Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-10

Bismarck, N. D.. May 10.-Justice
James E. Robinson Of the supreme
court. is back from his big farm at
Aberdeen, s. D., where he spent ten
chickens.
Through a misunderstanding the
Beulah Coal company was not repre-
sented at it's preliminary hearing in
Hazen on a charge OF violating the
mine inspection act by falling to pro-
vide sufficient ventilation and escape
Assistant Attorney General A. E..
Sheets, conducting the prosecution,
the company was bound over to ap-
pear in district court at the next term
in Stanton.
The state board Of university and
school lands has delivered to F. E.
Shepard, cashier of the First National
bank Of Bismarck. its check for $780,
900, representing the first ten per
cent payment on the 100000 worth
Of Victory bonds in which North Da-
kota school will be invested
by resolution Of h board.
Commissioner of Insurance Olsness
solemnly AYERS that the dod-bird
isn't in it with a rare creature whom
he has Just discovered. This is\a man
who will not accept a political ap-
I pointment with a g~oodHsalary attached
to- 1t. The position of hail ad3uster
for Stark county was rendered to a
commended to the commissioner, and
this letter came back:
Dear Sir:-I received the letter
from you about two weeks ago that
1 am appointed adiuster for the
county. L. don't want that job. You
can find somebody else for that. l
don't want to be no adjuster, so
Sergeant Harold Hopton, who is
with Base Hospital No. l in France.
is finding; it as difficult to get out of
the service as, it was to get into 1t.
With a good state job as chief deputy
state bonding director awaiting him,
Sergeant Hopton finds it impossible
dispense with the Flickertail lads
services. MI. Hopton encountered
somewhat similar difficulties in get
ting into Uncle Sans army, but his
perseverance finally was rewarded.
Senator Frank E. Ployhar. presi.
dent of the Bismarck Gas company
presented his utility in a poor plight
before the state railway commission
yesterday when he stated that ever
should the commission grant an aver
age increase of SO cents per thousand
feet for which, he has applied, the
company will still be losing money or
its operations and will be earning no
more than IL per cent on the actua
investment. MI. Ployhar declared
that il he applied for rates which
would enable the company to earn :
reasonable profit during present wa
conditions. the consumers could no
bear the burden. He assured tn
Commission that the best he coult
hope for was that his patrons woult
share with him a small percentage o
his loss.
Plans for establishing the Nortl
Dakota system of state owned indus
tries authorized by the last state leg
islature, and committed into the car
of the Industrial commission" vii
be worked out rapidly. and the frs
the state system of terminal elevator
: and four mills will be taken within
two or three weeks. according to OH
yer Morris, secretary of the commits
sion. st g.
Notwithstanding the TACT that tn
Industrial laws have been assailed l
the United States district court as un
constitutional. and Notwithstanding
the fact that the same laws also hav
been referred to the people for 2 vot
at a special election which will b
charged with carrying out the indus
trial program are proceeding g
though there was no possibility {
either court hindrance or that tn
laws would be defeated In the referer
dunn.