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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

flag; / will prove to them conclusively,
that the schools of Morton county were
in most deplorable and unfortunate
condition.
Attacked BY Political Enemies.
l can not allow this challenge as to
the honesty of my purpose in endeav-
oring to improve the school conditions
in Morton county, to go unanswered.
While regret the publicity, l feel that
owe it, both to myself and to the
people Of the state, to show that this
lis nothing more nor. les@ than an at
tempt by my political enemies to in
jure my reputation.
No Complaint Made BY Lorin.
1t does not take a lawyer to know
that a states attorney can only arrest
the parents of children, not attending
rural schools, when complaint is made
by the county superintendent of
when superintendent Lorin did not,
and would not, make complaint, for
reasons best known to him, I, without
any compensation of any nature or
description, aside from the set salary
1 would have received had 1 remained
at my office in Mandan, accompanied
Sheriff Charles Mcdonald, and inves-
tigated the rural school conditions.
investigation Of Schools.
In less than one-fourth Of the schools
Of the county, we found 442 children
out of school. These children were of
school age. and ought to have been in
school. These children were out Of
school in every part of the county. The
reason why they were not in school
was due solely, absolutely and entirely
to the failure of Superintendent Lorin
to do his duty. In many schools there
was no teacher. 1 have the names of
parents, and also the ages of the chil7
dren. 1 have the proof. Unquestion-
ably the figure of 1900 children being
out of school is too low.
Schools Not Up to Standard.
Being entirely familiar with the
splendid school system in some other
counties, any statement of Mr.. Lorin's
that school conditions in Morton coun-
| ty were on an average with other parts
of the state, is untrue, and Mr.. Lorin
knows it; and if he does not, a refer
ence to the fourth annual report of the
state inspector of consolidated, graded
and rural schools for the year ending
June 80, 1915, would show him that
out Of the 272 rural schools in Morton
county there was in June, 1915, not a
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04
THE ANSWER

From the Fourth An
nual Report of N. G.
Mcdonald, State In
spector of Consolidat-
ed, Graded and Rural
Schools, for the year
ending June 30th, 1915.
First class rural schools
Morton County :. O
Sec. class rural schools
Morton County :. o
No. of school chill
dren on census
list of Morton
County. .794O
No. enrolled .5788
Average daily at
tendance 1866
Average absence
per day .4285
Note: Classification
by the State Board of
Education, September,
1915, for the year end
ing June 80, 1915.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

I have resulted had he done the work
which he was paid to do by the people
Of Morton county.
A Product Of Lorin System.
No one can realize better than the
states attorney the tremendous harm
which results from lack Of proper edu-
cation. For example, in the case Of
the State of North Dakota VS.. Schadt,
the defendant, OF Judson. was up for
grand larceny. accused of having rob-
bed great many freight trains. over
a period of eighteen months, and hav-
ing caused a loss Of thousands of dol
lars to the Northern Pacific Railway
company, the following examination
occurred in open court at Mandan:
Judge Hanley: Q.-How old are you?
A.-Thirty-three years.
Q.-Where were you born? A.-Near
Judson, in Morton county, North Da-
kota.
Odd you have any schooling?
| lA.-Yes.
Q.-How much? Ask days.
Q.-Have you always lived in Nor
ton county? A.-Yes.
This man received sentence of not
to exceed three years in the state peni-
Tertiary at Bismarck. 1t is enough to
make an honest man sick at heart to
be called upon to prosecute criminals
Of this sort; it is enough to make
man sick at heart to have to have an
interpreter when children fourteen
years of age are placed upon the wit
ness stand; It is enough to make
man sick at heart to realize that these
conditions actually existed in North
Dakota, and that /, who am as loyal a
citizen Of Morton county as Mr.. Lorin,
had some small responsibility as a citi-
zen, for these deplorable conditions.
If feel my guilt as a plain citizen be-
fore l became states attorney, for
these conditions, what should be the
shame and remorse Of Mr.. Lorin who.
as superintendent of schools, swas di-
rectly responsible. -.......
lLanger Regrets Necessity for Laueet.
am land owner and I hope not
the least of Morton countys taxpay-
ers; have a good business In Man
dan: I expect to live many years in
Morton county, and l am quite as jeal-
Gus of its good name as Mr.. Lorin or
anybody else; but took a solemn oath
as states attorney to enforce the law,
and 1 believe that the school laws are
wise and just. and that their enforce
ment will do much for Morton county;
believe that it Is better to probe the
wound than to cover up the diseased
condition which will only tester and
spread contamination, which means
ruin for the generations to come. /
have no apologies to make for the
campaign / have made in Morton
county to secure right conditions for
the children and a proper education
for every citizen. ~ .'t..
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04
LANGER'S REPLY

