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The sun., 1917-10-25
LLBERTYDA Y'S $500, 600, 600
PUTS LOANOVER 3 BILLIONS
BIG PARADE FOR TODAY
How the Second Liberty Loan Stands

ESTIMATED subscriptions
ona basis Of IS 0O0, 900 900 follow:
The sun., 1917-10-25

In addition to the excess profits nd-
visory board Mr.. McAdoo announced
also that an advisory board of legal re-.
View VIII be created to he cpmpnsed Of
attorneys ~ considerable .>perierce
This board will advise the bureau Of
Internal Revenue on ALI Of the problems
or law expected to arise in the admins .
tratiou OF many obscure points of the
new act
Realizing that tho law is obscure in
many Of Its provision. Secretary McAdoo
has decided on an extensive campaign
to educate tho people as to what thev
must do under various conditions 10 meet
the requirements of the law FOR ,hly
reason the Secretary contemplate as
creating new division in the Bureau OF
Internal Revenue 10 he under direction
of new officer who will have the title
Of supervisor OF business corporations
1t will be his business to keep in touch
with the public and 40 diffuse inforna .
tion through all possible channel. to the
taxpayers"
In connection with the campaign ~
education to try TO clear UP some OF the
obscurities Of the law an effort will lie
made by the Treasury Department ia
organize voluntary State and local COM
mittees through which tte supervisor of
business corporations can work. These
committees would have no executj y,
function. hut would serve to spread IA \
and revenue information to every com.
munity and aid materially the Treasury
Department in regard to the application
Of the new law.
The sun., 1917-10-25
Committee Formed Here to
Insure Success of
Campaign.
n. Y. GETS S12O,OOO,OOo
This District Must Raise
S2OO.O00,O00 Daily to
Reach Maximum Quota.
STORM DELAYS RETURNS
Indications Are That Coun-
try'> Subscribers Will Num.
hcr 10000. 900.

rhn ,,,io,, ..,ehra+ed JIhor,, nav
,,,. .,.A
'eS'er"'N N "'a'1rer ""''' sP'"
victory. With one tremendous stroke "
nushed .he Grand total Of suh%criptior,
TO tho Second loan paH $S'''''''''''"
an" "'""s'' 'o' "'s' ''''
final success that IN" Government has
had since subscription books were
o,.,od
.,, a..
fro''a''ne' h"''"'H throughout INV
nation by the Joint act or PRESIDENT
wilson and the Governors Of ever,
s,.,,a r,i,,iors -, rso,,o reie,ssd iron.
tne'r dailN tasks '"rhe" 'ner atehtio"
solely To the Liberty Loan. IT was their
one purro,e during rhe dsy, and they
demonstrated ,his h., natrio,ic services
eyer,rhero-rrom the larses, citi>s
down 70 the s,ualles1 hs,rlets
At the close of the dsv the Treasury
Depsrtnen, estimated tb.. the .uhscr;r-
tion. we're wei, hcyond the 81 ooo ono ono
mark. bu, OH the face Of returns re-.
ceived las, night from tho tye,v,, Foh.
eral Reserve districts tho total was ss-
ooo 500 900 a figure which repre sentod
however. ouly mart. Of the returns FOR the
iav aud made no allowance for sub.
scriptions in transit to he official,y en-.
tered In the subscription books. The 3~.
tual entries on the books were AN
no,inced as amounting 10 s1.1sl ,oss. 600
.torr, da,avod wire re,ur,e fro,, ,,,nx
districts.
"'"'"nm quota Reached.
B. passing tho three billion mar, N.
country has suhscrlbed to the minimum
amount wanted for the second Ioa,
Although officials here and il, Washing
ton re confident now that g.. ono. 200 600
The maximum allotment for the cour,r,
will be reached by Saturday noon. when
subscription books close, only so per
cent. OF all subscriptions above s3.
600 moo 600 vii, he taken
NnUbere IT., ,be ,o,,,,r,, u. 49, .
The sun., 1917-10-25

II this hsure IS attained II will bre,',
all records IN history. The record is
held by Englands last loan, when s
100000 subscribers responded tn the ca I,
for financial aid. but a majority ~
these subscribers did not actually take
bonds, They took the war savings ee,-
The sun., 1917-10-25

