The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-11

UAkY IL, 1915.
and NJ d. Mum Of the st Paul 40.
sociation Of Commerce. The men. or.
ganized 40 an army. fell naturally into |
ranks. and marched In good order the
mile up hill from the city to the cap |
itol. Previous to their coming they
had petitioned the right to be heard
upon the subject and this petition |
WAS granted.
In the House chamher-lt was
rather an imposing sight. and not at
an unmilitary. that long column OF
marching men. Talk about the ''em-
battled farmers" Of the Revolution
there vas more than half hint In
this that the race had not died out
The galleries. Hobbies and every Va
cant space was 1lled when the afgu-
ments began. Lotus speaking first
He tore the board Of control report
to shreds. and. not content with that.
touched with no gentle hand upon
the personal alignment Of members
Of the legislature and their reasons
TOR II. He was answered BY Tread
we'll Twichsll. and the debate grow
fast and furious. Lotus classed
Twichsll - being allied with the ''in-
terests.' with being crooked. and
with using his position - leader to
dominate the members and browbeat
them. Mr.. Twichell replied that he
would not believe LOTUS under oath.
that his career - farmer for thirty
years hardly earned him the title OF
crook. aud he referred the question
Of browbsating to the members be-
fore him. 1t WAS sensational In the
extreme. exciting. tense and sincere.
The bursts Of applause evidenced the
strain the galleries were laborins un-
der. Hut cold second thought on the
morning after cannot see whore It
has advanced tho cause Of tss,ninal
elevators ono inch.
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The After Mestlne-The Same eve.
ming. at the Commercial club down
town. LOTUS addressed . meeting in
which he followed La Follette's idea
Of calling the roll" He separated
the sheep from the goats, and when
some members protested % to their
Classification they were given scant
courtesy. The meeting ended up in
disorder.
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"LsgaIixsd Bank Robbsry"-Thia
10 the title Of . book issued BY Grant
8. Youmans of Minot, which purporta
TO tell the story Of how he was robbed
Of his bank at Minot through the ma
chinations Of competitors. aided BY
the legal machinery Of the state
banking board and the state banh
examiner. The volume has had Z
large circulation and has brought con
siderable adverse comment upon the
banking system of the state that per
mits or gives it, oncers power te
wreck banks at Will. This comment
has come from outside the state and
has had . very bad effect. In order
that this matter may be cleared VI
and the onicials concerned freed
from the discredit that this publica
ton puts upon them . resolution Il
before the legislature asking for ,
committee TO investigate the whole
matter. the committee being gtver
power to subpoena witnesses and Il
call for and examine all tho record,
Of the bank examiner. the banking
board and the defunct bank. Such ,
committee undoubtedly will be ap
pointed and the report to the legis
lature may be expected to set At res
, . few Of the false Impressions tha
the book has given to the publ,
with regard to state omcers.
Printing Plants-Not satisfied wifi
having the state own Its own prtntin,
, plant and run 1t Representative Will
Jams Of Bismarck would also hav,
the state run its own newspaper. 4
be used in giving onhcial informatio,
10 the citizens. probably similar I.
such publications as the Saskatche
wan Gazette. published by the prov
ince. But a. the senate has refused
to repeal the publicity pamphlet Law
the state will have . sumcient print
ing deficit to face. without indulginl
In the luxury Of q state newspape
just now. Rumor has 1t that tn,
plant Of the Bismarck Tribune com
pany. now In the hands Of receiver
may be offered to the state at yer.
low figure IL Williams bills becom,
law
Mothers oay-To be in line witt
other states bill has passed boil
houses setting Mothers day" as tn
second Sunday in May. A law pass
ed in 1919 made this day come on tn
first Sunday In June. which mad
North Dakota's celebration OF 1t thre
weeks late.
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Rsvived-After having indefnitel
postponed all proposed amendment
to the constitution looking to
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