The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-14

Bismarck. N. D.-With the OCon-
nor Jazz orchastra playing "Till We
Meet Again." Governor Lynn Frazier
in the presence of the legislators Of
North Dakota, gathered in joint as
.sembly, signed the $4,000, 100000 bond
ing bill by which North Dakota'S
experiment in industrial democ-
racy" is to be financed.
It was state occasion; nothing
like it before it or since.
OF course the governor signed
other bills: he put his John Hancock
to the Home Builders Association
bill while Mickey O'Connor thought
fully rendered "Home Sweet Home"
And then, while the governor slow
ly and deliberately signed the bill
creating an association for the con-
struction and operation of terminal
elevators, flour mills, and any and all
other kinds of factoies, enterprises,
industries, etc., having to- do with
the marketing if home produce, Mr..
O'Connor and his Jazz orchestra
played "When We Meet in the Sweet
Bye and Bye" Very thoughtful, that
of Mr.. M. J. O'Connor.
All the while George yHolmboe in
dustriously turned the crank. of the
moving picture machine; q little
trouble with the lights, now and then,
8 but it ought to be a right interesting
picture. Surely every league organ
izer, Quilted with a reel, ought
to go forth on his mission and reap
the sheckels, for, if the farmer doesn't
believe the bills have been passed,
and if he doesn't believe the ele-
vator, the flour mill, the, various other
going to be established, it will be an
easy matter for the aforesaid organ
izer to throw a screen across one end
of the living room, and show the pic
ture of the governor signing the bill:
Very, very simple.
After that, everything ought to be
easy.
It Was A Beautiful Day.
1t was beautiful day, was that
day.
Field day for democracy, some have
ealledsit. .
Anyway, as that rather >illustrious
young Nonparty siwriter, s,Mr. FHssell
has said, it was case of working
democracy" and there was no end of
> ways and means by which they, the
Non leaders, worked democracy that
afternoon.
: In a few days George Holmboe will
have, the reel ready, and then all
folks in the state will have an op-
portunity of seeing this state occas-
ion. Everybody got their picture
: took; everybody enjoyed the music;
some applauded vociferously, and
= others didn't seem a bit pleased at
the demonstration.
They All Wore Flags.
e. There were flags aplenty. A flag
y for every senator, and flag for ev-
cry representative.
Too, there were flags for state Of
! ficers, and even though they once
mislaid them during the period OF
from their own offices on
the second floor Of the capital build.
Ing to the halls Of the legislature on
the third floor, Senator KING, of
SsBurleigh county, was kind enough TO
see to 1t that eyerybody was sup.
1 piled after they had been seated son
3 the rostrum Of the house Of repres.
entatives. . I, &c &, .%:<- 3: s. 4;
The boys waved their flags sew
eral times, they waved them when
. the state officers entered, they waved
B them when the governor entered, and
4s they waved them when they were
a having their .t.pichur took" .= g..
\ Democracy's field day was arrang:
Led the day previous, all the so-called
. N program bills had been passed, and
81 some of the league leaders, Bishop
William Lemke included were Ger:
tain that it was an occasion Of such
do to permit It to- pass without be
proper recognition:
sa u started very solemnly It re 81