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The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25

the burdens Of governments will be
written into the public policy IF Mon
tana And once the people Of the state
have come to know what that princi-
pie really means to them, it will be a
fixture-as fixed as the laws of the
Medes and the Persians.
This smashing victory will be
full of meaning to the farmers of
Montana in other ways, also. 1t
will clear the decks for some con-
structive legislation in the inter-
ests of the states agricultural de-
velopment. Il means that the re-
Presentatives of the tax dodgers
can no longer play the old game Of
threatening to cut down appropria-
tions if the members from the
counties having state institutions
do not vote fright" when Big Busi-
ness crooks it's finger; it will mean
that members from the farming
counties can not be any longer
lined up and voted like sheep upon
the threat that bills in the farmer
interest will be killed if the nem-
bers are not "good" as to the de-
mands of the tax dodgers.
Of course there are in certain pros
pect a number of lively fights owe
other matters, notably over measure
designed to take the throttling hand
of the various combines off the throat
of the farmers. The grain thieves
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25
Rv Special Correspondents

Nv opeCldi Correspondents
III ELENA, Mont, Jan. 20.-The In
II visible Governments machine in
= the house of representatives of
the legislature has received its first
smashing defeat. BY the decisive vote
of 60 to 20 it was jolted out Of its no.
ton that it was in control of that body.
The echoes of that crushing verdict
will be heard until the end of the ses-
sion, and the free press of the state has
been filled with the story.
It came about because of an attempt
to forestall a prompt investigation of
the tax-dodging of the big mines and
the public utility corporations of the
state, all of which have been gorging
themselves with unexampled profits for
these many years.
Representative White, a farmer
member from Fergus county, offered
a resolution providing for the appoint
ment of select committee to investi-
gate and report to the house on or be-
fore the 25th day on the taxes received
by the state from the sources referred
to- The Invisible Government machine
promptly offered an amendment to in
clude an investigation of the taxes paid
by all other classes of property. Then
the battle was on.
1T WAS GREAT DAY
FOR. JUST PLAIN FOLKS
The sturdy ia ,sner member, and a
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25
Will Investigate Mine Taxes in Montana
Resolution in Legislature Also Provides for
Corporation Taxes-Gang Machine Hit

plunderbund is organized. as is the
flour milling trust. Their representa-
tives are here, some on the outside and
few on the inside Of the assembly.
But they are being carefully card -in-
dexed for future reference, and they
are in for some rough house fighting, IL
it becomes necessary.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25
NO PARTY NONSENSE

The Nonpartisan members of the
present legislature give any one the
laugh" who suggests party" super.
stition and the use Of "the party lash."
The members are nonpartisan.-
NORTH DAKOTA CAPITAL, JAMES,
TOWN.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25

recommendations of a governor elected
with the biggest vote ever given gov
ernor of North Dakota? Will it turn
down man who, more than any other
individual in the state, voices the will
Of the people.
OPPOSITION ALSO
BRINGS PRESSURE
AS remarked at the start, the League
constitution is not "out of the woods"
All the letters, resolutions and peti-a
tions possible should be sent to Bis
marck by those who approve the
League plan. But it can not be denied
that the universal demand of the peo-
pie, the message Of the governor, the
clearing up of the legal phases of the
matter and the farmers massmeetings
have had an effect, and it is looking
brighter than a week ago for the
League program to go through the
senate.
Great pressure, of course, is being
brought on the senate by interests op-
posed to the farmers. 1t is even hint
ed that the adjournment of the senate
for three days was a move by a few
anti-League senators to get senator's
back home for few days to confer
with interests opposed to the farmers
and to work up a counter demonstra-
ton to the one being made for the
passage Of the bill by the common
people of the state. If this is true, the
Importance of continued pressure on
the senate from the people to get fav-
orable action is seen.
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leader of the progressive Democrats,
was joined by Republican Minority
Leader Higgins. The two, standing
side by side in the main aisle of the
house, fought the tax-dodgers' machine
in sizzling style and to what was
very much of a frazzling finish, as the
enormous majority showed
1t was a great day in the house for
just plain folks. 1t was the first time
in the history Of Montana legislatures
that the "big fellows" had been put to
utter rout. It was also an exhibition of
the force and value of nonpartisanship
in fact, the victory was only made
possible by the ignoring of party lines.
Within less than "a hours the forces
Of Invisible Government had switched
it's entire program. It recognized the
handwriting of defeat. 1t began to
plead for "reasonableness." 1--WE are
willing to pay more taxes. only don't
be too hard on us" was the plain
tive wall
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25