WASH NoToN, Oct 24.--Ahout 500
strikes or labor troubles involving 700
900 men directly and 100000 indirectl,
have been settled by mcdiators of the
Department Of Labor since war was dc,
clared. Only forty-hve attempts to me.
diate were unsuccessful. and one hun.
dred cases are pending.
The sun., 1917-10-25

GERALDINE YARRAR In "Ths Woman
jod Forgot" RlALfO Next week.-Idr.
The sun., 1917-10-25

The GresnbSier-whits sulphur sprlps,,
enc uight srem New ysrk.-Adv. .lT
The sun., 1917-10-25

k'so'. 'ENtS PENCiIS eanns, de.-IS,,
The sun., 1917-10-25

Grand totals .. .613 22I s34
Average aum her Of British mer.
chant ships sunk weekly. .. 24.S3
Average numb Der over l.8OO toss
sunk weekly. y............. 1903
The sun., 1917-10-25
U. S. PROBE into
CAPITAL BEGUN
Experts Seek to Define II for
War Tax Levy-RailrOad
Men Confer.

WAsHINGToS. Oct 24--The Rureau Of
Internal Revenue Of tho Treasury De-
partnent began ite efforts to-day 70
reach a determination Of what consti-
u'es capital in order that the corpora.
ton an1 excess prchts take. provided in
the war revenue bill may he imposed.
Representatives OF the railway exec.I-
tives Of the country appeared to-day at
secret hearing before Comm ssioner
Roper. chief of the internal revenue bu-
reau. to aid the bureau in reaching a
conclusion in respect to the capitaliza.
ton OF railroads. The main point made
was that surplus SHOULD certainly be
counted as part Of the working capital
Of railroads
After the hearing II was learned that
no statement will re issued a. to what
shall determine capital until industries
Of all sorts have been investigated thor
ouEhly. Announcement will then be
made OF the official understanding Of
what shall constitute capital for all
kinds and conditions OF business
Rustness Men Alarmed.
Business men are beginning to exhibit
alarm over the situation. as they fear
the Government in its eagerness TO make
the war revenue act WELD ss much as
possible may bc too strict in their defini-
ton OF capital. Cutting down capitali-
nation VIII add very consderah hle tax.
1t was pointed out.
For one thing the income will appear
10 he a very much higher percentage of
the capital than is figured by the com
NanieS themselves II the capital is cut
down. Also II Surplus Is not rerrnitted
10 rgure as part OF tho Capitalization
OF corporations and compa MES It may
be taxed as income In the latter case
II might appear that some ra railroads are
earning more than s per cent on their
capital, which would therefore make
them subject to tho excess profits tax in
ADDITION to the corporation taNes
To hasten the Investigations Of ,hc
Bureau of Internal Revenue. Secretary
McAdoo announced To day that he would
appoint an excess profits advisory boa I'd
70 assist the Commissioner of Internal
revenue In constituting and applying the
excess profits provisions ~ the nov Iayc
The move was made II was eSnloiuci :,
administer the new law sYeotuallv with
the least posshl Inconvenience To- ,ha
pubic, to business and to taxpayers gem
erallv. The personnel Of tho new board
VIII be announced in few DAYS II will
consist Of seven members THY Will ta
men of wide business experience, tncmd-
:ng an expert On economies aad taxa
ton.
The main duties Of the new hoard will
he TO analy2e the excess proHts pro-
vision. advise In drawing up the regula-
tons to carry II into effcc' and diees
suggestions coming from tho business
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1917.
THE TRENTON IDEA.

