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I.V.A. SABOTAGE
CAMPAIGNBEGINS
Gang Spreads tie'About League
And I. W. W. Combine To
Hold Up Harvest.
Reports by League organizers that
rumors are being spread among the
farmers that the Nonpartisan league
is organizing laborers for the purpose
of demanding $10 a day during the
harvest season, coupled with the sim
ultaneous appearance In I. V. A. papers
In different parts of the state of
charges to the same effect, has led to
the belief that the I. V. A. has begun
$he campaign of sabotage exposed in
the League daily papers about ten
days ago
At that time information reached
the League papers through a leak in
the I. V. A. system that thugs would
be imported tato the state by the I. V.
A., who, while posing as members of
the W. W., would commit depreda
tions in different localities as a part
of a pretended campaign to obtain a
$10 a day, wage, and that the state
would be filled at the same time with
rumors that the Nonpartisan League
was behind this movement. By these
desperate tactics it was hoped to
arouse the farmers against the League
and destroy the organization.
The first intimation of an I. V. A.
plot to incite the farmers against their
drganization came during the cam
paign preceding the referendum elec
tion. The I. V. A. papers then re
peatedly charged, without foundation,
that League speakers were attempting
to organize the transient workers for
a $10 wage In the harvest fields. Later
came the leak from the inner circles
of the V. A. and a warning WHS
sent out by the League dailies. A few
days ago Peter Romsaas, a League or
ganizer working in Cass county,
.brought in the information that sev
eral farmers had told him that they
had been Informed that agents of the
Nonpartisan League were organizing
thfe farm hands in Fargo and urging
these laborers to'hold out for $10 a
day during the harvesting and thresh
ing season.
These farmers told Mr. Romsaas
that the men who had told them this
wer^ traveling over the country for
seemingly no other reason than to
warn them of t)»s alleged "plot."
Some of the farmers Mr. Romsaas met
apparently believed the story and
asked him why the League was organ
izing the harvest hands against the
farmers. In the great majority of
cases the organizer succeeded in con
voicing the farmers that they had been
imposed upon, but a few were still dis
turbed by these rumors when he left
S i
tfiemT
Before the League headquarters and
publications had received any Intima
tion that men were spreading these
false rumors among the farmers, the
campaign of publicity evidently de
signed to operate in connection with
them had evidently begun.
Last week the LaMoure Chronicle,
an anti-farmer paper, contained the
following
If the Chronicle's information Is
correct—and it comes from a source
which cannot well be questioned—the
farmers and thresbermen of LaMoure
county and of the state in general will
soon be face to face with the most
serious labor difficulty that ever con
fronted them. Threshing rigg are to
be tied up permanently by striking
crews, the owners and the farmers to
be left helpless and the strikers pro
tected under the provisions of an anti
injunction law passed by the last leg
islature.
"Details of this delightful scheme
came to light In LaMoure the first of
the week. A non-resident employe of
the N: P. railroad, whose identity it Is
thought best not to disclose at this
time, chanced to overhear'a conversa
tion which was being carried on by a
crew of itinerant harvest hands in the
city park. The trend of the confab
interested the railroad man, and he
joined the group, passing himself off
as a laborer in search of work. The
spokesman of the group, who proved
to be a sort of 'walking delegate' for
the I. W. W.'s, then explained the
program. He said tljat as soon as
the threshing season opened as many
'red card' men as possible would join
threshing crews. After a day or two a
strike for impossible wages and fan
tastic conditions as to hours of labor,
etc. would be ordered and this would
Immediately result in stopping the
operation of the rig and in tying the
hands of the owner, who is rendered
helpless by the provisions of House
Bill No. 57, 'Limiting Powers of Courts
to Grant Injunctions.'
Here follows a reprint of the law
in question, with this comment added
"It could not be shown, of course,
JJiat the tying 'up of a threshing rig
would result In irreparable Injury to
the rig and in general it is to be
noteil that the act affords complete
protection not only to strikers but to
those who Incite others to strike. The
purpose and effect of the act would
seem to be to encourage strikes, and
to render the employer's of labor en
tirely helpless so far as the courts are
concerned."
It is u League law and was un
doubtedly quoted in an attempt to
connect the alleged I. W. \V. "plot"
with the Nonpartisan League. The law
is a copy of a federal statute fathered
by the American Federation of Labor.
It has been in operation as a federal
law for seveh years and is now on the
Statute byoks of several states.