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H to o H alton caucus ahn
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The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25
LEGAL. PHASE CLEARED
BY DEVELOPMENTS

Much depends on the people making
this demonstration of their desires
even more emphatic. Friends of the
League program are urging that the
letter writing, the petitions and the
resolutions be kept up. One observer
put it thus:
'If the senate does finally turn down
House Bill A, it will have to do so
after swimming to the top of deep
sea of petitions of the people and
there tread water while casting its
vote"
The League massmeetings last week
and the flock of petitions and letters
to the senate are not the only boosts
the League constitutional plan has re-
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25
Farmers Constitution Plan Gains Strength legislature
Flooded With Petitions and Resolutions

IN ISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 19.-With
word coming in from all parts of
North Dakota indicating that the
people are unit in demanding the
adoption of House Bill A, the new con-
stitutfon which the farmers represent
atives want submitted to the people in
June, the situation is looking somewhat
brighter from the farmers standpoint.
But the farmers cause is not "out Of
the woods" in this legislature by any
means.
Letters, petitions and resolutions
from all parts of the state demand
ing action by the senate on the
League constitution plan are now
rolling in on every train. The
demonstration bids fair to surpass
anything of the kind known during
"a legislative session. There have
been demands by the people to
legislatures. Legislators have been
flooded with petitions and letters.
But before the present stream of
Endorsements of the League repre-
sentatves' plans stops, it promises
to eclipse all past performances.
An observer of the situation here is
blind indeed if he thinks it is going
to be an easy matter for the senators
to ignore this universal demand by the
people for the passage of House Bill
A. What would you do if you were
hold-over senator, elected before the
Nonpartisan League was organized, or
a senator elected last fall without the
League Endorsement? Would you fol-
low what you knew to be the almost
unanimous wishes of your constituents
and vote for Bill "A? Or would you,
perhaps being personally inclined
against the League program or petit
toned lay a few business interests to
vote against it, turn down your con-
stltuents? That is the question the
senators not elected by the League
must debate. What their decision will
be can not be known. But it would be
folly to argue that the shower of petit
tions, resolutions and letters from all
parts of the state have not materially
strengthened the position of the
League majority in the house and the
19 League senators in the senate.
LEGAL PHASE CLEARED
BY DEVELOPMENTS
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-01-25
THIS VICTORY MEANS
MUCH TO FARMERS

And so the first big fight has been
practically won. The peoples repre-
sentatives know their power, and moth
ing on earth can prevent it's exercise
in this matter. The principle of tax
ing corporate incomes on the principle
that those interests that enjoy special
privileges shall bear special share Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29

Read Gate City Want ads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29
Neokuk Resident for Sixty Years
Died of Paralysis, Following
Stroke Suffered Tues
day Night.
WAS CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Enlisted at the Age Of Thirteen as a
Drummer Boy in First Iowa
cavaIry-Leaves Wife and
Five Children.