No man of the caliber of w. F.
Lorin; no political ring, even as cor
rupt as that which existed in Morton
county; no whisky gang, can discredit
the work which I have done here in
this county. The conditions speak for
themselves. If committee of reput-
able men will come to Morton county,
will take them to children, who have
grown up during Mr.. Lorin's long ten
ure of office, who cannot read or write
the English language. I will show
them schoolhouses so situated, that
with the high grass close to the build
ing, they were deadly firetraps (and
prove by the school directors that
there were no firebreaks about those
buildings last falD; I will prove to
them that when commenced my in
vestigation there was not a single
rural school which flew the American
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

"For the sake of the
good name of our people
and the honor of Nor
ton County, l challenge
Mr.. LANCER to show that
school conditions in
Morton County are be-
low the average in this
state"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04
THE ACCUSER.

w. Lorn county of
Of
AN OUTRAGED PEOPLE REFUSE. BECAUSE OF AN OVER
SENTIMENT FAVOR LAW ENFORCEMENT,
LONGER TO ALLOW THIS MAN HEAD THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
COUNTY.
Lorins oath Il that
o o my so me-
North
PROSECUTION t shall be
of the
village
ndent OF schools for children that deaf blind
negligence
and to from the negectng perform
therefore
county superintendent schools
plant the
article special
of schools shall attorney
shall
district school board in
hundred inhabitants
the duties ction."
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

To the Editor Of The Forum:-
The following contribution ap-
peared in The Fargo Daily Courier
News, on Thursday morning, April
9th, A. D. 1915, on the editorial page.
under the caption Voice of the People"
and has been widely circulated as
paid political advertising in the news
papers of the state and is yet being
circulated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04
BEFORE LANCER ENFORCED THE LAW.

BEFORE LANCER ENFORCED THE LAW
N. D., IA,
Mr. William LANCER, n.
Pills IN Weeks School District No. 81 School
am teaching
regular pupil There nine
going to school
something must be done
average
Of
and the school will be
anothe school
These pupils not attending
thei
but he has not done anything
Sha write the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04
SCHOOL CONDITIONS IN MORTON
COUNTY

1--WE do not usually admit personal
criticisms into the Courier News but
since we publish the statement referred
to in the first paragraph. apparently on
good authority, it seems but fair to al
low Supt. Lorin to make his state
ments.-Editor, Courier -News.)
Editor, Courier -News:-
So much has been said in the press
during the past year in regard to
school conditions in Morton county that
it is about time for an answer to be
made. Last fall it was heralded through
the papers of the northwest that the
states attorney of Morton county, after
a tour of investigation, discovered that
there were between 100 and 1900
children of school age in the county
who were not in school. 1t has also
been stated that actions have been
brought to compel the school boards to
display the American flag and that
others had been brought to compel
parents to send their children to
school.
In a recent issue Of the st. Paul
News the states attorney broke out
afresh before the Current Topics club
in st. Paul, telling Of the lawless con-
ditions in this county at the time he
came into Office and how he has re-
formed our people so they are now law
observing. To one looking for the truth
let him compare these stories of re-
form in Morton county with statements
made at Glen Ullin on April 6, 1916,
! before the Missouri Slope Educational
association. At Glen Ullin he stated
that while on his investigating tour he
! told the people that Superintendent
! Lorin sent him. At the same time he
stated that the attendance in the
schools Of the county was about the
same as it was last fall with no ma
! terial change. He also made the state
ment that superintendent Lorin gave
! him the names of fifty-two parents
who were not sending their children to
school as required by law. To any one
| who cares to know the truth of these
statements, 1 will furnish the names of
ten different persons who were present
and heard them made.
The facts are that since the present
states attorney took the oath Of Office
not one school officer has had an ac-
ton against him for neglect Of duty
and not single action has been
brought to compel parents to send
their children to school. Conditions are
about the same as they were last fall
and the county superintendent did fur
nish to the states attorney fifty two
names Of parents whose children should
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04
VOICE OF the PEOPLE.

