The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-10-17
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EARLE H. TOSTEVIN, SECRETARY
(Chef inspector of the licensing dept.)
Bismarck, N d. Oct. 17--North Da-
kota for a number of years the home
of Thodorre Roosevelt and which
played SO important part in impart-
ing certain sturdy characteristics
which were later to make the Rough
Rider a world figure, is all set for the
Roosevelt Memorial drive, which is to
be made the week of October 20-27.
North Dakota's proportion Of the
memorial fund is 100000, which is only
few cents per capita, and the general
and county committees anticipate no
difficulty in oversubscribing this a.
mount before the campaign is half
finished.
The" week will be featured with
Roosevelt memorial meetings. A ma
jority of the churches in the state
will touch on the drive in their SER
mons for Sunday, October 10, and the
press has literally contributed its
space to the cause.
S. M. Ferris of Dickinson, Roose-
velt's associate of the old-time Little
Missouri days at Medora, is state
chairman; j. l.. Bell of Bismarck is
state treasurer, and George N. Kenis-
ton of Bismarck is state campaign
director The state committee in
rludes such men as L. B. Hanna Of
Fargo, Usher L. Burdick of Willistoll,
P. O. Thorson OF Grand Forks, w. c.
Mcdowell of Marion and Thomas f.
Marshall of Oakes. :,
ID
hundred soldiers in attendance repre-
senting nearly all local posts of the
American Legion, the first annual en-
campment of the American Legion OF
North Dakota opened this morning in
the Bismarck Auditorium.
Election of the first set of state Of
ficers, the next meeting place, estab-
lishment of state headquarters, elec-
vention at Minneapolis opening Nov.
II. are a few Of the things taking the
attention of the convention.
Total absence of politics marked the
opening of the convention, and there
was an absence of any semblance of a
state of officers having been pre-
arranged.
The election of legislative CON-
mittee and the request of the legis
lature that that body meet with the
Legion committee to discuss, revise,
amend or put through legislation vital
to soldiers will be one Of the main
actions under consideration.
Jack Williams, Fargo. temporary
state secretary, announced that the
number enlisted in the Legion has
reached the 10000 mark
Bismarck, NJ D. Oct. 17-Consider-
able interest was created at Bismarck
by the published letter Of Congress-
man Geo. M. Young, written to al
Barnes County farmer. in which he
takes decided stand against the
Plumb plan for government ownership
of railroads and advises the farmers
to go slow generally in public owner
ship. Congressman Young contends
that with the railroads operated by a
board. two-thirds of whom are made |
up of wage earners or salaried men
working for the railroad company, |
that wages will be greatly increased.
and as a consequence. freight rates |
will be increased North Dakota far
mers, so runs the Congressman's argu-
ment. pays freight on his wheat and
other produce to some terminal mar
l1et in the east. and in return pays
freight on everything he consumes in
the way of machinery. building mater
jal, groceries, household goods, ETC.,
from some point in the east to his
home town. In brief, freight is one of
the biggest items of expense which the
has.
Under the Plumb plan no taxes will
bo paid by the railroads; and some
81. 900 900 which they now pay, will be
borne largely by the farmer.
This is not the end, according to
CONGRESSMAN Young. The United
Workers of America desire the appli-
cation of this plan to mines. They are
to strike for six-hour day
Of five day week. with time and a
half for over otime. and a. sixty per-
cent increase in wages. If they de-
mand this under private ownership,
what would they demand under the
Plumb plan where they operated the
mine?
I To permit The operation Of railroads
mines, telegraph and telephone lines y
and other public utilities by the work
ersf would mean, in Congressman
Young's judgment. a tremendous : In:
crease in the cost of living to- the far
mers as we'll as people generally Of
the state. This is Of interest in view
Of the fact that Young was endorsed
for Congress by the Non Partisan.
League and that Governor Frazier and
Fhe League publications Shave come
aatfooted for the Plumb system
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