Oliver L. Conn, civil war veteran
and resident of Keokuk since the
year 1857, died at his home, 1916 Full
ton street last night at 11:15 o'clock
of paralysis. He was stricken Tues
day evening. at his home and did not
regain consciousness.
Mr. Conn was born at Cincinnati,
Ohio, September 80, 1849, being sixty
eight years old at the time Of his
death. When he was eight years old
his parents moved to Keokuk and this
city had been his home since. He
was married here November IS, 1878
to Emma Davis, the Rev. MI Stafford
of the Methodist church officiating.
His wife survives with the following
children Miss Maymie Conn and
Mrs. Phoebe Alton of Davenport,
Iowa; Miss Myrtle Conn Of Coalinga,
California; Oliver Conn Of Needles,
California, and David L. Conn, who Is
a member of Troop H, First United
States cavalry It is not known
where David is at the present time,
but when last heard from he was sta
toned at Palm City. California. The
other son served in the North Dakota
national guard on the border last year.
One sister, Mrs. William Ballinger Of
of Omaha, Nebraska, also survive.
Mr.. Conn was one of the youngest
Veterans of the civil war in the coun-
try He Joined the union army at the
age Of thirteen, enIsting as drum
mer boy in the First Iowa cavalry at
Davenport, shortly after the outbreak
of the conflict. He went into service
with this regiment, but later was laid
up in a hospital with typhoid fever.
By the time he had recovered the
First Iowa had gone on and he was at
tached to New York regiment. He
saw much service during the war, be-
ing in a number Of engagem ents and
was finally captured by the confed
crates and confined in Tyler prison in
Texas. Here he remained seven
months and was not released until the
accession Of hostilides. After being
discharged from the army he return
ed to Keokuk Mr. Conn was car
penter by trade.
He was member of the Macca-
bees and the G. A. R. and was held in
high esteem by a wide circle Of
friends and acquaintance here. His
death will be noted with regret by all
who were acquainted with him dur
ing the many years of his residence in
Keokuk and the sympathy of the COM
munity will be extended to the be-
reaved family.
| The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the homs
and the services will be conducted by
| the Rev. F. c. Edwards of Trinity M.
e. church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29
CITY NEWS.

Moving, J. Opstelteu, phone RISE.
"A marriage license was issued to
William John Bloomer, 81, of Swan
Greek, and Phyllis Louise Poiset, Is,
Of Avon, Ill.
-Keokuk lodge Nc. 10, I. o. 0. F..
meets regularly every Monday night,
at 8 o'clock V R. Mckay, N. G.. F. M.
Pugn, recording secretary. Initiation.
Red Crown the gasoline dis
titled to a gravity for motor fuel
efficiency and economy, insuring a
supply for all, at wholesale at Stand
ard Oil Co. service station, Tenth and
Main.
Masonic: Regular meeting Of
Hardin lodge No 20, A. F. & A. M,
Monday, Oct. /, o'clock. Visiting
brethren fraternally invited. BY
order of the W. NJ. G. n. Duerkop,
secretary.
Commencing Monday, October /,
the Keokuk public library will go
back to its winter schedule of hours.
The library will be open from 10 a.
III. to 8 p. M, and on Sundays will
be open from 1870 to 5 p. NJ, COM
mencing Sunday, October Z.
-Ensigns Huffman and Koppell
in charge of the Salvation Army here,
have made report of the work from
the first to the last of September in
Keokuk. There were twelve con-
versions; lodgings were given to four
poor men, and six meals were furn-
ished. A total of 1928 garments were
given out; three coats, five hats and
eighteen pairs Of shoes were dis
tributed.
RED Crown" gasoline saves
you money and helps Uncle Sam
save gasoline. 1t is a finishedfpro-
duct, not a makeshift. Standard Oil
Co. service station, Tenth and Main.
Word comes from Hannibal that
the rain of two or three days ago is
making the roads bad, and that the
number Of cars Of the Northeast Mis-.
souri, Agricultural association sched-
uled to make the run through Keo-
lluk tom orrow night on the way to
Waterloo will be greatly reduced It
is expected that only a few cars will
make the trip, and the party will
come through Keokuk about O'Clock
tomorrow night.
1t is evident that the prohibition
forces flying waterwagon will be
available for local flights. Letters
have been sent to Keokuk suggesting
that the aviator who pilots the fly
! ing machine which will drop temper
ance literature over the state, will
stop in Keokuk for a flight If the
| business men or any similar organi-
cation want him to. Terms for the
flight are enclosed in the letter. The
idea is that local advertising could
be distributed along with souvenirs
and the like, if the local organizations
wanted to take the matter up. Rob
inson is scheduled as the aviator to
make the fight through Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29