Communications from the public
are welcome, but the Courier
News accepts no responsibility
for opinions as here expressed.
Communications must be brief.
Names will not be published IL
so desired, but all Communica-
tions must be signed as evidence
of good faith.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

| that the only person who ought to
have been removed was Superintend-
ent Lorin. l might say at this time
that the matter was very seriously
considered by me, and it was discussed
with some people in Morton county.
After considering the matter pro and
con I concluded that although I un-
iquestionably had good and sufficient
grounds for bringing proceedings to
remove Mr.. Lorin, that it would be
much simpler matter to just show the
people of the county the conditions as
they were, and leave it to them to de-
feat Mr.. Lorin should he come up for
re- election. Mr.. Lorin was not a can
didate for reelection. He realized that
the people of the county were aroused
over the school situation. He knew
that If he became a candidate he would
have absolutely no chance of being re-
elected.
Children In School.
parents, l have this to say, that at the
time l made the Investigations, no
one, not even the superintendent of
schools, whose duty it was to do so,
had laid a complaint before me; that
when discovered the enormous
amount of arrests which would have
to be made and the tremendous err
pense which would be involved, 1 did
exactly what has been published in
many papers in Morton county, over
my signature. I issued a warning to
the delinquent parents to get their
children into school Immediately Some
of those who did not send their chill
dren were visited by Sheriff Mcdonald
and myself after the five days notice
had expired. We found that our pres
ence, and a threat to arrest, did the
business. We got the children into
school. The records show that we got
them into school; the teachers reports
show that the children went to school;
and Superintendent Lorin's records
will show that Immediately after the
issue of the warning that the children
flocked to school. These are the facts.
anything else.
| Pity for Lorin.
Until issued this morning, / had
had absolutely no cooperation on the
part of Superintendent Lorin. He hin
dered rather than assisted my work.
/ hope I am not revengeful and when
I spoke at Glen Uilin on April 6th and
| saw Mr.. Lorin among men such as
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

Mrs. e. w. Wilson Of near New
Rockford shot and accidentally killed
her horse. The horse was in an open
field and not being able to catch It
she decided to shoot toward 1t and
shot 1t in the heart.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

than this. there was not at this time a
single second-class rural school.
Left Lorin to the People.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

teachers States desks
in
had In rand
1915 1900 children
accomplished
of
Laws 4enaison O attempts to dscredt him
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

No legal action has been brought in
Morton county against any school Of
ficer for neglect Of duty for the reason
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-04

LANCER ENFORCED THE LAW
N. D, 13,
William Mandan, D.
Dear Sir:An the pupils
shall
work and are spoken well of by almost
Respectfully
BEULAH WAGNER.
Teacher
Nc. No
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DEG, De SAN ANTONIO. FUE-
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CORPUS CHRISTI

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annual de Ia Texas Retail Merchants
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05

Was found dying about o'cioclt this
morning beside the tracks OF the Nor
folk and Western Railway. at High
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badly man-lcd lie died later al IN
undortakiu;, establishment, coro-
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how tn. accident that c3uscd his death
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lie held later
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05

secure tho names OF All employees who
nave homes in Petersburg the object
ocinS TO encourage them TO move to
city Point and to give preference to
those who live there
THIS action is due to the fact that
employees living in pctershurr arc
often late at work. on account of the
delay of the trains
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05
Funeral OF I.n,iJ Dunlon.

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lop took place this afternoon r,on, his
late home. "i;llcrslic." IN ,.ncs,crnrld
county. and was largely attrndcd hy
relatives and friends from Pctcrsbur..
and Richmond.
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SPECIAL NOTICE

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Central Builaing, North Fifth Street
TUESDAY. February /. at $50 l.. NJ
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to -.
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invited, ~ cents per plate.
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The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-12
SPEAKING TOUR BY
 AGRICULTURAL AGENTS
Soil Building, Tick Eradication and Home Economics Among Subjects to Be Discussed This Week in Nevada County.

A party of agricultural agents, headed by District Agent Henry F. Knapp, is making tour of towns in this section this week, lecturing on different subjects and also giving demonstrations. These subjects are of vital importance to the farmers, their wives and children and should be at tended if possible by every one able to do so.
 The speakers are Henry F. Kapp, whose subject will be, "Soil Building;" w. A. Denman, who will discuss the important subject of "Tick Eradica- tion;" Miss Isabella Thursby, who is an expert on the subject of "Home Economies" that is, canning, cooking, etc; Judge J. M. Thomas will speak, we understand, on the ever-importanc subject of Good Roads," Prof. C. M. Hirst will discuss general topics on ''Education." There will probably be other speakers as well.
 Among the important crops to be urged during the tour are: Clover crops and permanent pastures; crim- son clover for cover crop and bur for pasture, both winter growing.
 Another very important issue will be the effort to secure a county agri- cultural and canning club agent for this county; practically every county adjoining Nevada has one or both of the above, and every one should assist in securing them for our people. You will be urged to ask the quorum court to make a suitable appropriation for the maintenance of these necessary agents.
 The following is the itinerary of the speakers:
 Emmet Tuesday, Sept. 12, 10 a. m. Laneburg ? p. m.
 Sutton Wednesday, Sept. 13, 10 a. m. Bodcaw p. m.
 Rosston Thursday, Sept. fl, 10 a. m. Morris p. m.
 Boughton Friday, Sept 15, 10 a. m. Prescott ? p. m.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-12
UNITED STATES ENGINEER
 LOOKING OVER NITRATE PLANT

