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MANY LAW CHANGES ASKED BY STATE DEPARTMENTS Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 27.—Scores of recommendations have been made by tlhe various state departments for consideration of the coming session of the legislature. Among the more im portant veeome J:latio.ns, briefly stated are: Board cf Railroad Commissioners Authorization to eivfploy special commerce counsel in important rail road and utility cases. Passage of law requiring drivers of motor busses to stop before crossing railroad tracks. Provide for employment of two as sistant engineers and telephone supervisor. Commissioner of Immigration Appropriation to permit employme nt of field agents. Giving of the state aid to persons purchasing farms by loaning 75 to SO percent of pureliase price. Revival of home builders associa tion. Slate Engineer Appropriation sufficient to provide three full-time engineers for next two years for irrigation work. State to establish one or more irri gation demonstration farms to dem onstrate feasibility of small irrigation projects. Relieve state engineer from duties as secretary of highway commission. Opposing law to provide three high way commissioners on full time. Provide funds to maintain high ways constructed under federal aid, as required by U. S. government. Legislation impowering railroad commissioners and highway commis ion to enforce "reasonable compli ance" in the matter of grade crossing elimination. Establish uniform traffic regula tions for highways. Place portions of state highways lying within cities or villages im proved with federal aid under eo.n trol of state highway commission. Make salary of executive of high way commission not less than $4,500 a year and adjust other salaries. Secretary of State Provide for codification of state laws. Amend the law to provide that no minating petitions in presidential pri mary be filed not later than 30 days before election. Require expense statements of candidates, to-be verified. Provide same ballot for men and women. Representative, committee and other organizations attempting to in fluence result of election to file ite mized statement of expenses and re ceipts. Clarify election laws. Provide that all officers, except fed eral. be nominated and elected on nonpartisan ballot. Limit corporations in their purpos to a certain class of related subjects. Restrict issuance of Charter to cor poration until "a certain percent, say 25 percent, of the authorized capi tal stock has been paid in." Make a large enough appropriation for blue sky commission to permit '.v jjg •sss -J ISLENN CUP.TISSl D-12 MOTOR Skeleton View of New Curtis* Pursuit Plane, Showing Metal Construction. The test performance of a new Curtiss Pursuit Plane has caused a sensation in the Army and Navy ser vices. Ever since the Pulitzer Race lit Detroit, in which a new all-Ameri can motor finished in the first four places, it has b#en expected that military planes of a super-type would make their appearance at almost any time. The actual performance of the first pursuit ship of a series surpasses expectation In mar^y respects, this aeroplane is a departure from precedent. It uses the same Curtis motor used in the racing ships at Detroitrlt is equipped with wing radiators, the most radical advance in the art of cooling a motor since 1917, and which reduces the resistance of the air almost to zero. These features were expected. The construction, however, is said to pos sess, also, a new feature, in that the entire machine can be stored for a I.J irogra lf_nei!ftnmrv. employing of a competent audi tor or auditors to analyze financial statements, etc. Require issuer of speculative se curities to execute bond in sum of •$50,000. brokers. Provide name of notary public ap pear on his seal. Limit number cf notaries and re quire them to keep a record of all official acts. Tax Commissioner If legislature contemplates changes in classification law there should bo careful study as to effcct of changes upon distribution of the tax burdeen. Abolish pre^nt scheme of double exemptions or deductions either by taxing such property on the basis of 50 per cent of actual value or by ex empting it entirely. Relieve local boards of taxing dis tricts of arbitrary tax limitations providing safeguards. Make impossible for any board to issue warrants in excess #of the amount on hand plus the amount of unpaid taxes levied for the current and prior years. Clarify debt limitations statutes. Urovide for county assessors. Substitute gross earnings tax for general property tax upon telephone systems. Revise bank tax laws. Remedy defects in state income tax law. Provide for fiscal auditors to aid in administration of income tax law. Changes in income tax law propos ed to increase revenue from taxation of corporations from $450,000 an nually to $750,000 annually. Increase revenue from individuals from $50,000 annually to $1,250,000 annually. Revise inheritance tax laws. Substitute gross earnings tax in lieu of property tax on local deposits. Consider question of repealing capital stock tax law, obtaining reve nues through income tax law. If poll tax is continued provide for more effective of collection. Dairy Commissioner Provide for carrying on work of eradicating bovine tuberculosis. Amend cow bill to provide counties may issue bonds or warrants for pur chase and sale to approved