CHICAGO, Sept. Estates Attor-
ney Hoyne today turned over to
Robert W. Childs, special assistant
attorney general in charge of food
investigation in the middle west. all
evid ence obtained in the recent raid
on Offices of the Milk Producers as
ISOLATION here.
Childs left at once for Washington
where it is believed he will ask the
government to begin antitrust pro-
ceedings against the association to
supersede those already begun by
state officials OF Illinois, Wisconsin
and Indiana.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29
Exclamation Of Speed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Sept. 29.-Evans-
ton has got to get more motor cops
or homely cooks and kitchen maids.
H. V. Rake, president Of the Com
mercial association, says the recent
epidemic of speeding by butcher boys
is due to the pulchritude of the domes-
tics here.
THE boys spend so much time at
the back doors talking to them, th.t
they have to speed over their routes, "
said Rake.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29
NOTICE.

The Lee County Loan and Building
association offers for sale 500 shares
of stock to date Oct. /, 1917.
J. D. ECKER, Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29
Classes In Aesthetic and interpretive
Movements viii be Givent Special
Attention at the Y.
w. c. A.
SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED
Gymna SUM Work Will Commence
This Coming Week and Special
Features Are Announced
Hero.

Special attention is to be given
this fall and winter in the Y. w. {.
A. gymnasium work to classes IN
aesthetic and interpretive dancing.
The Chalif method will be used, and
includes technique and movement
preliminary to the dancing which Is
much enjoyed and makes the dance
easy. Dances of variety and charac'
ter are within the reach of everyone:
There will be children's special
classes Saturday morning at 1880
o'clock for the children and Tuesday
evening at s o'clock to accommodate
those who wish an evening class;
classes at 10 O'Clock Tuesday and
Friday morning, and class Monday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock Subject to
change), for the school girls.
Don't join the class because yol
already are graceful, but to acquire
the art of beauty through expression
of ease and freedom Of body, Is the
suggestion of the director OF the
class.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29
Needless.

Des Moines Register: The cause of
food conservation in this country
would get a great boost if the mid
night lunch alone could be eliminated
until after the war is over.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29

A new bathroom scale with dial
facing upward, to enable the person
standing on it to read his own
weight. is a recent invention.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-29
evmn Work Commences.

Members of the Y. w. gym classes
are urged to fall in for gym work. A
splendid new floor is part OF the
equipment this year. and there is a
new piano and a regular musician
for the work. Miss Coral Meador
will play the accomplishments for
all classes.
The gym schedules embrace Glasses
Monday and Thursday at 10 o'clock
and at 1880 D. NJ. Tuesday and Fri
day at ,. M; Thursday at AIS p. m.
and Saturday at $50 a. m.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
= Get Ready for Opening of Schools 3
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Ford car, pass, Ed Bell, Lady
smith 2Otf
r. Hasset went to Minneapolis on
business Saturday.
C. E. Culver made business trip
to Superior Saturday.
]. N. Nelson, of Glen Flora, was
a Ladysmith visitor Thursday.
Try some of Armour's corn beef at
23c a pound Thompson's Model Gro
Gerry.
SOC to $1.OO Free! See our adver-
tisement elsewhere in this paper
The Fair Store.
Get washer for the wife. They
save lots Of time and hard work.
Ladysmith Implement Co.
We will have in some canning
pears and peaches the following
week. Thompsons Model Grocery.
Miss Maud Dieter, sister of Mrs.
G. M. householder, returned to her
home at Richland Center Thursday.
Pumps of every description, also
pipe, cylinders and supplies. We
have an assortment that will please
you. Ladysmith Implement Co.
Electric ranges are becoming pop
ular in Ladysmith homes, Mgr.
Boisen, of the Lighting CO. states
Eight are now in use in the city.
Misses Mary and Agnes Prausa, OF
Milladore, arrived here Thursday
morning to visit few days lat the
home of their aunt, Mrs. V. Kurz.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Boyer, Mrs. w.
S. Kutt and Mrs. H. E. Davis left
Monday in Mr.. Boyers' car On a
two-weeks trip to several places in
Iowa.
Will Goocher returned home yes
terday from Donaldson, Wis, where
he has been employed during the
past three months as a guide at a
summer resort.
R. S. Johnson and family, E. M.
Worden and family, Mr. and Mrs. N.
J. Smith. and Mrs. Ashman and son,
of Appleton, took supper wednesday
evening at Burpee's, Island Lake.
Titan Engine, 6 h. p, I. H. c.,
bought new months ago, operates
on kerosene or gasoline, for sale ac-
count installing motor. wood Prod,
ucts Co., Ladysmith, wis. % 2Otf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
CONRATH
Special correspondence.