Little Rock, Sept. 12.-Major Har- old C. Fisk, of the U. s. Engineering Corps, stationed at Vicksburg, ar rived in Little Rock yesterday to con fer with those who are interested in the location of the proposed govern ment nitrate plant in Arkansas. Maj. Fisk left in an automobile this morn ing for an inspection of Cedar Glades, The Narrows, and other proposed sites on the upper Ouachita. He was ac- companied by C. J. Griffith, general superintendent of the Little Rock Street Railway, W. F. Mcknight, Ar kansas Railroad Commissioner, and .C. C. Kavanaugh, a Little Rock banker
 Maj. Fisk can only make a report of his findings to his superior, the chief of engineers. It is an open secret, however, that eis very friend ly toward Arkansas.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-12
ARKANSAS GARLIC
 GROWERS ORGANIZE
Grown to Such Proportions in
 State That Worthy COnsidera- tiOn States Agricultural Re sOurces-SuperiOr in Quality.

Little Rock, Sept. 12.-The very latest thing in the way of organiza- tions is an Arkansas Garlic Growers Association. Commissioner Page, who is personally very much interest ed in the industry, has issued call for a meeting to be held at Benton vile, Sept. 20 at which time an or ganization for mutual protection and benefit is to be formed Bonneville was chosen because it is in the midst of large producing section. Mir. Page says in his call:
 "The garlic industry has grown to such proportions in Arkansas as to make it worthy of consideration as one of the states agricultural re- sources, and since the Arkansas gar lie is of such superiority in quality and yields more abundantly than in foreign countries, it would be of material aid and benefit to the grow CTS and the industry for an organiza- tion of the growers to be formed. Es- pecially would such an organization be of value in the marketing of the product. I trust that a full attend ance may be had at the first meeting"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-12
BREAD MAKERS ARE
 PUT UNDER THE GRILL
U. $. Attorney Would Learn of Threat to Advance Prices Housewives of Chicago Urged to Weigh Bread.

Chicago, Sept. Manufacturers of bread and others engaged in the baking trade were questioned by Charles F. Clyne, United States dis trict attorney, here today in connec- tion with the bakers threat to ad- vance the price of bread from five to six cents loaf.
 s. F. Mcdonald of Memphis. Tenn, the president of the National Asso- citation of Master Bakers, which last week passed resolutions recommend ing an advance in the price of bread, asserted he would voluntarily give the government all possible information on the subject.
 Housewives of Chicago were today urged to weigh the bread they buy and to assist the city department of weights and measures in watching local bakers for violations of the anti trust laws and the ordinances against short weights.
 The request came from William F. Cluett, in charge of this branch of the departments work, who announced that he would have a corps of in- spectors scattered over Chicago today to test the weight of loaves.
 The announcement by leading bak- ing concern Saturday that for several days it had been cutting down the weight of it's five-cent loaf of bread was responsible for MT. Cluett's mes sage to Chicago housewives and his determination to learn for himself whether consumers were receiving what they paid for
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-12
DR. BROUGH WILL RETURN
 TO ARKANSAS ON SEPT. Is

Little Rock, Sept. 12.-Dr. c. H. Brough, who has been doing yeoman service for Democracy in the Maine campaign, will return to Arkansas Sept. 1S He will at once enter into the state campaign and will keep at it until the election in November. The only two dates made for him so far are Melbourne, Izard county, Sept. p, on the occasion of the opening of court, and Blytheville, Oct. 9, fer the Mississippi County Fair.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-12

supervisor of rural schools, and Democratic nominee for state super reports that agriculture will be taught during the coming fall and winter by at least 1900 rural school teachers. The text book to be used is Elementary Lessons in Agriculture" written and released without restric- tion by B. c. Riley and Earl Kirkpat- rick, specialists in the agricultural eX- tension division of the University of Arkansas. It is a practical book.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-12
ALL DAY PROHIBITION
 RALLY IN LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, Sept. 12.-An all-day prohibition rally is being held today at the First M. E. church, South, in this city. The purpose of the meet ing is to devise plans for an educa- tional campaign against the adoption of Act No. ?, for the repeal of the statewide prohibition act. There are a number of speakers here from all over the state.