In the. Devils Lake Daily World of
July 23, the leading editorial charges
that "the Socialist program in this
of your car depends on good tires
tires.
ood tires. That's why we handle
wd
quality. Buy United
—lor their proved dependability,
economy
We can provide you with United States Tires to meet ypur
CORN IN BEST CONDITION
OF NORTH DAKOTA CROPS
The United Stages agricultural de
partn^nt reports the condition at.
crop? August 1 in different parts of th«
state as follows:
Northwest district: Corn, 80 to 90
per cent wheat, 50 to 60 oats, 35 to
50 barley, 30 to 50 ipotatoes, 60 to 80
flax, 25 to 50.
North Central district: Corn, 65 to
90 wheat, 25 to 50 oats, IS to 55
barley, 10 to 50 potatoes, 45 to 70
flax, 15 to 70.
Northeast district: Corn, 95 to 98
wheat, 65 to 75 oats, 54 to 80 bar
ley, 55 to 80 potatoes, 69 to 85 flax,
71 to 95.
West Central district: Corn, 70 to
76 wheat, 21 to 65 oats, 16 to 54
barley, 19 to 56 potatoes, 40 to 55
flax, 15 to 45.
Central district: Corn, 70 to 93
wheat, 38 to 72 oats, 45 to 75 pota
toes, 65 to 80 flax, 52 to 78.
Bast Central district: Corn, 90 to
100 wheat, 53 to 66 oa.ts, 65 to 76
barley, 65 to 80 potatoes, 79 to 85
flax, 78 to 90.
Southwestern district: Corn, 25 to
£5 wheat, 10 to 25 oats, 10 to 20
barley, 10 to 30 potatoes, 25 to 50
flax, 10 to 15.
South Central district: Corn, 66 to
90 wheat, 30 to 63 oats, 30 to 60
barley, 20 to 63 potatoes, 35 to 63
flax, 20 to 50.
Southeastern district: Corn, 90 to
100 wheat, 43 to 60 oats, 50 to 80
barley, 50 to 70 potatoes, 50 to 85
flax, 40 to 95v
NOTED EXPERT FAVORS
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
Another blow was struck against the
private ownership of public utilities
when Delos F. Wilcox, New York
franchise expert, told the federal elec
trical railroad commission last week
that private street railway systems in
the United States have broken'down
and that municipal ownership is the
only solution of the American street
railway problem.
Drawing from an experience with
trolley matters running back over
many years, Mr. Wilcox stated that
street railways should yield a fixed re
turn and should not be based on
speculation that service instead of
profit should be the governing motive
behind street railways that strikes
should be avoided by affording full
protection to the workers, and that
the operatives should «be organized and
should be given a share in the man
agement. of the street railway systems.
"No ultimate solution of the problems
can be reached," said Mr. Wilcox, "un
less we undertake local transportation
as a public function."
These same conclusions were reached
recently by -the public utilities com
mission of Massachusetts.
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BANK LAW DRAWS
MONEY TO STATE
State Guarantee of Deposit*
Affords Safety During
Uncertain Times.
The North Dakota law passed by the
League legislators guaranteeing bank
deposits, so that when a person de
posits money in a private bank the
state stands behind the deposit and
guarantees it, is attracting attention
outside the state and bringing money
into North Dakota.
A letter received by State Treasurer
Olson from C. E. Etrheim, proprietor
of the Etrheim farm, Balaton, Minn.,
shows how this law is looked upon
by men who feel the uncertainty of
the present times and the necessity of
state protection of the people's sav
ings. Afr. Etrheim writes:
I have a few thousand dollars
that I want to put on deposit In
some safe bank and as the last
Minnesota legislature failed to
pass a bank guarantee law, I am
going to put evSry spare dollar I
have got in either North or South'
Dakota banks.
I would like to know the par
ticulars about the North Dakota
Central Bank plan and also the
rate of Interest on deposits. If
you are not in possession of this
information, please direct my let
ter to the proper parties.
We are living in very uncer
tain times and I believe every
body should put their money in
banks where the state stands back
of them.
In reply, the state treasurer recom
mended two North Dakota banks. Mr.
Etrheim later wrote, praising the pro
gressive state of North Dakota and
condemning the reactionary Minne
sota legislature of last winter. He
said:
"I am going to put some money
on deposit in the two banks recom
mended by you, and I am going to
have some of my friends do the
same."
