Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-24
LANCER TRIED
TO EXEMPT HIS
OWN BROTHER
Claimed Exemption
From Draft Although
Only 80 and Single. J,
Langer's Assistant Spent
States Time in Brothers
Behalf.

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Bismarck, n, D.. June 24.-Attor-
ney General Langer's patriotism Is on
ly skin deep. according to a former
member Of the Nonpartisan league.
who was interviewed here today.
'The questionnaireof William.Lanser
filed at Mandan,' said the former
league man, shows that he was a.
single man.. 80 years Of age. and
claimed exemption from draft. Minot
has a banner across the main street
in town~reading rs follows: Frazier
said a man could not be hungry and
patriotic. Real Americans can.
LANCER was single but claimed exemp-
tions. Our boys didn't"
Hanger used one of his highest
priced assistants to get his brother,
Frank LANCER at Sunnyside, Wash.
exempted from military duty" he
said. THE assistants expense &C.
count was $147,2 his salary at the
rate Of $500 per month. Mr.. Langer's
assistant arrived in North Yakima,
the nearest division point on the N. p.
railroad to sunnyside. where evident-
Der 4, 1917. Then this assistant
wired LANCER, Appeal held for fur
ther showing. Don't have Coates wire
parties indiscrisnlnately. Use eau
ton or you may injure case. Look
out. When will VOL reach Washing
ton, Cd. CO." LANCER replied, ''Will
arrive Raleigh hotab Washington, I'd.
c. Sunday night or Monday morn
ing" All details as to time and
and other parties Interested in the
case We're active are a%vailabl," said
the former league member.
"Just then young LANCER might
properly have written q letter a. fol-
lows: Dear William: You certain
~ did good work for me by sending
Dan out here. Chances are that IL he
had not come OF If you had not taken
an interest in me, I would be in train
splendidly. It was we'll planned.
- I dare "Bin' to say that he did
not get such a letter from his broth
err" he said.
Langer's brother later, however,
had to go and all exemptions were
withdrawn order to make clean
records.
George P. Homes as attorney
general will never pull any such stunt
as this" said the former league man.
Big Bowen and Big Business.
On the 7th day (January 3s) Of the
special session of the legislature the
state senate adopted a resolution ac-
cusing Mr.. A. E. Bowen OF making q
killing Senate Bill No. 225, a bill pro-
viding for the taxation of freight line
companies. The following Is quoted
from the resolutions:
Whereas, "A. E. Bowen, chief clerk
Of the house of representatives, did,
during the closing hours Of the SEES
sion falsely report to the senate that
Senate Bill Nc. 225 had been in
definitely postponed, as shown on
page s1109 d the Senate journal,
thereby defeating the action Of both:
houses in their efforts to provide a
practical method for taxing freight
line companies;
IVA Big Bowen working for Big
Business or was Big Business working
Bowen?" he asked.
Stories About John Stcen.
"Stories are being persistently cir
culated that If John Steen Is elected
governor Of North Dakota, he will i'm
mediately stop all foreign language
schools and newspapers, prevent the
preaching Of the gospel in the Ger
man language, etc., said q Bismarck
business man today" These state
ments are absolutely without founda-
ton. No governor Of any state could
suppress any foreign language II he
would. John steen takes much the
same view Of the necessity for using
the German language under proper
conditions and for proper purposes In
this country that President Wilson
does. It is impossible to reach q for
eigner who has not yet learned the
American language with any message
except in his OWE native tongue"