pettiton ing farmers. State Auditor Provide for making of temporary loans by state to bridge over period when general funds are low. Repeal numerous obsolete laws for small taxes. Authorize cancellation of all war rants outstanding five years. Commissioner of Insurance Legislation revising the present North Dakota Standard Fire Insur ance policy to comply with the valued policy law, etc. Making insurance commissioner re. ceive of defunct insurance com panies. A law providing for the building of chimneys in compliance with "ordi nance" drafter by National Board of Fire Underwriters. Fastest Pursuit Plane in World Gives America War Mastery of Shy T'VO RAPID-FIRE GUNS Engine Water It Cooled by Wing Radiation Diagram Indicates How Water I* Pumped Through Tiny Grooves in Wing Surface. and taken out of storage, ready to assemble and fly on twenty-four hours' notice. This machine is also stated to be the first real fighting ship of all American construction and design. While tests are not completed, expert opinion is that it is not only the fastest, but also the most powerful fighting ship in existence in any na tion toaay. Supervision of rates state health and accident insurance. Hail Insurance Department Provide that insurance on fall and winter grain shall take effect May 25th of each year. Provide that in case the number of acres in crop, as shown on the crop listing blank in the column provided for showing such cropped lands, do not correspond with th? cropped acreage shown on the diagram on the face of the crop-listing blank, the number of acres as given in the crdpped lands shall govern. Permit extension of time for with draw! up to'July 1. Permit commissioner of insurance to issue securities in anticipation of hail taxes due. Increase allowance for county audi, tors doing hail insurance work. NOONAN NEWS (From Staff' Correspondent.) Emil Erickson called in Southam Saturday. Tillman Tweeten has been on the sick list this week. Leslie Reardon was a visitor in De vils Lake Monday. Mrs. Joe Parkas and son were visi tors among the shops in Devils Lake. On account of the blizzard Tues day all the children were unable to attend school. Francis Reardon called at the Kraft homo Wednesday. Messrs. Fred and Herman Perkun were business callers in Southam Friday. Frank Schwan has been visiting at the Mike Singer home near Keith. The program which fas given at Noonan school Friday night, was well attended, and everybody it. Clarence Steinhaus was on the sick list this week. Miss Mary Kraft who was employ ed at the Reardon home left for her home near Southam Wednesday. George Hoff left Saturday for De vils Lake, where he will spend Christ, mas. Frank Bruce was a caller in South am Friday. Peder Ei-ickson was a caller in Southam Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Johnson of Nome, N. D., are visiting at the Peder Erickson home. D. E. Wharton left Friday for Far go, where he will spend Christmas. Eugene Bruce called in Southam Sat. urday. A number of young folks from Noonan attended the suprise party at Walkers Saturday evening. Miss Hattie Perkuhn visited at Sor bils Saturday. Arthur Erickson wah has been ill at the Mercy hospital with blood pois. ing returned home Friday. John Parkas is now assisting at the J. M. Killolea »home. Earl MacNamar called at Parkas Friday night. George Tweeten visited at the S. Erickson home Saturday. Eno Isaacson called in Lawto.n Sat urday. Cor. A. RAMSEY NEWS (From Staff Correspondent.) (Dec 20) Ludwig Larson was in Devils Lake for several days last week, having some dental work done and visiting at the Sivert Browiseth and Feter Morgan homes. Services will be conducted in the Norway church 'oft Christmas Day. At the yearly business meeting of the members of the Norway church, it was decided to have english services as often as the pastor could arrange it. Island school and their teacher, Miss Gretel Moen will entertain the patrons and friends on Dec. 22nd., by giving an appropriate Christmas program. Mr. Edwin Foss and Mrs. Paul Foss accompanied by Viebjorn Halvorson and Carl Nelson, drove by car to Dev ils Lake on Saturday. They report the road thru Grand Harbor twp., rather rough and impossible for cars, registered 32 below on Saturday morning. Some weather! Mr. Ole Krokum from near Grand Harbor was in Devils Lake Saturday attending to business and renewing acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. Holstein were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thor Nestegaard of Devils Lake for several days last week. Mrs. Tom Moen and son Clause wei in Devils Lake Saturday. The barn at school No. 3 is alto gether too small to accommodate the patrons who liv^ so far that they must drive. The board of directors must comply to the law of cruelty to animals and arrange for barn room immediately. .The many friends of Miiss Annie Halvorson are glad to learn that she will return from Grand Forks this week. Mrs. Tom Christianson has been in Devils Lake the latter part of the week, as the guest of relatives and friend^ She was threatened with blood poisoning in her hand as the result of an injury and thought it best to remain in the city for a time. Torwald Peterson and Isaac Peter son were Devils Lake business callers Monday. Martin Timboe and an acquaintan ce from Silvia were visitors in Devils Lake Friday and Saturday. Mr, Burdick from Graham's Island was a recent business visitor here. Hans Moen was in Devils Lake DEVILS LAKE WORLD MILLION TONS OF LIGNITE IS MINED THIS YEAR Bismarck, N. D., Dec., 27.