Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
JUDGE CRUM
BEING TRIED IN
LEGISLATURE
Witness Says Judge Accused
President of Being Bride
Taker.

Judge Charles l.. Crum OF Forsyth,
presiding in the Fifteenth judicial
before the declaration of war against
Germany by the United ,i.ates, and
since the opening of hostilities refer
red to the president of this n ,tion in
terms so vile as to be u~nprintable;
hat he often asserted that President
Wilson forced this country into val
at the bidding of Wall street. for the
purpose of protecting the investments
Of capitalists in the securit es Of the
nations of the entente; that he assert
ed President Will; 20 to be tie tool
of Great Britain and by imIl cation
at least, accused the chief executive
or being q bride taker and that the
president would leave the White
House the richest man in the United
States, were some of the accusations
made before the house II representa-
tives yesterday. by Felkner H ynes.
testifying under oath in the proceed
ings ~inaugurated to determine wheth-
err or not the house shall resent to
the senate articles of impeachment
against Crum.
Haynes is the county attorney OF
unqualified opinion that Judge Crum
is not only unfit to be a judge of the
district court, and that he shou. +; be
removed, but he asserted also that in
his judgment, Crum is a dangerous
man to be at large. The witness &C
cused Crum Of being responsible for
the spread of pro-German sentiment
in Rosebud county.
Henry Grierson, sheriff of Rosebud
county, and H. G. Young, an attorney
of Forsyth. also gave testimony.
There are 20 witnesses here from
Ro=ebud county to testify before the
house at the session tomorrow.
Governor Stewart yesterday s'gned
the resolution ratitying the federal
prohibition amendment. closing Mon
tana's action on the matter. Final
action in the legislature had been
taken earlier in the sess on. Only
three votes IN all cast against the
measure, one in the house and two in
the senate. The combined vote of
the houses is 1873. The house today.
after lengthy debate, passed and sent
to the senate the Mason bill q appro-
pirate $4,000 for the use of the
state Council of Defense, the under
standing being that the sum would
largely b. used to assist needy farm
ers in growing a maximum crop.
The senate stayed in session only
long en6ush to kill the Bernard home
guard bill, sent owe by the house.
The forecast now is that the assembly
will adjourn without legalizing 4 the
guards.
The house passed a bill providing
raw or nssemb'ymen SO long as the
houses shall be in session. There had
been a movement to serve without
pay, but it was explained that many
of the members could not afford to
do so.
Adjournment still hangs on the
Crum impeachment case.
All bills and memorials INTRODUCED
t. >s$L4r @,, h. xyo nnU haan. "a rfp0
upon by both bodies except the Ma
son bill and House Bill No. IL, by
O'Connor, providing for bonding
counties to furnish feed grain fol
farmers. The former is in the house
while the latter reposes in the bosom
Of the senate committee on finance
and claims, where according to re
ports. it will remain.
Governor Stewart has approved OF
all bills thai have reached him thu:
far, as follows:
House Bill No. 4, permitting white
fish to be sold and fish and game
commission to fix fish prices.
House Bill No. S, validating count,
refunding bonds.
House Bill No. Is. explosives Law
and prohibiting use of Maxim 81
lencer.
House joint memorial No. 1. asking
!, congress to enact sedition ant
? sabotage law. III.
House joint resolution No. 2, rati
flying federal prohih ton amendment
Senate Bill No. 1, creating Mon
, tana Council of Defense.
Senate Bill No. 4. providing for reg
istration of a" firearms.
Senate Bill No. S, amending law re
1ating to arson.
l House Bill No. Z, appropriatin,
$21,0O for expenses of members AM
l attaches.
3 Substitute house JOINT resolution
No. 3, asking for $4,000 for Flat
head project. r.