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EVENING EDITION.
CONTEMPLATES
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Besides the deferred construction
of more than half a million dollars
reported to the wau_isdustries board
by the state council of defense, a large
amount of new construction is exr
perlenced during the present year.
This will include public and private
buildings, and thei expenditure of $5,
000,000 on public.roads by the nation
al government, the state and the
counties is estimated for the year by
the* state highway commission. Rail
road construction that had beeta plan
ned by transcontinental lines travers
ing Montana and which was halted by
the war, aggregating several thousand
miles, also is expected to be put
through during 1919 and 1920.
MANITOBA GRAIN
GROWERS CONSIDER
COUNTRY'S NEEDS
P.randon, Man., Jan. 21.—Closer co
operation with labor unions and re
turned soldiers arfd all kindred aseo
Mations and the adoption of the plat
!orm promulgated by the Canadian
Council of Agriculture on November
9 were features of the convention of
the Manitoba Grain Growers' associa
tion just ended.
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In addition to the demand for farm
viachlnery to be imported duty free,
household goods and requisites were
included in the free list. The platform'
committed the delegates to the sup
port of a league of nations a wide
measure of free trade taxation of un
improved land values a 'graduated in
come tax immediate repeal of the
war time elections act discontinuance
of the practice of conferring titles on
Canadian citizens reform of the fed
eral senate immediate check upon
the grpwth of government by order
in-council increased responsibility of
individual members of parliament in
all legislation complete abolition of
the patronage system publication of
contributions before and after election
campaigns removal of press censor
ship and restoration of. free speech
proportional representat'ons estab
lishment of measures of direct legisla
tion/ through the initintivs referendum
and/recall opening of seats In parlia
ment to women on the same terms as
men. A
The motion to make Canada bone
dry was carried at the. concluding'
ression. as was the resolution to fix
the price on land for use under the
soldiers' settlement act. Another reso
lution urpres the government to com
plete the Hudson Bay railway In order
to cheapen transportation and re
quested the Canadian council of agri
culture to appoint a committee to
look into the report on the condition"
of affairs relating to the line.
The next convention frill be held In
Brandon.
Feel Confident Of
Subscribing Quota
Helena, Mont., Jan. 21—State head
auarters for the near east relief fund
drive continued to express confidence
today that the state quota oft $90,0j}0
would be[ subscribed. State Chairman
L,eo Faust said Rosebund reported
that It would oversubscribe and Cuff
ter reports its quota assured. Few re
ports were received today.
Trotiky Was Once
-A Toronto Laborer
Toronto, Ont, -Jan. 21.—An old rec
ord was brought to light here recently
recalling the fact "Myit Leon Trotsky,
the new dictator of Russia, once
worked In the freight sheds of the
Canadian Pacific railway at Montreal,
and that he has a claim. against the
company for fourteen' dollars for al
leged Arrears of wages, as he left
without notice. He' organised a Toron
to branch of the-I..W-. W..
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FRYBURG COUNTS' LEADS.,
Fryburg, N D.,' Jan. 21.—Accord
ing to the Liberty Bell., the official
publication for the Liberty Loan com
mittee, thfs county ranks an average
»f 231 per cent in bond^purchases, the
Highest average of -any county In the
Jlatrlct' The district comprises the
states of Minnesota, North Dakota,
Michigan and. Wisconsin.
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Montana's Agricultural pur
suits Will Accommodate
Many Soldiers.
Helena, Mont., Jan.
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21.—-With
thou,
sands of acres of new land under tne
plow as' a result of the war, and with
accumulated building operation# post-,
poned because of the war, either, con
templated or under way to a total Of
more than half a million dollars, state
officials here predict that the progress
of Montana in every line will be
greater In the next three years than
in the decade preceding 1914/
Already plans are being made by
state and county councils of defense
to place returning soldiers In the gen
eral plan of development of a greater
state, either In agriculture, mining or
industry. The larger part of the 35,000
men furnished by the state to the
armed forces of'the nation were taken
councils of defense, according to,.
Charles D. Greenfield, Sr., secretory
of the state council of defense, indi
cates that all these men will find em
ployment in their howe.commuflioes,
and with the anticlp^terf" development
of agricultural resources/ many in ad
dition.
"Men in the army and navy who
were taken from other than agricul
tural pursuits will find no trou£JiJn
petting back their former employ
ment," said Mr. Greenfield. "Kmploy
ment for. returning soldiers is' not a
problem which will be difficult of so
lution in Montana. In almost every
county of the state there is an or
ganization composed of members of
the county council' of defense. Red
Cross chapter and other organizations,
which has its plans already made to
aid the homecoming soldier and sail
or, whether he is wounded or physic
ally fit, to become again a self-sup
porting member of the community."
