The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27

team OF the University OF North Da-
kota, under the direction of Coach
Gill, has been started. Gill will have
personal charge of his squad through
the work this spring, and will be as
sisted by George sFingarson, veteran
player, and captain Of this years
team.
Secretary of State Thomas Hall an
nounced last night he would not sub
nit the so-called bootlegger law to a
vote of the people, as asked for in
referendum petitions filed some time
ago. Hall based his action on an opin-
ion by Attorney General Linde, who
holds the petitions are illegal. For
geries are charged in connection with
the petitions.
Joseph Mongoven of Grand Forks
jumped from the Great Northern rail-
way bridge one night last week into
the icy waters of the Red river and
swan several yards to an abutment
and crawled back up to the track. The
dive was made to win a wager with
friends who dared him to attempt the
feat.
An injunction against the taxing
officials of Cass county was served on
them under which they are forbidden
to assess Masonic property in Fargo.
The order affects all the orders prop
erty in the state, the aggregate as
sessment value of which is placed at
81 100000. A state law exempts such
property from taxation, but the tax
commission holds it unconstitutional.
Fargo's bank clearings for March,
totaling $500, 900, represent the larg-
est increase attained by any city in
the United States over the same
month two years ago, according to
Dun's statement The increase over
the 1914 clearings is 255 per cent, the
clearings in March two years ago be-
ing $2,338,O0O In March, 1915, the
Fargo clearings were $5,609,0O0. Thus
the clearings for this year are 1872 per
cent greater.
James Leonard Betchler, wanted at
Swift Current, Sask., for grain en-
bezzlement, was returned to Canada
from Cass county to face trial, after
his failure to successfully oppose ex-
tradition. Betchler, at the hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner w.
C. Green at Fargo, abandoned his
fight against extradition after the
Canadian governments case against
him was presented. The prisoner was
very anxious to know what chance he
would have to make his choice as be-
tween prison and the army, if con-
victed in Canada.
Simon L. Reiton, of Hasling was
killed by falling downstairs at his
home. Reiton, it seems, was working
about the steps, when he lost his foot
ing. His neck was broken but he
lived for some time despite that fact.
Your banker may seem a cold
blooded proposition at times. He may
seem to be all interest, discount and
exchange. You may get the notion
that he is Shylock and would grind
you to the last cent. Such is not the
case-but that is all in the manner of
surface looks. Your banker, next to
your family physician, is the man
who pulls you out of trouble. He has
a heart as big as an ox-and when he
finds you are honest and deserving he
will go to the limit and take great
chances to help you over the rough
places. He gets that bank look fight
ing off crooks and people who try to
work him for sucker. Be good to
your banker and you will not regret
it..
The Fargo Manufacturers associa-
ton has begun it's fight for reduction
in all classes of freight rates "for the
best interests of Fargo and the state"
Before the North Dakota railroad and
commission a committee of
six manufacturers appeared, lodging
protests against the discriminatory
rates, which, they allege, favor Twin
City jobbers and wholesalers. F. o.
Gibbs, traffic man for the Commercial
club, submitted data substantiating
the charges. Gibbs said there should
be Is cents reduction on all freight
rates and that railroads never did
make any concession to North Dakota
Or Fargo. Figures were read showing
that Minnesota rates were from 25 to
10 cents less than those in North Da-
kota and that to other states special
distribution rates are granted from
central industrial centers. This work.
I'd an injury to the manufacturers and
obbers here, he said. Investigation
# the charges, with the adoption OF
!. new North Dakota mileage basis,
vas asked. ...-
The present spread of 81 cents be-
;ween No. wheat and rejected wheat
vas declared by DR.. E. F. Ladd, presi-
lent of the North Dakota agricultural
college, as wholly unjustifable. Be-
fore the state railroad commission,
which is investigating grain grading
IS carried on under the Minnesota
grain grading regulations, DR.. Ladd
that milling tests conducted
1T the college here under state super
vision in state-owned mill, show the
actual difference in the value Of the
two kinds of wheat is cents a bushel.
The North Dakota mills of smaller
type are being driven out of business
BY large competitors, through scien-
life mixing Of high and low grades
IF wheat, thus netting big millers a
wider profit, was DR.. Ladd's conten-
lion also. The railroad commission