Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
Northwestern News

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interfering with their work maae
their secon enort extremely difncuit
U 1t a been meeting with marked
success. RE-
when the, publicity accruing from
the spectacular midnight arrests end
ed LANCER commenced removal. pro-
ceedines against shaw. Shaw was or
dered out Of office by Govrnor Frazier
pending removal proceedings. The
local official went to the courts for a
the snnnrsap Ma M an+snr;tw - ra.
move the president Of a CITY commits
sion. The supreme court decided
against him.
Io~nlcS fapcrs Attack Minot.
When the matter was before the
supreme court the murder of Oficers
Devaney and Kowin took place.. The
murderers had arrived in the city a
few days before the shooting. and
States Attorney Herigstad and Chief
of Police Dougherty had been on
their trail. This was shown by the
fact that within four hours after the
shooting the murderers and two ac-
completes were under arrest. The
papers controlled by the Eonpartisan
league Immediately began a series of
attacks on Minot officials, inferring
police department were working with
the lawless element to eliminate law
enforcement II possible. 1t is gener-
ally believed this line Of attack was
adopted to vindicate the high-handed
manner in which. LANCER and his as
s sar n;tv feu .Me v;tb .we ~ A thre >.
and the girls were driven from the
boards at the noint of a gun.
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Guns Flashed.
1t will be remembered that Attor-
ney l.. ]. Palda, representing the tele-
phone company, demanded LANCER
and his assistants to show their au-
thority for selling the telephone ex-
change. When they were unable, to
office. Guns were flashed, and as a
result, Palda was arrested for threat
ening the life Of A. Upton, one of the
deputies. The case was heard before
Justice A, b. Dill, who bound Pa1da
over to the district court. Palda's at
torneys Immediately fled an opplica-
ton for writ of habeas corps. and
we're granted same in the district
court. The. district Judge in render
ing MIS- OPINION O0Clar0O Ino only VIC.
lator of the law was Attorney General
LANCER. who committed a felony by
Selling the telephone exchange. Lam
ger was arrested on this charge. but
the case is still in allowance. Palda
has commenced suit for Sl10,o 600
damages against Upton for false ar
rest. E
Z
io"niey iTeB faveo way.
Tho corinc ~ o<<o~I,c nm N6irnt ~f.
ficials by the Townley press paved the
way for immediate disposal of the
Shaw case. The trial was ordered to
n Tesin oTtoEe horn 'xaets we've "a u
meeting of the board Of city commits
sioners held nirht CITY At
torney Wooledee rave an oninion that
would have to he borne by the CITY.
Mr.. Shaw then decided to save Inc
city that expense by restxninR and
trying his case before the Sector of
Minot. The commissioners called a
special election for June. I to iii the
VI cancy. and Mr.. Shaw announced
himself a candidate for reelection. 1t
was generally understood at the time
that no opposition would be offered,
itatively that Grant s. Youmans. who
controls several financial organiza-
tions Organized hinder the wins of
the NonpaTtisan eaEue would put
da+a NJ Go,ht lvo,,mons rova 10.
heen nron, ntsd Nv tha des;rs - al
,ida nniteS >rjnot iu.t haeore ~
nrir, r;s. Amii.tsS - tn a%na,eia1
ent.rnri.e. nth Vo"mans ,s n4hon,
VS. Itan one X TownIsv's ~s+rnn1s.t
sunnortars 800 aths- -hass ~
tha oId soc,.i;s+ 80 ~ n,;no+ .ra s+;,,
hars and +hav M da,,ht .,;i1 m,st.r
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Watkins Also Getting. Busy.
Yesterday it was announced that
Watkins is to seek the removal Of
lin limo With tho no1icv IN 1<ir I'm di1.