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QMS PAY HIS
Win's SALARY
Had to Contribute From $10
to $20 Out of Their
Monthly Salary.
His Attempt to Blacken the
Character of Carl Jorgen
son Failed Miserably.
Bism&rclc, N. D.. June 24.—The
Fargo Coarier-NewrB for Saturday,
June 22, contained an editorial laud
ing the Frazier administration and
especially State Auditor Karl Kosit
sky'far his wonderful accomplish*
ments during fate term of office.
"It might te of interest to note
some of the great reforms instituted
by Karl Kositzky," said J. O. Lyn
stad, deputy state treasurer, in an
interview today.
"One of Mr. Kositzky*s first
acts," ho said, "after assuming
the office of state auditor was to
ascertain how ho could get his
wife on the state pay-roll. The
budget makes provision for the
ntmiber of clerks each office can
employ and as Koeitxky did not
fed that he could spare any of
his regular clerks, he accomp
lished his puxpose by requesting
some of his clerks to contribute
from $N to $20 out of their
monthly pay checks to Mrs. Kos
itdcy, and the clerks, being In a
position where they could not
very well refuse this "reason
able" request, complied until the
legislature «ayc htm an appro
priation for apodal clerk-hire.
Committee Lauds Jorgenson.
"Mr. Kositzky and the Courier
News would have the people of the
state believe that Carl Jorgenson, the
former state auditor, who is one of
the best and hardest working office
J.'-ij men the state ever had, left his of
flee in a most deplorable condition,"
said Mr. Lyngstad. "Kositzky, im
j}l mediately upon taking office started
a loud noise afcout the terrible con
^.} \}1 dition. of 'his office and demanded
that the house of representatives ap
point a committee to investigate it.
This was lione and the following is
taken from the report of th'is com
mittee:
"Mr. Speaker:—Tour committee,
appointed to investigate the condition
,]]!*,'? of the state auditors office, beg to
submit the following report: We find
"4, «, that the affairs of the office under
:m 'i Mr. Jorgrenson have been handled in
1- an efficient, and business-like manner,
Signed: Obert A. Olson, chairman
Geo A. Reishus, W. J. Churc.'r, M. A.
3 ,-1*3 Mi Hoghaug. .1. N" Kunkel, committee.
?»'x*? (Page 391-1317 House Journal."
*1^4 5 I "Please note that every member of
the committee was a Nonpartisan
and as such, could not be expected to
ifv-i.L 5 give Mr. Jorgenson the best of it.
"Next," said Mr. l^yngstafl. "they
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make the chargs that1 In the put,
thousand* ot dollar* have been paid
out ot the state -^treasury, without
having been appropriated or without
having been allowed by the state
auditing board. When Mr. Steen as
sumed the office of state treasurer,
he refused to allow any overdrafts on
appropriation accounts and as that
was two years before Kositzky be
came state, auditor, he is certainly
not entitled to much credit for that.
Mr. Steen also refused to pay the
$225 in warrants drawn by Kositsky
as state auditor for the purpose of
traveling expenses tor Mr. Frazler's
board of regents, appointed pursu
ant to an opinion by Attorney Gen
eral William Langer. The legality
of this board was being tested in su
preme court which later found their
appointment illegal and it Is certain
ly no fault of Kositsky that the state
isn't out f2'25.
"Kositzky claims a great deal of
credit," he says, "for having collect
ed taxes on private car lines, which
have been in arrears for a number
of years. The proceedings of the
board of equalisation for 1915 show
that the said board passed a resolu
tion directing the state commission to
place all private far lines on the tax
lists. Kositzky was secretary of the
state tax commission at that time, biit
instead of attending to this taxation
of private car lines, as directed, he
prefers to blame former Auditor Carl
Jorgenson and claims a great deal of
crfdit for himself for doing as state
auditor what he neglected to do as
secretary of the tax commission.
"He makes a great noise about col
lecting over $100,000 from the coun
ties. Now it isn't a very difficult task
to collect from the county treasurers
the state's portion of the taxes col
lected by them. All the state'auditor
needs to do and does 'is to draw a
draft on them for the amount of
taxes they report, and hand these
drafts to the state treasurer, who
does all the collecting in every in
stance, except such cases where the.
state auditor does ,not succeed in
getting the drafts drawn correctly,
which has happened a number of
times since Kositzky became auditor.
Bill Tampered With.