—Pro duction of lignite coal exceeded one million tons in the year from Octo ber 1921, to October 1922, inclusive, for the first time, according to the anucl yeport of John Hanwell, state mine inspector. The production for the year just past is placed at 1, 057,323 tons and the value at $2,782 771.22. Records for the production of lig nite coal begin with the year 1911. By years they are given in the mine inspector's report as follows: 1911 502,628 1912...I 499,480 191 3 295,320 191 4 306,685 191 5 528,078 1916— 634,912 191 7 790,548 191 8 813,000 191 9 783,694 192 0 878,969 192 1 895,715 192 2 1,057,825 The steady growth in production of lignite coal is accompanied !.y an increase in the numour men em ployed, although improved machinery has also been a factor in increased production. These were the mine inspector reports, 1,963 men employ ed in and about the mines in 1922 as compared to 1,704 in 1921. The re port of the mine inspector includes 120 mines in 1921 as compared tp 128 in 1922, the report stating that it is difficult to attempt to list all of the small mines operating in the state. There were but four fatal accidents during the year. More Growth Seen. An increased production for the year 4923 is predicted in the report. "The number of mines i.n operation varies but little from year to year in the state of North Dakota," the re port says. "Each year finds a number of mines worked out and abandoned and new mines open, to take their places. We are pleased to note that a number of new mines'have commenc ed operating during the past year and that a number of other operations are contemplated. In view of this fact we look for in increased production in this state for the coming year." LARIMORE DISTRICT IS STILL WILD, SAYS PAPER The following yarn, under a Lari more, N. D., date line, appeared in the Chicago Saturday Blade of De cember 16 issue. It tells of the "mir aculous escape" by two Larimore residents from, a howling pack of ravenous wolves. It is not known just what could have inspired the writer but his imagination surpass ed that of the small boy who pictur ed his playmate's dog as a huge grissly bear that was anxious to de vtur every human being in sight: "Larimore, N. D., Dec. 14.—Sur rounded by a pack of howling wolves. Miss Lena Lanson and Swen Sv,'en son, mirdkl in an automobile five miles from Larimore, tore off piece by piece, of their clothing, set fire to each successive piece with- a match and thrust the flaming mass out into the darkness to stave off the hungry pack until daylight. When they had cast off all but their undergarments and the beasts made ready for a con certed attack, they threw a match into the engine of the car and leap ed out gin a last desperate attempt to save their lives. .The automobile flamed until dawn. The wolves then dispersed, a.nd the couple took re fuge in a farmhouse. "Swenson and. Miss Lanson were driving to a dance. So accustomed was Swenson to turning off the road to the wagon path leading to the grain fields of the farm on which he worked that he accidently turned off with the car that "•light and was mired before he discovered the mistake. They had about decided to walk the five miles to the dance ffhen a wolf hove in sight at t'-'e top of the low hill sloping from the ravine next to which ran the wagon path. One by one the pack assembled. Swenson had nothing but the crank and several wrenches to fight them off. In pairs the beasts dashed up to the machine Miss Lanson beating them off on one side and Swenson on the other. "Hoplessly outnumbered they con ceived the idea of staving the pack off with fire. Swenson stripped off his overcoat, set it on fire and threw it out in front of the machine. Then Miss Lanson took off her coat. So they continued until they sat. shiver ing from the cold, clad only in un der clothing. As a last resort they set fire to the car, and that alone held the wolves at bay until day break.'' Fessenden Man to Succeed W. L. Nuessle as District Judge Fred Jansonius, of Fessenden, coun. ty judge of Wells county for the past 12 years, has been named by Governor Nestosas judge of the Fourth district which was made vacant by the elec tion of W. L. Nussle of the Supreme bench. He has practiced law in the district for 18 years. WILLISTON MAN SUED FOR $15 861 IN U.S.DIST COURT Fargo, N. D., Dec. 27.—Patrick H. Rahilly of Lake City, Mi.nn., is suing Michael O'Laughlin of Williston, D., for $75,861, principal and interest on various sums alleged fradulently obtained over a period reaching back nearly 50 years, according to papers in the case ^ust filed in the United States district court here. Th^ complaint tells a story of the two men living as neighbors in Wa basha county, Minn., in 1875. It recites transaction after transaction in which it alleges O'Laghlin through fraud, obtained the endorse ment of Rahilly or credit from him. Finds Farm Mortgaged Rahilly eventually discovered that a farm which O'Laughlin had repre sented as unencumbered securtiy had an $11,000 mortgage against it, say the allegations that the defen ant's mother, who was surety for him together with Rahilly had signe'd away a farm which had made her sig nature of no value, that O'Laughlin hadn't 3,0Q|0 bushels of wheat on which he had borrowed $3,000 