has been
named and has accepted a position as
ment. Cdhnolly has been in the real
estate business at Devils Lake for
thirty years. However, h6 said, "I
have been farming for 42 years at
Devils Lake.
It was lunch hour at a Bismarck
cafe. Connolly was in Bismarck to get
his job. The farmer is the biggest
profiteer in the world. I had a neigh
bor farmer thresh my crop this year
and he put in a bill'for $30i ob'a'n' ttbur,
made me pay for oil, all the food for
his crew, etc. I objected and he cut
it down a little. He is one of the big
gest Non-Partisan Leaguer's in the
country. Sure he got his."
The deceased was born in Reinbeek i George Mr.yienyt vyft'fi U l* said,
,hQ f,e
t+ww
Large.,t and oldest pa-*
per n McLean County—*
Estal lir lied as The Times
on iv 10. 1883.
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR.
GEORGE M'ANENY
il m.eI
ji* yo^ S^tes am-%
ir To fiertiiiiify
bnssftdor To GePnniiTy by resident
Wilson
whefi (Tie
pe(i?f» treuty lu rati-
fled. 1(r. Me Atienv was j[gntierl^
borough of Manhattan pWStjleni, and
has been an earnest supporter of Mr.'
Wilson and the administration. He in
well known In newspaper circles), hav
ing been connected with vnrious met
ropolitan dailies is mi eminent law
yer, and a man prominent In public
iifTuIrs of city, state and nation. He
was born December 24, 1S!5W, at Green
ville, N.
SUGAR FAMINE CERTAIN
Higher Prices Held Certain by
Official of Company.
Public to Be Absolutely Without Sup
ply Sometime in 1920 Is
Belief.
Chicago. Sept. 21).—Howard Van
Gracy. director of the Holland-St.
Louis Sugar Company, iii a statement
here today declared that the shortage
of sugar throughout the world is such
that higher prices are inevitable.
"The L'niteffc States secures its sugar
simply from two sources, beet and
cane.'' he said. The cane sugar
comes from I^ouisiaua, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines, the great
er bulk being Cuban sugar. The re
mainder comes from the American
beet. As our consumption will be in
the neighborhood of 4,500,000 tons,
whereas the new beet crop will be less
than 800,000 tons, it is obvious that
beet sugar comprises only about one
fifth of the country's consumption.
Virtually No Sugar in U. 8.
"At the present time there is rir*
tually no sugar in the country and
neither retailers, dealers nor whole
salers hare enough Sugar to supply
the demand. As the total amount of
•ugar in Cuba and elsewhere avail
able for the United States before
January I is only approximately 600,
#00 tons whereas the requirements
of the country will be approximately
1,200,000 tons, this whole amounting
to 600,000 tons will have to be stopped
b£ the new beet crop. y
WILSON— INDSETH WEOOING
The many friends of Josephine Ind
seth and Leo Edward Wilson were de
lighted to learn of their marriage,
which occured Thursday morning at
the residence of I.. R. Burgum, who
read the service. Miss Florence IpU
st-'^h, a sister of the bride, and Harris
1'obinson attended the contracting
parties. Mrs. Wilson has lived in
Washburn for the past six years, com
ing to this place from Sioux Falls. S.
D.. She worked as bookkeeper with
the Register of Deeds .'Mid later at
Gallahan's Carage and up to a short
time ago with the Soo company here,
Mr. Wilson has grown to manhood in
this community, having graduated
from the Washburn High School and
subsequently attended Jamestown
College and the State University. He
was well known in athletic circles at
both institutions. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son were active in musical circles in
Washburn, both being excellent musi
cians. They have a host of friends
here who extend sincere congratula
tions and best wishes. The young
people left on the north train Thurs
day and will go to Malta, Montana,
'and from there by auto to Seattle' and
Portland, on their honeymoon. While
their plans have not been definitely
made, they expect to return later and
live on the Wilson farm north of Fal
kirk.