"Kositzky asked the last legislature
for an appropriation for a special
field clerk, to check up back taxes,
etc., and in the bill there was an
appropriation for $500 for trayelllng
expenses. This bill,'' said Mr. Lyng
stad, "passed both the house and sen
ate and afterwards it was found that
some one by the stroke of a pencil
had increased the appropriation for
traveling from $500 to $1,000 and ex
tended the time for the appropria
tion to be available. No reoord is
found of this increase in either the
house or senate journal. He also had
a bill introduced the passage of
which would permit him to use some
$1
,400, which Mr. Jorgenson had
saved out of his appropriation for
clerk-hire, but this the legislature
refused to pass, but nothing daunted,
Mr. Kositzky took the matter up with
the emergency board after the ad
journment of the state legislature arid
they passed a Resolution, which per
mitted Mr. Kositzky to also spend
this.
"Some efficiency is correct."
MAXY WYOMING MEN IX ARMY.
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 24.—Wyom
ing already has five per cent of its
population in the army compared
with a two per cent average-for the
country, according to an announce
ment just made by Adjutant General
Weaver of the Wyoming National
Guard.
Model 90—First
Choice of Women
because it is a beautiful car of ample room,
wide seats, deep cushions and refinements
thxpughouL
•—because it is powerful, easy to handle, with
yenkat control and easy operating cluteh.
—because it has electric Auto-Lite starting and
lighting, vacuum, fuel system, huge tires non
skid rear, imflflrver springs and 106-inch
n$teelbaae.
--because it is /economical and backed by Over
land service everywhere.
Appeanmce, Perforwumcs,
Comfort, Service and Price
12.18 PER CENT
LESSHAKDCOAL
FORNORTHWEST
North, Dakota Will be Less
Hard Hit Than the
Other States.
Bismarck, N. D., June 24.—The
northwest's anthracite coal supply for
the current fuel year will be. cut
somewhat less than 400,000 tons, or
approximately 12.18 per cent, Fuel
Administrator I. P. Baker announced
today. Minnesota, which last year
received 1,071,532 tons, will be given
990,000 tons Wisconsin will be given
1,024,000 tons, as against 1,181,926
last year North Dakota will get 200,
000 tons, as compared with 249,314,
a year ago, and South Dakota will get
166,000,as compared with 207,41-6 last
year. The total allotment of anthra
cite to these four states for the cur
rent fuel year is 2 380,000 tons, as
compared with 2,710,188 tons last
year.
The cut will least affect North Da
kota, which burned so much less
anthracite than it was alloted last
year that it was enabled to loan large
quantities of hard coal to South Da'
kota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
cut of approximately 50,000 tons rep
resents the decrease in the consump
tion of anthracite which resulted last
year from greater popularity of lig
nite. South Dakota, however, last
year burned more than its allotment
of anthracite, and a reduction of 41,
000 tons in'its allowance will be I
hard blow. It will mean, says Capt.
Baker, that South Dakota must look
to North Dakota for much larger
supply of lignite'than it received last
year.
Neither Minnesota nor Wisconsin
had any anthracite to spare last year,
Both borrowed from North Dakota's
lignite-built surplus, and it is expect
ed that they will feel the reduction in
this year's allotment.
"To appreciate the necessity for
this reduction, basic conditions must
foe correctly understood," said (Fuel
Administrator Baker today. "We are
in war times. Anthracite and fuel of
all kinds .are in such a demand as
never before. There are new de
mands of imperative kind for an
thracite. At the same time, the war,
directly through the army draft and
in less direct but even larger ways,
has drawii down the anthracite mine
workers vmy from 177,000 to now
less than 145,000. There is going on
a further reduction in the f6rce,
which, already down to a point where
it restricts the production of coal, is
most threatening."
Nonpartisan League
Organs Die Hard
Fargo, N. D., June 24.—They die
hard, these league leaders.
The North Dakota Leader publish
ed under date of June 22, blazon^
forth the "news" that "league nomi
CDistribtitars
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GRAND FORKS, HERALD/ MONDAY, JUNE *•, 1919.
hates thm la Minnesota Lindbergh:
xutting Burnqulst lead."
And then the ..paper, maintaining
the campaign ot deception employed
by Townley tq hide the real effect ot
the tremendous defeat administered
to his force* In Minnesota, sets forth
that "Crane, Sullivan and Mueller"
had been elected that Burnaulit'a
majority wouldn't be 20,00.0, and
Townley still is Insisting "that an
honest count would give Lindbergh
the nomination.''
Townley** dally organ, so far as vis
ible to the naked eye, hasn't seen fit
to publish Volstad's victory overShlp
stead, now known three days, the
dally organ's comment on this par
ticular angle ot the Minnesota VQtt
showing 8hipstead nominated.