under Rahilly's signature and that O' Laughlin had sold some horses on which Rahilly was to realize part of the money due him. Located in North Dakota Later he traced him to North Da kota, the complaint further- states, and at Rolla in 1896 O'Laughlin made out to Rahilly 14 $1,000 promissory notes—the amount due him. He did this, the instrment dealers, "being moved thereto by a sense of his own responsibility to this plaintifffor' many great favors and by compunc tion for the many acts of fraud and duplicity which he had committed." Some time prior to Feb. 5, 1903, O'Laughlin had been adjudged bank rupt in the United States district court here, but he had waived the statute of limitations' and acknowl edged the debt in writing since then, according to the complaint- New Legislation to Protect Children "Labor, wheather organized or not, can give whole-hearted support to the child welfare program proposed to the coming legislation by the North Dakota Children's Co le commission." declares Mrs. Margaret, Froats of Grand Forks, a memVer of the com mission. "Child protection has been a card inal principle with progressive labor movements everywhere. Labor has wrought mightily in obtaining batter conditions for child workers and in protecting those ho should not work. Therefore, the commission's bilis" to strictly protect children under 11 years from undue labor, in safe guarding the older one who work, in improving school facitiiios, in build ing bulwarks to strengthen the home home and in caring for unfortunate parents deserve the support of labor everywhere. "If the commission's program is in acted into law it will not only care for the defective children who need special treatment and special safe guarding, altho that is a large p.irt of the plant. It wOl give every boy and girl in the state, normal as well as defective, a chance for a normal: childhood. It will forbid, thru the 14-years age limit, undue work in the! years when a child should be going I to school and developing thru play. It I will help to safeguard others up to 78 years. It will keep child laborers from unhealthful and o! her emplov ment that may have in immoral ef fect. The compulsory school at tendance law will give all a better chance for an education. Moreover, that school attendance bill—which make completion of the 8th grade, with a maximum age of 18 for at tendance the rule—will help many a backward boy and girl to a better edu cation where the present law for mere attendance up to 17 years regardless of results to often f&ils to solve the problems. "Our proposals do not interfere with work on the farm or in the home so there can be no criticism on that score. "Labor is, of qourse, interested in the general welfare and social and moral uplift features as well as the labor of the case. I hope every public spirited citizen will urge his or her legislators to support the progrm." Fairdale Farmer May Lose Hands As Result of Freezing in Storm Fairdale, N. D., Dec. 27.—Olous Monson, farmer near here may lose his hands as a result of a severe freeaing when he was lost on his way honTe in a recent blizzard. At present he is in Grafton receiving treatment but the hands are said to be perfectly useless. Monson had been to town and was well on his way home when he lost his way. After wandering for some hours in the storm he finally landed at the home of a neighbor about half amile from his own home. Money to loan on farm land at asonable rates. John W. M^tr, tf. Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 27—Revis ion of and strengthening of the rural credits department of the Bank of North Dakota is expected to be urged upon the legislature at its forthcom ing session, by Governor R. A. Nest os. The proposals of the governor are expected to embrace both-, the remedying of defects existing in the law at the present time and .permit ting the continuance of the rural cre dits business in the future. In line with the governor's policy, as announced in campaigji speeches, of asking that the state industrial enterprises be placed in the hands of non-political boards of experts, it is expected that such a recommenda tion will be made with regard to the Bank of North Dakota. It is gener ally held ,in administrative circles that the distance of the Grand Forks mill and elevator from the state cap ital makes it imparative that a board be named to manage the 'mill, but that the principle of non-political ma nagement of the industries also ap plies to the Bank of North Dakota. Rural Credits Dept. There are several measures said to be necessary in consideration of the rural credits department. During the last six months, the amount of! money used from the Bank of North Dakota to act as a A MODERN MORTUARY INSTITUTION The preservation of the human de%d was early recognized as a san itary feature of community life. It is probable that it was the necessity for this in Egypt which made the people of that nation leaders in the the art of science of embalming in very early times. With us it is re cognized as imperative! The service of the funeral' director is of inestimable value both to the community and the individual. The Gilbertson Undertaking Parlors, service has reached a very high standard of excellence. No where ill the country, perhaps, is there to be found a more modern or more completely equipped undertak ing establishment. It is open for inspection to visitors. Service is the keynote of the success of this establish ment, and it is the attention and consideration for the families of those .afflicted by the hand of death that has made the Gilbertson Undertaking Parlors. Mor tuary one of the most interesting as well as one of the most serviceable of the institutions of the city. E. W. GILBERTSON, FUNERAL DIRECTOR Furniture and Undertaking NESTOS WILL ADVISE BOARD OF EXPERTS revolving fund for the handling of the farm! loan business has varied from $500. 