: Mrs. Munger, of Winona, Mimi, is
visiting friends here this week ana
also at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Dan watcher at Walrath.
Rev. Morrison, of Gilman, who has
charge of the work at Conrath and
Gilman for the Presbyterian church,
has taken a months vacation.
Mr.. Walrath, of Chippewa Falls,
principal owner of the manufacture
ing company at Walrath was in the
village on business wednesday,
Mrs. T. H. Hooking, who was re-
ported very sick in our last issue,
has recovered and is able again to
take charge of her household duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cody French, left
Tuesday morning for Duluth, where
Mr.. French has a good position Of
fered him and hopes to remain for
some time.
E. J. Reitz, of Walrath, was here
on business for his COM
pany and was retarded some time
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
LADYSMITH SCHOOLS ON MONDAY
Opening Day Will See Great Army
eff Children Enrolled


Monday morning an army of school
children both in Ladysmith and
throughout the county will trudge to
school and begin another chapter in
life
Never before has there been such
an army of children Of school age
as in 1917 and the opening day it is
believed will show a record-break-
ing attendance.
All these must have agreat many
pads and pencils and supplies, school
clothes and shoes.
The News-Budget is glad to be
able to tely the children just where
hey can go to get the things they
want. The merchants who are rep
resented on this page are ready to
meet all the wants of the school
children, big or little.
Some of the schools of the county
will not open until the following
week. st. Mary's school begins Tues
day next
The training school opened Mon
day and the Model school will be-
gin sessions on Monday next. Thir.
ty-two are enrolled in the Training
school and seven mere will come
later.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
NOT MUCH DAMAGE
Continued from Page 1

not at all in Ladysmith and a kill
ing frost did not arrive until Sept.
II; 1913, Sept. y, light; 1914, Sept.
a; 1915, white frost Aug. rs; 1916,
light frost Aug. Is, and a killing
frost Aug. 81.
In each year practically all of
these frosts injured nothing seri-
ously except corn and that has never
been so seriously damaged as to in
lure it for excellent silage.
Never has the silo been of so
much value and so great a necessity
as now in Rusk county. The frost
of Friday night last, while not gen.
eral either in the territory covered
Or it's damage, did injure the unde-
veloped corn.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
WEYERHAUSER
Special CORRESPONDENCE.

School starts next Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 4.
A dance will be given Saturday
night in the opera house.
John McCumber has started up a
meat market in the L. G. Koehler
building.
Diphtheria has broken out again
in the Polish district north of the
Kief settlement.
Mrs. w. H. Bates and Mamie La
Tour returned from Swift Current,
Canada, Friday night.
Darwin Griffith, of Pennington, Wis
tied here a few days recently with
his uncle, w. H. Bates.
The cheese factory located in the
creamery building will receive milk
and begin operations Sept. 1.
Harlow Maffet returned to his
home in Milwaukee Monday, after
a three weeks stay here during
Ruth's illness.
Mis-. Lyuu MOOfG duu MIS-. Bully
arrived here Saturday night from
Oregon to visit with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Maffet and fam
lily.
Hilmar Hansen and family, of Por-
tai, N. OAK, and Olaf Tollefson and
family, of Minneapolis, visited with
friends in this vicinity the past
week.
Joe Coubal, of New Auburn,
shipped two cars of stock this week
to Chicago, Koehler & Malmgren one
car to St. Paul and Allen Cocroft one
car to st. Paul.
AL Maffet and family returned to
their home at Minneapolis Wednes-
day morning, having been. called
here by the serious illness of Ruth
Maffet. We are glad to say that
Ruth is now out of danger and on
the road to recovery.