Expect 300 At N. D.
Implement Dealers'
»'^-7 Meeting In Fargo-
Fargo, N. V., Jan. 21.—Three hun
dred s^ate implement dealers are ex
pected In Fargo for the annual meet
ing pf the North Dakota Implement
Dealers' association which opens to
morrow and continues three days. The
program will include addresses and
discussions on after-the-war 'policies.
A tbig machinery exhibit In two sec
tions will be a feature.
Cook, Of North Pble
Fame, And Dr. Spiers
Guests Of Fargo Men
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Spires of Ochotzgachamute, .Alaska,
United" States commissioner and phy
sician for .the second district -of
Alaska, and D.\ Frederick A. Cook of
North pole fame, Were guests at a
reception in Fargo yesterday. Dr.
Spires, who is in the states for medical
treatment, wears a fur overcoat worth
$6,000, which weighs but three and a
half pounds, which he announced that
he would donate to anyone who cor-
from the agricultural sections of the rectly pronounced the name of his
state. Correspondence with xounty home town in Alaska. D_\ Spiers has
fur garments he
$20,000.
RED CROSS GETS GR\lN.
Moorhead, Minn., Jan. 21.—Grain
from nine acres of land donated by
nine farmers to the Georgetown
branch of the Clay cpunty chapter of
the American Red Cross was sold to
day fori$212.55. Six-^cres were wheat,
two wert barley and one rye.
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SCOTS HONOR BURNS.
Fargo, & D„ Jan. 21.—The Fargo
society of St Andrew will observe the
160ui anniversary of the birth of
Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, with
a big .banquet and Burns program
next Friday evening.
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WHITMAN HOME
£aucus Afraid Cities Would
Cheat Farmers of
Rights.
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Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 21.—Because
they .deemed it an attempt on the part
of cities to cheat the farmer adminis
tration out of a little bit of executive
work, the Nonpartisan league caucus
decided to "kill" Senator W. H. Whit
man's bills providing for a constitu
tional amendment, which* would give
the cities of the state an opportunity
to adopt a home' rule charter, under
which they would'liave absolute con
trol over all things that are of a dis
tinctly municipal matter.
In -the face of the caucus action,
committees of the senate, presided
Over '&nd run by members of the
league, let Attorney George A. Bangs
of Grand forks argue In favor of the
bill for over an hour Saturday, after
which ihey told him "they would see
what could be done."
Senator Whitman's bill was consid
ered in the caucus several nights be
fore Mr. Bangs spoke. No one who
had any khowledge of the bill or any
good idea of what it would accom
plish spoke. But the "steering com
mittee,'' .which is directly under
Townley's thumb at all times, recom
mended It for the scfap heap, and
there It will go.
""^'1 can see why this bill has come
In at this time," said a league em
ploye. "They know that the farmers
are in power for sdme years, and
they want to save as much of''city
How much work can a motor truck deliver?
What ought to be the cost of doing the work?
with the great business ex
pansions already taking,
shape.
Motor truck efficiency
means not only gasoline
economy, tire and oil sav
ing, and repair economy.
It means" also the right
size truck for your average
load efficient routeing sav
ing of time in loading and
unloading the way the
truck is Handled.
It means standardizing
costs^-every item known.
Basic principles,
all of them
—ahd the purposeof thisnew
National Truck Efficiency
Test is to shjow the Packard
owner how these t^asfc prin
ciples can give, him better,
hauling at Lower cost in his^l
individual business, s,
The test coveri^e^year's'
operation demonstrating
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inga of the Sixteenth Legislative As
sembly of the commonwealth of North
Dakota.' Here tt the expose -v
Where Made.
Every dayT senators and representa
tives leave their down-town quarters
and betake themselves to the capitol,
where they assemble in their respecj*
tlve chambers, and proceed to legis
late. The first day, they elected a
speaker and clerks and pages and
stenographers and other employes,
and the following day, they appointed
committees and listened to the gov
ernor's recommendations. All this is
mere detail, a matter of form, as It
were,.
One of the Interesting features of
this caucus is the "steering commit
tee." This part of the machine has
just been brought to light, but It is
the most effective part Townley has
built. This "steering committee" has
been doing some great work for
Townley. Its record of "bills killed"
would malfe a casualty list lopk a
church subscription petition
how it operates:
HESfi are two of the most pressing ques
tions in American business today—what
with the need to save freight cars with
the staggering quantity of merchandise
to be' moved and
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freedom and city authority as they
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That rather tipped oft the Idea be
hind the death-blow to the bill.