000 to 1,100,000, averaging about $800,000, and it is held by the bank offiicials that the same amount of money will be needed^ for the efficient handling of business for years to come. The legislature probably will be asked to provide for such a re volving fund, because of the uncer tainty of depending upon available tax funds in the bank. Change in Payment Under the rural credits law, the department is permitted to charge an amount to cover administrative ex penses, not exceeding one per cent. There is, however, no provision for turning into the farm loan any ex cess there may be over the actual administrative expenses. One diffi culty encountered by both the league and present administrations in the sale of state 'bonds was that payment at maturity was fixed by law at the state treasure's office, whereas most bond investors desire bonds payable in New York. It is. probable the leg islature will be asked to enact a law making the payment optional, either at the state treasurer's office or at a trust company in New York. The law governing the making of farm loans by the board of university and school lands provides that the board may pay taxes and insurance upon land and buildings on which loans are made when the borrower is de linquent, but there is no such pro vision in the Bank of North Dakota law. The laws permitting the issu ance of bonds has been construed to mean that farm loan mortgages must mature within 30 years after the pas sage of the law,® which would make the amortization period at this time but 26 years. It is desired to cleaily provide for an amortization period of 30 years. It" also has been pointed out that although the limit of bonds which may be issued by the rural credits department was raised from $10, 000, 000 to $20,000,000, if the department is to be increased. Bank of North Dakota With regard to the Bank of Ndrth. Dakota proper, it is understood that Governor Nestos is prepared to rec ommend that in the interest of ec onomy and for the welfare of the state to abolish the private or indi vidual deposit features of Nthe bank and to devote the energy of the man agement of the bank to complete development of the rural credits de partment and the handling of the funds belonging to the state and to the various institutions. When the present management of the Bank of North Dakota took over the bank the individual deposits 'amtounted to $26,000 and now are about $13,000. The individual deposit feature, how ever, is held in administration circles to be a commercial function of the bank which ought to be dispensed .with. Prompt Bonus Payment. It is also known here that Governor Nestos plans to lay before the legis lature the question of action to make possible the payment without delay of all solflier bonus claims, on a basis somewhat similar to the hail warrant sales negotiated by the ad •ministration State Will Pay Bonus Claims to Soldiers Soon iBsmarck, Dec. 27.—Approximately 1,000 state soldiers bonus claims will be paid the first of January, accord ing to the estimte of Adjustant Gen eral G. A. Fraser. This payment to tals about $250,000 and is expected to be realized from taxes paid in this fall and will be one of the largest single payments ide under the state soldier bonus act. The total number of claims paid will be raised to 7,800 on January 1, or a few days thereafter, it is esti mated. Payments have been made up to number 6,825. The total number of claims filed is 22,003. Payments of soldier bonus claims under the state act have reached a total of $2,219,637.46 up to Nov. 1, according to the statement of the Adjutant General, this amount of money being paid since February 1, 1920. The number of claims paid in the lasj -year increased considerably because of the tax from which funds are realized being raised from three quarters to one mill. The average of the claims paid is $350, the aver age length of service of the North Dakota soldiers, sailors and marines being about 14 months. Whether any effort will be made to amend the present law in the forth coftiing session of the legislature to provide for a bond issue is held doubtful here. BALD HEADED JOKE A clerk in a Centerville, Iowa, shoe store whose head was almost bald was trying on a pair of shoes for one of the female species. She was paying more attention to those around her than she was to her foot. When she happened to look down she spied the clerk's bald head and thinking it was her bare knee she quickly gathered her skirt and covered it. Timely as sistance on the part of fellow clerks saved the bald one from suffocation. Strayed—Three horses: 4-year-old sorrel gelding, wt. 1300 lbs. 5-year old black gelding, wt. 1200 7-year old black mare, wt. 1000 all with star on foreead. Mike Burkharts meier, owner, Webster, N. D. 51-52-p Experienced lady oookkeeper and stenographer v0hts position. Bank position preferred. Write 7« c-o World. 50-5tp.