They story negro troopers regular army
given patriotic boastng about the
strength Uncle Sam Some these discuss
ing invasion of Mexico months ago.
of them remarked:
eve amt nevah gon' dat bodah Some day just
gwine pick up bodah and carry it down Panama.
appears however good colored mistaken.
But the commercial club of the city of Trenton, No.
day they simply picked the border of Trenton
and carried it into the country
Yes they still have boundary lines Trenton but they
the boundaries of of the thousands of such
lines sparae city from country AS explained the
Implement of North Dakota assembled convention
Fargo week. n Written of Trenton the Trenton idea is
as follows:
idea oberates the established legal but imagn
airy the country It extends the of
activity the central of the real to the crcumer
ence community large ignores the tendency confne
the trade commercial activities within the limits Of the town
city, works the end that the interests OF all the
ests both business and social activities of life
and gives direction the urban and suburban energies
the town and the farm.
"tIn terms of the definition Trentonte is who lives
interests whether he walks blocks
drives miles He citizen OF Trenton and exponent OF
sTe life In other Words the
Identical What good for the citizen blocks
from courthouse good for the citizen six miles from that
point who eighty bushels OF miles
courthouse has identical interest with the who raises
enough three twentfoo garden
his family during the The workman in the
limits equal concern
tryard the farm who making Grand river valley
famous the production distribution of the Missouri hen
mbued with this idea the Trenton Commercial club went out
into surrounding farming and took that community
into city They membership of 500 their commercial
club in CITY but 1000 population the idea
put effect they had but $50 members
If thing needu in the development OF Fargo and
cities in the northwest it to adopt such plan the
should Fargo would be far greater city it
took the people the farms and the vii
lagos within a radius of twenty thirty miles.
Why pick up borders of Fargo and carry them out
limit the natural trade territory surrounding this city,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29

What should with the who refuses to vote? 1t
evident will be taken this matter if
United States at least in OF the states Already
have been proposed which would put heavy fine and
other penalties those who refuse
privilege The Washington Times recently discussed
the subject follows:
Bourne declares that ten million qualified voters didn't
VOTE and them disqualified for failure to exercise their right
that the who doesn't vote and thousands
even they dowoud feel severely the penalty Of
disqualification.
In the last two presidential elections there large classes
with the best intentions do their duty didn't
That especially be
believed 1912 To dsquafy from voting because he
scienousy didn't how might bar him from partic
election in which he would have the most positive
and be extremely to cast his ballot
it only few days another public out
showing that too people qualified voters and
insisting instead of being compelled vote multude of these
ought possess the qualification There something to be said
of still permit to for
citizens of the United States
declared ones intentions of becoming citizen sufficient
The country efforts determine what Americansm
in the last two has convinced the great majority OF
people that such iberality is dangerous
greatest difficulty the situation that the people who
vote apt be those best equipped to do right while
those least equipped to vote ntelgenty
miss the chance to do the bestor worst-hey
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
No More Weak Kidneys,
Backache, Rheumatism

Dear Readers: - Just lately, ! am
told and ! beg to inform others that
the famous DR.. Pierce of whose med
icines and Surgical Institution in Buff
falo, New York, we have heard for
years, has added to his popularity by
placing before the American people.
Anuric. This prescription is adapted
especially for kidney complaints and
diseases arising from disorders of the
kidneys and bladder, such as bacxache,
weak back, rheumatism, dropsy, conges-
ton of the kidneys, inflammation of the
bladder, scalding urine and urinary
troubles. The physicians and special
lists at DIR. Pierce's great Institution have
thoroughly tested this prescription and
have been with one accord successful in
eradicating these troubles, and in most
cases absolutely curing the diseased
kidneys.
know of one or two leading drug.
gists here who have managed to proc
cure supply Of Anuric for their anxious
customers in and around this locality.
A FIRM BELIEVER.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
Full Opinion Of Attorney
General on House Bill No. Al

