Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-29
MANADAMUS WRIT.
ASKED BY JUDGES
SUPREME COURT JuRlsrs WOULD
COMPEL AUDITOR TO PAY
TRAVEL EXPENSES.
DoINGs At STATE CAPITOL
Departments Where the Affairs of
State Government Are
Administered.
Bismarck.

Bismarck.
The long drawn out fight over the
supreme court judgeships OF North
Dakota took q new angle when Attor.
ney General William LANCER fled
petition with the supreme court in be-
hah of the five judges asking issuance
of writ Of mandamus to compel Karl
kositsky, state auditor, to pay the
judges $l.S00 which they claim Is due
them for travelling expenses 1t is
their contention that the act of 1907
allows each one $500 year for ex-
penses.
lnasmuch. as the majority of the
Judges in the court could he charged
with prejudice in the matter, the at
torney generals application win he
argued before provisional court OF
district judges.
81 will fight the matter through the
courts" the auditor said, in reply to
the attorney generals petition. He
intimated.that he will ask the court
to permit him to conduct the case in
behalf Of what he termed the "Peo.
ple.'
Charges Against Elevator Men.
Charged with improper weighing
and grading Of grain. G. II. Sawyer OF
Roach and r. l.. Olson OF Berthold.
buyers for the Victoria Elevator COM
pany, and X. A. Rasmussen of Paler.
mo. II. j. Arnold of Stanley. buyers
for independent elevator companies.
II ho ri fol h, $ha nnl
railway commission to appear before
1t to show cause why license as dep
uty state inspectors, weighers and
graders should not be revoked under
the new grain grading act. Com
plant against the five named was
made by ]. A. jMcGovern. chief dep.
uty inspector Of weights, grades and
measures.
Rate Hearings Postponed.
The railway commission has an
nounced the postponemenf OF all
North Dakota commodity rate hearings
until after the Federal rate hearing
on the railways petition for general
. advance has been held at Washington
!, on December II. The state board, it
Is announced, will take steps to have
North Dakota represented al the
Washington hearing in order that the
states interests may be protected.
Rates in North Dakota already are
| much higher proportionately than in
other states" said member of the
board. This fact has Disseminated
, against North Dakota jobbing and
wholesaling Institutions in favor of
, the Twin Cities and we do not feel
that we should be compelled to stand
, for still further advance"
!, Turns Down Big Bill.
I Some of our state departments
seem to have gained the impression
that money grows on trees in this
state" said State Auditor Kositzky
as he pigeon-holed bill from high
!. priced firm Of Chicago engineers call
D ing for part payment on public util
tiles survey. The bill was for $4,000:
1t represented just half of the contrac,
price. and the attorney general had
. been asked that II be paid ont OF his
legal expense fund. State Auditor
kositzky fails to see where this item
can be listed as legal expense in the
attorney generals office. IF any state
department has right to contract
: for such q survey" said the auditor
II think II would be the tax commits
sion. -.
Many Bills; Funds Low. :.
There have accumulated in ths
state auditors o1ice bills approved b,
. the state auditing board calling fol
e S3S0.000. and there are no funds witt
L which to pay them. The state audito
d has been very diligent in collecting
o delinquent taxes and increasing tn,
\ states revenues wherever possible
but At this moment the income Il
y about a third million behind the out
- 80. and the state auditor has put {
substantial foot down very fiatly.
j. Elevator May Lose License.
% Tens Of thousands Of bushels Of Nc
i, dark northern spring. averaging q
N high as 81 per cent hard wheat, ha
y been sold as northern spring, unde
e subclsss 2 OF the North Dakota grail
~ grades, at loss Of cents the bushe
1T to the farmer, declared ]. A. McGov
v ern, chief deputy grain inspector. TIL
~ farmers lack Of knowledge of the ne,
!, grain grades has been taken advaI
;. tase Of At his expense, asserts MI
II McGovern. Under the old classific,
y ton northern spring was the hishea
- Grade and many farmers do not re,
Ike that the new classifications plac
No. northern spring in the secoa
i. division, where It sells ut cents pc
bashei less than No. dark northsr