The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-10-03

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EARLE H. TosTEVlN, SECRETARY
ilchief inspector of the licensing dept.)
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/. Bismarck, N. d. Oct. 3-"I don't
know anything about running a lib
rary," said Dr. Charles Emil Stanga-
land, A. B., A. NJ, Phi. D., the Nom
Partisan league lterarylight who has
been in command in the state library
for the past month.
The admission was made in the
presence of two or three parties and
the statement was directed to Charles
Leissman, executive, secretary of the
board Of administration.
In the face of this statement, it is
interesting to note that Stangaland,
who was relieved from the United
States consular service because of his
radicalism, is actively engaged in max
ing a survey of the libraries of the in
stitutions of the state with the idea of
making recommendations at the close
of his survey.
Bismarck, N, D. Oct. 3-Attorney
General VIM. LANCER has instructed
George K Foster, one Of his assistants
to proceed to collect $150,O00 from the
Standard Oil Company, taxes, penalty
and interest due as result Of the de-
cision in federal court on the cent
gallon gasoline case Foster has been
instructed to cause the arrest Of mana
gers, seize property or take whatever
legal steps are necessary to secure
the money which the state administra-
,tior is so badly in need of. The Stan
dard Oil Company owes approximately
.s147, 900, while a few of the little
fellows owe $4,000 more. Most of the
small dealers have paid their tax.
Bismarck, N. D. Oct 3-The capitol
SSWasathe scene of a mutiny on Monday.
For months Carl Eliason,s an assistant
d anaas thfally.
waited on table and carried lunch
from the capitol restaurant to the
faithful who gather on the first day Of
each official week for the famous
luncheon in the governors office. Carl,
on Monday rebelled. Carl Kositzky
is friend of mine and I'll stand by
him. l won't carry no lunch to no
governors office no more. l suppose
they'll fire me tomorrow"
Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 3-Miss Minnie
Nelson, state superintendent of public
instruction today apportioned $260,0O0
to the counties of the state on the 1919
census report which shows 2O4,921
school children between the ages >of
6 and TO- The total per capita rate is
$125 of which SOB is from fines and
penalties, Cass County secured s14,
1875 on 1925 pupils the largest in
the state, while Sioux with TT school
drew but $971.25.
Bismarck, N. D. Oct. 3-Joseph Gil
bert of theh St. Paul office of the Non
Partisan league, and who was sent
enced along with Townley to 80 days
in Jail for obstructionist action, ap-
parently has severed his connection
with the active operation of the !
League. He is sponsor now for the
Enderlin Cooperative association, a
branch of the Wholesale Cooperative
Society of America, in request for a
charter made to Secretary of State
Thomas Hall, However, another
of the financial branches
of the Townley scheme, is easily
added.
Bismarck, N D. Oct. 3-The su-
preme court of North Dakota (and the
league) has exonerated
State Auditor Carl Kositzky of the
charges that he juggled ap-
$250,000 out of the gen.
eral fund and into various separate
funds in order to embarass the admin
istratioh.
Tax Commissioner George Wallace, |
who brought action against Kositzky
to force him to issue salary warrant
won hollow victory in the opinion of
the supreme court which was handed
down Monday morning. Wallace, the
Courier-News, the Non-Partisan league
asserted that Kositzky
had shuffled money out Of the general
fund without: authority. The supreme