nor state governments have any pow
ers except such as are conferred upon
them directly, nor are the people re-
stricted in the exercise Of their
sovereignty, except as they have exc
pressly laid down restrictions in the
federal and state constitutions.
Many of our states have adopted
express methods of revising their
constitutions through constitutional
conventions. However. for genera
tions, many states had no express
method of revision, and at least a
dozen states, North Dakota being
among them, have none today.
However, in view of the admitted
theory of the peoples sovereignty 1t
Is universally agreed that the people
of a state do have the inherent power
to revise their constitutions, that it, to
adopt new and complete organic
law, even though no special method
for the exercise Of such power is pre-
scribed in the existing constitution.
The power of revision being thus
conceded on all sides. the question
then arises as to how states without
any express method Of revision could
in the past, or can today, proceed to
revise their constitutions. ~
The answer to this question is that
the people of such states, being with
a body and initiate new constitutions
themselves, have in their Legislatures
instruments through which the initia-
tive may be taken to bring before the
people, for ratification or rejection,
new and revised constitutions. This
practice is inevitable, and Is founded
upon the broad right Of the people to
retain their inherent power of re-
vision justified by a mere lack of
~
vision. g .-
In initiating revision and in setting
in motion machinery by which revised
constitutions are placed before the
people so that they may act upon
them in their sovereign capacity, it is
conceded on all sides that legislatures
do not act in strictly legislative
capacity, but are of necessity for the
time being mere instruments for set
ting in motion the sovereign power Of
the people.
This right of the legislature is con-
ceded by every authority on consti-
tutional law, upon the simple ground
of necessity. The sovereign power of
the people works to that extent
through the legislature, as the human
body breathes through the mouth or
nostrils for the reason that no other
method Of breathing is provided by
nature. Thus far authorities are in
harmony and there is no ground for
dispute.
Bearing these facts in mind:
1. That the people, in the absence
of express provisions as to procedure
in their constitutions, nevertheless,
have the right of revision, and
b. That the initial step to start the
sovereign power in motion must under
such circumstances be taken by state
legislatures,
the question further narrows down to
the particular method which a state
legislature must pursue in initiating
a revision.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29

Moreover, If such an argument were
applicable to legislative revision II
would be equally applicable to revision
by convention, and on that subject
our own supreme court, in SO N. w.
421 IN. d.. has said:
The decided weight Of authority
and the more numerous presidents are
arrayed on the side of the doctrine
which supports the existence of this
inherent legislative power to call a
constitutional convention, notwith-
standing the fact that the instrument
itself points out how it may be amend
ed"
A revised constitution. in the sense
applicable to this question, is a con-
stitution, altered in part or changed
completely, but in form a complete
document and to be submitted as a
whole and standing or falling as a
whole. Amendments relate to
particular sections, and are submitted
as such % be voted upon separately.
1t is the submission of a document as
an organic whole which distinguishes
a revised and new constitution from
mere amendments.
In connection with this / will also
say that the cause of ElIingham VS..
Dye, SO N. E., l, apparently opposed
to the legality of legislative revision,
ton in this state, owing to an unusual
and, perhaps, entirely unique occur
renee in the history Of Indiana when
the provisions for revision contained
in the Indiana constitution up to 1851
were then stricken out with the ex-
press intention that never again would
the Indiana constitution be revised.
but only changed by amendment.
In the future Of the people of North
nAly fhnt dc ffn1
of legislative revision is unwise. in
expedient, or over-hasty. Speaking
through their sovereign power under
the constitution, the people may pro-
hibit this method OF revision. With
that side of the question, in this
opinion, have no concern and hence
made no comment thereon. merely
state my conclusion as to the bald
legal right to revise the constitution
by this method under our institutions
as they exist today. AS yet the peo-
pie of North Dakota have not seen fit
to prohibit this method of legislative
revision. Hence, / am of the opinion
that the method of revision proposed
in H. B. No. A is legal.
If there is any doubt about the mat
ter it is resolved in favor of the legali
ty OF the method proposed, by a
principle of supreme and controlling
force, a principle which has been set
out by Jameson, the great authority
upon constitutional questions:
But in practice, where doubt arises,
and there is nothing to indicate
decisiveIy the intention of those who
framed the instrument, perhaps the
people, assuming to exercise power
under one construction, rather than
another, should be given the benefit Of
the doubt 1t is questionable policy
to attempt by abstract rules Of law
in doubtful cases, to prevent or to con-
troll great organic movements of the
people," .....~.
Jameson Con. Con-, page 60S. Re-
spectfully,
d. ". Brennan,
Assistant Attorney General.
Submitted with my full approval
William LANCER,
Attorney General.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
ART CLASSES See.
INDUSTRIAL Film

A moving picture film, showing the
processes in the manufacture of sill
verware from the preparing of the raw
material to the turning out of the fin
ished product, was unreeled before Mrs:
Mae Douglas Rindlaub's industrial
classes at the North Dakota Agrtcul-
tural college.
The use of motion pictures as an
auxiliary in the classrooms at the coli
lege has become a habit Professor
Erickson Is to show several films de-
plotting the manufacture of steel toels
for his shop classes, and Miss Tayy or
is to exhibit films showing the making
of silk during the coming week:
1t is said, and the statement 10 well
substantiated, that 95 per cent of a
scholars information comes through
the eye, and up-to-date schools and
colleges over the country are using
projection machines.
Several machines are in use at the
agricultural college, and Prof. A. p.
Hollis has a portable outfit, which he
uses in showing industrial films In his
extension work over the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29

