The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
COUNTY AUDITORS ANO ATTORNEYS met
N ANNUAL SESSION HERE THIS MORNING
Joint Meeting Was Held at Court House States Attor
neys' Association Selects jamestown as Place
For 1908 Meeting

He took up at some length the
merits of house bill 100. known as the
law which authorizes the seizure of
liquor when shipped into this state
to be sold.
Dean Brucs's Oratory.
Dean Bruce of the university law
school was called upon for a speech
and in the few minutes that he occu-
pied the attention of the audience,
proved that he was not only a great
thinker and well grounded in the
principles Of the law, but that he was
an orator as well. He took his cue
from the suggestion of the attorney
general that the regulation of the in
dividual was the great purpose of
modern legislation and showed that
the line between individualism and
communication Is hard to determine.
At the beginning of the present CEN
fury there were in England one hun
dred and thirty-nine crimes punished
by death. The laws were then made
by the people who wanted large rights
and the members who constituted the
parliament We're of the landed classes
who desired the protection of their
property. It was the desire of these
people to be immune from punishment
that had laid the foundations upon
which the principles of search and
seizure of property without warrant
was based.
Education and Law.
State Superintendent Stockwell was
introduced and connected the work of
the state officials in enforcing the
law with the work Of the educators
of the state in a happy speech of five
minutes in which he showed that the
failure to enforce the laws irrespec-
tive of the persons interested was like,
the drops of water on the stone wear
ing away the respect of the children
the future men and women of the
state-for the law.
Afternoon Session.
The two organizations met at diff
ferent places this afternoon, the
states attorneys holding forth at the
court room of the court house, where
the deliberations were presided over
by President Wineman, and the re-
cords were kept by the efficient sec
rotary, w. H. Thomas of Benson coun-
ty. The most important thing this
afternoon SO far as the public is con-
cerned. is the fixing of the place of
meeting for the next session at James
town. Two invitations were extended,
one from Darlington and the other
from jamestown and the latter was
selected. The remainder of the ses-
sion has been taken up in the discus
sion of the new laws passed by the
last legislature. and which directly
concern the states attorneys Office.
Those Present.
The following states attorneys were
present at the meeting: Alfred Zue-
ger, Barnes county; E. G. Bowen, Bot
tineau; P. G. Johnson, Cavalier: John
w. White, Foster; j. B. Wineman,
Grand Forks; B. w. Shaw, Morton;
John w. Fleming, Nelson; A. E. Coger,
Pierce; Silver Serumgard, Ramsey; H.
Steele; George w. Thorpe, stutsman;
John j. Kehoe, Towner; Theodore
Kaldor. Trail; Van R. Brown. Will
liams and w. H. Thomas, Benson.
The County Auditors.
The meeting of the county auditors
was replete with splendid matter
which is of vital interest to these off,
Gals. State Auditor Holmes was pres
ent and participated In the discus
sions. A number of the new laws
passed by the legislature were dis
cussed and studied, and much valu-
able information was secured.
The following auditors were pres
ent: Charles w. Nelson, Barnes
county; j. w. Olson. Benson; ]. A.
McGregor, Billings; I. w. Healy, Bur-
leigh; Arthur G. Lewis. Cass; George
G. Bope, Kidder; Henry Sagehorn.
Mercer: Jonas Burleson, Nelson; Will
liam w. Felson, Pembina; John Kel.
lesvig, Pierce; Emil s. Eich. Ramsey;
E. s. Cameron. Richland; James A.
Brown. Rolette; R. P. Irving, Sargent.
]. w. Fabrick, Ward; Fred Dix
Wells; Hans Anderson. Grand Forks.