In commenting on the law referred
to in Mr. Etrheim's letter, Mr. A. L.
Young, deputy state treasurer, said:
"There is- no question but that
the State Guaranty of Deposits
Act is one of the best laws ever
placed on the statute books by the
lawmaking body of any state, and
it affects most vitally every resi
dent and citizen of the state wh®
maintains a banking account. The
guaranteed protection of one's
money on deposit in a bank against
loss through the provisions of the
assessment plan as outlined in the
North Dakota law is a factor that
serves to stimulate confidence be
tween the bankers of the state
and their customers, which is in
itself a great asset. The fact that
a great maiiy North Dakota bank
ers advertise this protection of de
posits on their letterheads and on
their checks and drafts goes to
further prove that It Is a law that
is sincerely appreciated by all
whom it affects."
LEAGUE WOULD CONTROL
CONSTITUTION CONVENTION
The Nonpartisan League is attempt
ing to capture the Nebraska constitu
tional convention with the intention
of writing into the new constitution
the reforms which the League advo
cates and a portion of which they
have placed in effect in North Da
kota. A. C. Townley will open the
campaign in Nebraska August 7, and
in the meantime local Nonpartisan
leaders are preparing the coming
fight.
The New-Nebraska federation has
been organized by the business inter
ests to fight the Nonpartisans and
everything for which the League
stands.
A new constitution for Nebraska is
to be written this winter. The last
legislature authorized a constitutional
convention and provided for an elec
tion of delegates this fall. The con
vention will meet In November.
The Nonpartisans claim 80,000 vote*
among the farmers, with a member
ship' all the way from the Missouri
river to the Wyoming state line and
from the South Dakota boundary to
the Kansas line. Their organizers are
at work all over the state.
The Nonpartisan Leaguers have ob
tained. the co-operation of both the
radical democrats and the radical re
publicans In their fight for control at
the convention and they are preparing
to put up the hottest campaign Ne
braska ever experienced. They have
succeeded in getting the support of the
progressive end of union labor, but
have not yet obtained the official sup
port of that organization.
The chairman of the labor party
committee appointed at the, convention
of the North Dakota Federation of
Labor to prepare a platform, an
nounce* that a. call has been issued
for the labor party convention,»which
Is to be held at Fargo on August 31.
Secretary Anne of the Federation,
whose headquarters is at GrandForks,
la preparing the credentials, which will
be seat to all unions in the state.
MlssHarel Farkasch, a highly train*
ed social worker, has been employed
as Investigator for the enforcementof
tfee' labor laws, concerning 'women.
Miss Farkasch has studied in' theUnl
•ersity of Illinois, and in Baglaad an«
X3ermany and hat been doing social
ttaearcfc iforfc la K«w Xork flttJ.
1786
SPENT MANY A
Burning the
THAT,
CANNOT PRAISE TANLAC TOO
HIGHLY," SAYS HANNA—
FEELS FINE NOW.
"1 spent a lot of hard earned
money on medicines and treatments
during the eight years that I suf
fered, but nothing I ever took help
ed me like Ta'nlac," said Helmer H.
Hanna, a farmer living at Westlock,
Alberta, -Canada, while in the Owl
Drug Store in Edmonton, Alberta,
recently. Mr. Hanna formerly liv
ed in Minneapolis, Minn., where he
was employed for several years as
motorman by the Minneapolis Rail
way Co.
"I /suffered with a bad case of
stomach, trouble," continued Mr.
Hanna, "and had to be mighty care
ful what I ate, because if 1 ate any
thing the least bit heavy I was sure
to be troubled afterwards with gas
forming in my stomach and it was
so bad sometimes that the pain
would almost double me up. At
times this gas pressed sot against my
heart that it would make it palpi
tate and I also suffered a lot with
dizzy spells and when theBe came
on me I had to sit down just any
place to keep from falling. I was
troubled a great deal with sour
stomach and had a disagreeable
taste in iny mouth when I got up
in the mourning and I couldn't sleep
well and many a time would lie
awake for. hours and hours just
waiting for daylight and then when
I got up in t|ie morning Ivfelt more
tired than when I went to bed. 1
was living in Minneapolis and work
ing for the- street railway there
when I was in this fix and during
the time that I suffered I guess I,
must have taken gallons of medi
cines, besides other treatments, but
Yiotbing I did for my trouble seemed
to help me a bit.