Gov. Lynn ]. Frazier, State Capitol,
Bismarck, N. D.
Honorable Sir: have your re-
quest, under date of Jan. 10, 1917, for
an opinion as to the legality Of H. B.
No. A. This is a concurrent resolu-
ton, embodying new or revised
constitution and composed of over
schedule which provides, among
other things, that the proposed
constitution shall be submitted to the
people for adoption or rejection at a
special election to be held on the last
Wednesday in June, 1917.
In giving this opinion I shall confine
myself to the single question Of the
legality of the method or procedure by
which this revision is sought to be
brought about, and shall make no
comment upon the wisdom of expedi-
ency of such method or upon the sub
stance of particular sections contained
in such resolution.
At first glance and in the light of
methods of reasoning applicable to
ordinary statutory and constitutional
questions, it might seem that the pro-
posed method of revision is illegal, but
when viewed in it's true light-that of
the fundamental principles of our gov
eminent and of the peoples sovereign
ty-in my opinion, formed after care
fully briefing the strongest objections
to 1t, the proposed method of revision
is clearly constitutional and the argu-
ments in favor of it's legality unan-
swerable. .a.....
An examination of our state and
federal constitutions shows that no
procedure for revision or for the adop-
ton of a new state constitution, as an
organic whole, is provided for.
The constitution of North Dakota
section 2, however, does contain the
following declaration:
"All political power is inherent in
the people. Government is instituted
for the protection, security and benefit
of the people; and they have the right
to alter or reform the same whenever
the public good may require.
Moreover, in our system of govern
ment, constitutions derive their power
from the people, not the people from
constitutions. The rights and powers
of the people existed before a consti-
tuition was formed. In other words,
before the establishment of a consti-
tuition, the people possessed sovereign
power.
That power they still possess, except
in so far as they may have delegated
it to state or national governments, or
have voluntarily restricted themselves
in its exercise under their consti-
tutions. In determining what portion
of the sovereign power the people
have temporarily parted with under
their constitutions, the rule is clear
namely, that the epople have delegated
no sovereign power unless such dele
cation of power is set forth in express
teImS.
In the United States, out of their
original sovereign power, the people
have carved, first, the federal consti-
tuition, with its delegation of power
to the national government, and, sec
ond the state constitutions. with their
delegations of power to the various
state governments. Neither national
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29

in the coming city election is growing 1t be-
coming evident that the people intend make the
for the next commission with 1t realized that
there is a great deal at stake in this election.
will have the supervision of prac
tcay million dollars worth of improvements this but they
will probably have the supervision of three four million dollars
in improvements before their terms of office expire
square deal for the people all that is asked but it is
nowadays whereas in former times the people expected
by graft certain extent Now it fully expected
city will dollars worth of for dollar
pended.
Fargo going to insist having in Office who will see
city full value for the amount of money that will
be expended here in the few years. CO.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29

A contractor, having heard that his
men did not commence work at the
proper time, thought he would drop
down about $3.50 one morning and see.
Going up the yard, on Friday morn
ing, he caught sight of fellow stand
ing smoking and his kit not even
opened.
Simply asking his name, which he
found to be Malcolm Campbell, he
handed him four days payIordered
him to leave the yard at once.
After seeing the man clear off the
premises, he went to the foreman and
explained that he had made an ex-
ample of Malcolm Campbell by pay
ing him off for not starting at the
proper hour.
Great Scott, sir!" CALCULATED the
foreman; that chap was only looking
for q Job"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29

Mary Orion is H. She attends the
Pea Green school at Clayton, Ill. At
the state spelling bee held in SPRING
field, Ill, she was declared the best
speller in all the grade schools ef the
state and received gold medal Sill
yer and bronze medals were given the
second and third best spoilers, Ormond
Smith, IL, and Maurice Campbell Of
Benton. Rhinoceros and muslin were
the words the boys missed while Mary
was perfect in all words given.