Throughout the. league leaders'
campaign work this week, an attempt
has been made to find some measures
of comfort in the Minnesota election
result, blasoned forth the "informa
tion" that the league would control
the Minnesota legislature, whereas,
as a matter of fact, the legislative is
sue hasn't come to a test yet in the
Gopher state.
Two N. D. Soldiers Dead
And 3 Severely Woonded
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The casualty list for Sunday
contains .the names of two North
Dakota soldiers as having died of
wounds:
Clarence A. Istaog, Tollbridge,
and Walter X. Sorg, Goal Springs.
The list for today contains
three names of North Dakota
boy» severely wounded:
Alfred Anderson, Eldridge.
Orpha T. HUber, West hope.
Bert Ijanigcland, Berg.
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John Steen Will Carry
Goodrich, Says Davis
Bismarck, N. D., June 24.—Indica
tions are that John Steen will carry
Goodrich, reports Senator J. E. Davis,
who is in from McQlusky to
day. Farmers are beginning to worry
over the economic policies of the
league, says the former senator from
McClusky, and they are wondering, he
says, just what universal-State owner
ship of everything may do to their
taxes. "Steen has a good chance of
being elected if the whole state feels
about it as they do in my •commun
ity," said Senator Davis. "Many
farmers are drawing away from the
league, partly because ,of the type of
propaganda the league is using, but
principally because the farmer has
had time to think over some of the
league's economic schemes and he is
beginning to doubt their wisdom."
Norwegian Lutheran
Young People's League
Meets At Hillsboro
Hillsboro. N. ,D., June 24.—The,
Young People's league of the Norweg
ian Lutheran cTiurch of America will
hold its annual convention in Hills
boro on June 28 to 30, it was an
nounced here today.
Delegates from all affiliated .socle
ties in t}ie Grand Forks district will
attend. Dr. J. A. Aasgaard, president
of Concordia college, Moorhead, Minn.,
will be the principal speaker.
N. D. Hotal Abstinence
Assn. Not Supporting
Frazier For Governor
The, North Dakota Abstinence asso
ciation is not supporting Lynn Frazier
for governor as the North .Dakota
Leader tries to make the peppte be
lieve, according to a letter 'received
by The Herald from H. T. Quanbeck
of McVlile, one of the directors of the
association.
Mr. Quanbeck's letter follows:
The North Dakota Leader for
Jane 22 publishes a letter written
by John Kjolstrom of Woiford, N.
D., and the letter is prefaced by a
few remarks by the Leader. This
article leaves the impression that
the North Dakota Total Absti
nence association Is supporting
Frazier for governor and I want
to take this opportunity of cor
recting that Impression. Mr. Kjel
strom Is one of the directors for
the association but he Is not
speaking for
thm
association. He
Is speaking for himself as a pri
vate citizen. I am also one of the
directors of this association and I
want to make it clear that I am
opposed to tho re-election of Gov
ernor Frazier and that I am op
posed to the propaganda of the
Nonpartisan league leaders and I
do not believe thot we as temper
ance people or citizens who have
the .best interests of our state at
heart can support men who at
tempt to give us such legislation
as contained in the now famous
House BUI 44,
I also want It understood that I
am not speaking for the associa
tion but know that a majority
of the officers of the association
agree with me in regard to the
political situation In the state.
Very truly yours,
H. T. Quanbeck.
No Auto Tour to Glacier
National Park This Year
Devils Lake, N. D., June 24.—There
will be no annual automobile tour to
Glacier National park this year, it hav
ing been called oft for patriotic rea
sons, according to word received here
by Secretary LaRue. of the Devils
Lake Commercial club. The tour was
scheduled, for June 21 July 6
Car Turns Over Twice
And Nearly Kills Driver
Wilton, N. D., June 24.:—Nick
Ukrank, whose .car did a nip-flop the
first of the week while he Was driv
ing at the rate of 50- miles an hour
between the Washburn. Lignite mine
and the city, left the hospital today.
Ukrank drives the company car be
tween Wilton and the mine. On ths
day of the accident his machine
skidded whife lie was traveling at
High" speed, and it turned over twice.
Ijkrank' was thought to V* dead
when he was picked' up. but tie later
rtiowed signs of life and was removed
to the^hospltal, where he made a
speedy recovery.
^Dr. 6. A. Swendlniati^
DENTIST
scars
SOUTH THIRD ST.
ASK FOR
Liberty Bread
lie and ISc Loaf
OWN BROTHER
Langer Claimed Exemption
From Draft Although
Only 30 and Single.'