"Then I started taking Tanlac
and 1 just want to say that it help
ed me right from the start. It
seemed to get right after my trou
ble and soon put me in the way of
getting back on my feet again. I
ca"n eat anything 1 want now and
nothing I eat ever hurts me a par
ticle and my nerves are so steady
that no noise whatever bothers me
ti. bit. I caji sleep like a log at
night and get up In the morning
foiling Perfectly rested and full of
energy for my day's work. I am
feeling so flue .now, that I cannot
praiseTanlac too highly and will
gladly:: tall anyone about my exper
lencewitji ft.?
Tanlae is sold in Bowbella by
Donovan Drug Co., ill Powers Lake
byChaa.Prank, and In Portal by
Andrew II. Relta.
literally, it the reason why
the American has won the proud
distinction of being the best edu
cated man in the world.
Because a cheap, dependable illuminating
oil made from petroleum was develop^
first in the United States, the people bf
this country had the opportunity of study
ing late into the night long before such
luxury was possible elsewhere.
The petroleum industry, in which the
Standard Oil Company was a pioneer, has
made it possible, even in remote places*
for man to read, study and acquire knowl
edge in comfort, after the day's work
is done.
The tremendous development of America
shows that the American has "burned the
midnight oil" to good purpose.
The seven men who manage the Standard
Oil Company (Indiana), the 19,568 men
and women who carry on the business,
and the 4623 stockholders, all are proud
of the fact that their Company has been,
and is, such a potent influence in the de
velopment of the nation.
Today the Standard Oil Company (Indi
ana) operates the greatest and most com
plete refinery in the world, together with
several others of lesser output.
Throughout 11 states the Compaojr
distributes the refined products so thor
oughly that even those in the remote
corners are able, at all times, to get their
requirements at a low price.
Thus is shown another marked benefit
accruing to all froi# the activities of the
Standard Oil Company (Indiana) as ft
public servant.
Standard Oil Company
(Indiana)
910 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
PORTAL
Prom the Portal International.
F. Anderson has been laid up
since the first of the month, 'suffer
ing with blood-poisoning in his
Xight foot.
Oscar Holverson is taking his an
nual vacation, visiting his old home
at Cashton, Wis.
Mrs. O. J. Rudh and son Ray re
turned from Denver, Colo., the lat
ter tjart of last week. Ray is much
improved in health.
Helen atad Katheryn Carter left
with their grandmother, who has
been visiting at the Carter home
for several deeks, for Scobey, Mon
tana. Friday, where they will visit
for a short time.
Carmen to the number of about
twenty, who work for both the Soo
and C. P. R., went on a strike on
Monday morning in sympathy with
the thousands on strike in the U.
S. As a result the yards are rap
idly filltog up with bad order cars
and passe'nger trains are being de
layed. Later—The boys went back
to work Wednesday morning.
The CroBby and Rudh families
left Monday for their summer home
at Lake Carlyle. They expect to
be gone a couple of weeks.
Miss Signe Reite graduated last
week Thursday from the Mlnot
Normal. She will teach In the lo
cal school this comfng year.
Mrs. Frank Sincock and children
returned Friday from a visit of
several weeks with Grand Forks
friends.
There passed away on Tuesday,
August 6, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Hill, near North Por
tal. Sask., Mrs. Clark Babcock, at
the early age of 29 years Deceas
ed, whose .maiden name was Pearl
Harris was born at Sioux Falls, 8.
Dakota, where she lived until 1909,
when she came to Seven Persons,
Alta., and the following year was
united in marriage to her now aor
rowfng husband. She had: bean la
falling health for sometime and bad
gone to Minneapolis for treatm*at
a year ago and for the past ^tigbt
months made her home with' ''Mr.
and Mrs. James Hill. 8he leaves
behind a sorrowing husbahd, a son
aged eight and a daughter aged six,
father and mother who reside at
Medicine Hat, Alta., a brotbar liv
ing in Wisconsin and a sister at
Limerick, Sask. The mother and
brother were fa attendance at the
funeral. The funers|| services ware
conducted at Knor? Piy«£yterlaa
church on Thursday laat by Rev.
Mr. Walker of Roche Percee.
The BeeC Fhysfe
When you want apleaaant physta
try Chamberlafn'a Tabid*. They
are easy to take and mlld and gafc
tie in effect. Th«r arenlgnly pris
ed by nctople who have beeoma ac
quainted with tbatr food taalttfis.
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