The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-06
MOTHERS Of SOLDIERS
BROOD SOWS
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Governor Lynn J. Frazier rushed in
to print with the following statement:
81 am satisfied that the attack on
the Tottens is entirely political. l
know both Mrs. Totten and her hus-
band, and they are highly estimable
people, respected in their community
and thoroughly loyal and patriotic"
This gubernatorial statement was
made July 81 by Governor Frazier
The highly estimable people he re-
ferred to were Judge f. B. Totten
and his wife, Lillian Totten, postmis-
tress at Bowman. Mrs. Totten had
been called before the grand jury for
an investigation into her patriotism
According to Mrs. O'Hare's statement,
Mrs. Totten called upon her at her
hotel in Bowman, complimented her
on the reforms she was advocating,
and invited her to meet her (AIrs. Tot
ten's) husband. Mrs. O'Hare accom-
panied Mrs. Totten to the Totten DOM
icile, where IAN enjoyable evening
was had by alp discussing reforms.
1t was because Judge TOtten and Mrs.
Totten opened their home to woman
who was charged with having referred
TO the mothers of American soldiers
as brood soWs" and to the soldiers
themselves as eft only for fertilizer"
that Senator Porter ]. McCumber call
ed upon the United States senate to
deprive Mrs. Totten of the govern
ment post which she held, and it was
in her defense, while the case was I'm.
der investigation. that Governor Fra
zier gave his endorsement to the news.
paper of which Townley is managing
editor
Judge Totten and Mrs. 'Totten long
have been active in the Nonpartisan
league. Governor Frazier proved his
faith and confidence in and admiration
for this highly estimable family"
when he named the Rev. George e.
Totten a member of the state board
of regents.
Ranchers Get OF Easy.
Because D. w. Enyart and Ralph E.
Shafer, ranchers on the Fort Berthold
reservation, represented that they
could find no one to care for their
stock should they be compelled to
serve prison sentence, Judge Wade
on their pleading guilty this morning
to introducing liquor into Indian ter
ritory, fined them the minimum of
500 apiece and gave them the lowest
sentence the law allows-60 days, sus-
pending 80 days of such sentence with
the proviso that they appear before
Judge Amidon at the end of that time
to plead for an extension Of the re-
naming 80 days. I
The case of Charles F. (kid) Whit
ers of Mandan, charged with selling
liquor to United States soldiers, was
put over this morning for the term
because material witnesses now are
en- route to France.
Sentence on John GrOssnan, who
this morning pleaded guilty to intro
ducing liquor on the Berthold reser-
walton, was suspended because the
defendant is a consumptive, to whom
a jail sentence probably would mean
death. Tom Spewak pleaded guilty
to the same charge, and he will be
sentenced later.
Judge E. T. Burke has been named
attorney for Joseph Couture, who
faces two charges of horse stealing on
the Standing Rock reservation.
ImpaneIing Of Jury
Because G.. H. Opsahl retired Grand
Forks clothing merchant, stated on
examination for the Kate Richards
O'Hare jury in United States district
court Wednesday afternoon he would
object to having man with his opin-
ions on the jury that would try him
we're he charged with sedition, D. r.
Covel, attorney for Mrs. O.Hare, chal-
enged the juror for cause. After ques-
;ioning the juror, Judge Wade threw
out the challenge. Judge Wade also
objected to long, hypothetical ques-
ions which Attorney Covel asked the
Juror, declaring an answer would tend
% bind the juror before he had heard
, word of evidence.
1aIesn,an Have Opinions
None of the men examined during
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