Langer's Assistant Spent
State's Time in Brother's
Behalf. \..-
Blmirck, D., June 24—-Attor
ney General Langer's patriotism la on
ly qkta deep, according to a former
member of the Nonpartisan league,
who was Interviewed here today.
"The questionnaireof WHHam Lasger
filed at Mandan," said the former
league man, "shows that he was a
single man,. 30 years of age, and
claimed exemption from draft Mlnot
has _a banner across the main street
in town^reading as follows: "Frazier
said a man could not be hungry and
patriotic. Real Americans can.
Langer was single but claimed exemp
tions. our boys didn't."
"Langer used one of his highest
priced assistants to get his brother,
Frank Langer at Sunnyside, Wash.,
exempted from military duty," he
said. "The assistant's expense ac
count was $147,26, his salary at the
rate of $200 per month. Mr. Langer's
assistant arrived in I^orth Yakima,
the nearest division point on the N. P.
railroad to Sunnyside, where evident
ly Langer's brother met him, Octo
ber 4, 1917. Then this assistant
wired Langer, "Appeal held for fur
ther showing. Don't have Coates wire
parties indiscriminately. Use cau
tion or you may injure case. Look
out. When will you reach Washing
ton, (D. C.)" Langer replied, -Will
arrive Raleigh hotel Washington, .D.
C.) Sunday night or Monday morn
ing." All details as to time and
places where Langer And his assistant
and Sther parties interested in the
case were active are availabl,"' said
the former league member.
"Just then young Langer might
properly have written a letter as fol
lows: ''Dear William: You certain
ly did good work for me by sending
Dan out here. Chances are that If he
had 'not come or if you had not taken
an Interest in me, I would be in train
ing now. Everything worked out
splendidly. It was well planned.
I dare "Bill" to say that he did
not get such a letter from his broth
er," he said.
Langer's brother later, however,
had to go and all exemptions were
withdrawn order to make clean
records.
George P. Homnes as attorney
general will never pull any such stunt
as this," said the former league man.
Big BOwon and Big Business.
On the. 7th day (January 29) of tiie
special -session of the legislature the
state senate adopted a resolution ac
cusing Mr. A. E. Bowen of iriaking a
false report which was' the means of
killing Senate Bill No. 225, a bill pro
viding for the .taxation of freight line
companies.: The following Is quoted
from the resolutions
"Whereas, A. E. Bowen, chief clerk
of the house of representatives, did,
during the closing hour* of the ses
sion fjalsely report to the' senate that
Senattj Bill No. 225 had been in
definitely .postponed, as' shown on
page ~1109 fit the "fi&iate Journal,
thereby defeating the action, of btoth
houses in their efforts to provide a
practical method for taxing freight
line companies
"Was Big Bowen working for ®ig
Business or was Big Business working
Bowen h^ asked.
Stories About John Steen.
"Stories are being persistently cir
culated that if John Steen is elected
governor of North Dakota, he Will im
mediately stop all foreign language
schools and newspapers, prevent ±he
preaching of the gospel In the Ger
man language, etc., said a Bismarck
ibuslness man today." "These state
ments are absolutely without founda
tion. No governor of any state could
suppress any foreign language if he
would. John Steen takes much the
same view of the necessity for using
the German language under proper
conditions' q.nd for proper purposes in
this country that President Wilson
does. It is impossible to reach a for
eigner who has not yet learned the
American language with any message
except in his own native tongue."
Hopes North Dakota
Will Do As Minnesota
Did In Her Election
C. J. Nelson, superintendent of
schools at Bowman, N. D., hopes that
North Dakota will follow the example
of Minnesota ana defeat the Nonparti
san league in the election. In a letter
to The Minneapolis Journal, he says:
It surely has been a pleasure to read
The Journal andrknow that such dal
lies are With the government in_ihls
crisis. It is an added pleasure1 to know
that the mighty state of Minnesota is
loyal to the core,' and the vote for
Burnquist is enough to whip the Hun.
This is no time for partisan politics.
We have only two dosses of people in
this country today, Americans and
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pro-German*. It la tarrtj^le to coaoelve
that we ahould tuiva evanHi ^iriflkiintf
ot tha latter.
We thank yon for what you have
done and hope W9 of Iforth Dakota
may be able to down disloyalty as you
have done.—C. J." Nelson, Boitma&.
N. P., Jan# 11.,
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Republican candidate ftor Congress,.
Second Dtstrlet Restdeat ot
Dakota for twenty-two years.
tlclng attorasy and' farmer. Opposed
to Townleyism In tjie state and nation.
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