HOW LAWS IN
The real law-making Is done down-.
towinftn the McKenzle hotel or in Pat
terson's hall, which has a direct
opening into the hotel. Committee
rooms are on the fourth floor of the
hotel, where A. C. Townley has estab
lished league headquarters. Here
gatHer Walter Thomas Mills, L«mke,
Manahan, Townley and others, among
them attorneys from otl||er states,
hired and paid by the league tocome
here and draw up bills and help get
them through. Among the attorneys _r.
are one Mr. Paddock, Jim Manahan's, over the traces since, but that
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If a. member of the league wantg
bill introduced, 'he first take* It to
Lemke or to a (member of the "steer
ing committee." The "steering com
mittee" goes Into action with Town
ley, Lemke and the other members of
the "Inner circle." A night or two
later, the committee reports to tt#
caucus. It recommends the bill for
Introduction or not. If the recom
mendation, is nay, the bill is dead.
This "Inner circle," whence emanate
all the league measures and proposals
and schemes, is what really does the
work. The committee has the cards
stacked against it the minute they
enter the conference.
If a member of the minority intro
duces a bill, the'leaguers Immediately
treat It with suspicion. That's the
way they've been dragged up, and
they can't forget the lesson. It makes
no difference whether the bill has
merit or not It came in from the
minority, «md that's enough. The
majority have no faith In the sinceri
ty of the minority, as Representative
Bryans of McHenry stated *80 force
fully in a post-session debate at O. B.
BurtnessVdesk this Afternoon. Ill the
bill has merits that should be recog-'
nized, It will be killed, and, then, It
may be re-drafted and introduced as
an administration measure. That's
one part of the game.
Personnel of "Inner Circle."
This "steering committee" was put
over early in the session. As soon as
league legislators arrived in Bis
marck, they were asked to sign the
caucus agreement to stand by what
ever the caucus decided. They all
signed up. One or two have kicked
is a
partner, ai)d Vincent Day, of Spokane,, small matter.
Wash. There Is one other, but so far with Walter Maddock, of Moun
his .name has not been learned- trail, presiding one night, the steering
During one. of these form sessions
commjttee
at the capitol, a'leaguer jnay }P:r®" the "efficiency committee" in league
duce a bill. As soon as it •8 »ntro" circles. A member of the "inner cir
duced, one can accept it as a law or
cje„
except that one has to wait1
the state,
till it has gone through the presclbed
course,. But it will be a law, for it
has run the gamut of the headquar
ters and caucus program.
was named. It is termed
fathered the "efficiency commlt-
tee" scheme, and he moved that such
a body be appointed. and that the
chairman name himself as one mem
ber. Mr. Maddock did not want to
appoint himself, buV he named six
others, and they promptly, elected
him. Members of the committee are
Representative Walter Maddock,
Representative A. E. Harris, Repre
sentative Dell Patterson and Senator
A. E. Bowman. There are three oth
ers, but at this Writing, their names
have not been learned.
Now, as to the "inner circle:"
First comes Walter Thomas Mills.
Socialist' extraordinary. Mills has
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New Test of Transportation Efficiency
for Packard Owners Starts February 1st
$17,640*00 in Cash-Prizes to Drivers, Accountants
and Shipping Clerks
How to Enter Your Trucks
in the
Packard National Truck Efficiency Test
local Packard Branch or Packard Dealer
will your entries ana see that your Packard
Truck or Trucks are formally enrolled on the Official
List of Contestants.
The Test starts on February 1st, 1919* and con
tinues to January 31st, 1920.
Trucks are divided into seven Divisions, according
to sije. "a." Division—all 6-ton Trucks
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5-ton
4-ton
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l'A-tbn
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The Grand Total of Prizes is $17,640.00—including
five prizes for Drivers, Accountants and Shipping QbrSs
in each Division—as follows:
Contestants shall be Packard Trucks only.
All- cost and operating records shall be kept and
submitted on the standard forms of die National
Standard Trudt Cost System, as perfected by the
Truck Owners' Conference, which can be obtidned
through your Packard Branch or Packard Dealer.
Recapitulation of operating and cost data must be
submitted monthly by owner/to the Packard Factory
far inspection and correction.
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WHO OWNS ONE"
been here atnoe before the., •eflen
.opened. -He has addressed the cau
cus, advising the legislators not to lis
ten to J. F. T, O'Connor, who quoted
him on the floor of the house one. day,
and O. B. Burtneae and other mem?
bers of the minority. He has pictured
ther great wealth and the happy
homes that will prevail after Town
ley's program.'Is put' through. Mills
Is very popular with the farmers.
They hang on his every woiH, and,
whenever possible, they seek him out.
When he comes into the hotel' lobby,
he Immediately Is surrounded, and
for'many minutes has a glorious time,
basking in the rays of his own efful
gence and receiving the plaudits of
his auditors.
Mills 1* Townley's adviser. Thejr
work very close together, and appar
ently they accomplish much. Come,
then, William Lemke of Fargo and
§t. Paul, and F. W. Wood of Deerlng.
a farmer who helped get the league
under way. Townley puts the plan
before them and they agree to It.
Townley Plays "Soft Pedal."
The "inner circle," then, is called
into action. This Includes Anthony
Walton, of Minot O. K. Lageson of
Grand Forks county H. B. Dunbar,
a Nonpartisan league organiser from
McLean county, and about half a
dozen others. They are all here, and
frequently are. In conference.
The program is placed before the
conference. Towriley takes a doubt
ful attitude, and begs suggestions and
criticisms. He is afraid that maybe
it is going too far or too fast. He
works the pyschology game to a fin
ish, and with surprising unanimity,
the members of the "inner circle" are
for it.
They go forth with their propa
ganda, and the second circle is called
here. The personnel of this is: Dell
Patterson, of Mountrail, league whip
in the house Erlck A. Bowman, of
LaMoure county Speaker L. L. Stair,
whom Patterson said, "the league
would decorate with such honors that
he could go into other states" and
carry on the work President Howard
Wood of the senate, and a few others.
The program Is put-up to them In
the same way. Townley is just as
doubtful as ever, his foot on the
pyschology pedal at all times. The
program Is agreed to, after a little
hesitation on Townley's part, and It Is
ready for the caucus.
The caucus meets at 7:30 o'clock
each night. No ione not possessing a
card can get in.
With Townley or one of his chosen
leaders in the chair, the program.
what can be done under*all conditions of weather,
temperature, road and load.
The Packard owner may enter as many of his
Trucks as he wishes.
Prizes are awarded not only to the Driver9 for
lower costs and better service but to the A ccountant„
who tabulates the records and to the Shipping Clerk,
because much of truck
efficiency depends on effi
cient work at the shipping
platform.
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A Packard Truck of any
size can compete on a fair
basis.
Here is where the owner
will learn whether his truck
is just the right size for his
work —or too large, power
lost by running on under*
load —br too small, necessi
tating overload to get his
hauling done.
The Packard owner starts
the test with the basic prin
ciples developed by the
Packard Organization of
transportation specialists.
He has a year to apply
these principles to his iiidir
vidual business.
What can he not achieve
in efficiency!
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PAGETHRSE.I
4hieh had gone throu«h. li|
precipitated. Memben o^ the dinner
and "secondary" circles, atfa. aprlmdt
throughout the hall. One of then
makea a motion, and another secto»d»
it. The debate to precipitated, but
these "circle" members* having gone
over it before, have all the better ot
It when it comes to arguments.
A. C.'s Qsrafal Camonjtage. -•wl
Then, too, they are successfully
baited and led on by Townley. Hfe
gets the centei'j.of the stage, with the
same old doubtful cylinder pounding
away as usual, it may be well to hes
itate, he suggests. He wants the
farmers to thlqk that It is their meet
ing, their legislature and their prtfl
gram, but the "circle" member^
their'parts well learned, carry thil
arguments to. a point, where Mr.
Townley yields for the sake of har»?|
mony. -rf
The deed Is done, the bill is readjbj
for introduction—or it soon will be».
for Mr. Townley has a fine corps
attorneys and stenographers here, ana--i
they work day and night In a day.J
or two, the measure bobs up-in th«3
senate and the house, where it mustiH
go through the regular form.
The bill gets its first and second1
reading and is referred to a commit--'
tee. This is what has. happened the^l
Industrial Commission bill, the Bank?*!
bill, the Terminal Elevator bill and
others. Committees have had these.',
measures for over a week, ahd still.t
there Is nv suggestion of a meeting td's*g
consider tnem publicly. All discus
sion has been behind the closed doors"
of the caucus, and, if Townley cad1*
prevent it, there will be no discussion
Of course, when they come up fo#',v
final passage, the members of eacW-r
house have a right to debate them
but it will be of little avail, for the"!
caucus has spoken.
Committees will not dare amend Oft $1
change a measure until the "steering"
committee has been consulted. Wil
liam Lemke is the adviser, the final
court of appeal, and he works through
steering committee or directly with
the committee considering the bill,
depending upon the way the question-,
comes up or how he feels.
EDITORS MEET AT WADENA.
Moorhead, Minn., Jan. 21.—The an*
nual meeting of the Northern Mlnne
sota Editorial association will be heldv•
at Wadena January 24 and 25. It wilt
be the first after-the-war gathering of
Minnesota editors.
Herald Wants Bring Results.
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