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The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07
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Governor Frazier Puts
Smoke in Wheel Of
Old Gang.

North Dakota is to have referen-
dun on the new industrial legislation
| on June 26. All but one Of the impor-
tant laws passed by the farmer legis'
!tkre have been challenged by the
farmer opposition, and, thanks to the
fact that the farmers greatly reformed
the referendum and initiative laws
the opposition is able to. bring the case
before the people again.
The Independent Voters associa-
ton, which is another alias for the in
terests which have appeared under
many different names since the farm
ers organized politically, attacked the
new legislation in three important
ways:
l.. It circulated petitions for a refer
endum on the laws as passed.
2. It circulated petitions for initial
ing laws to carry out the farmers pro-
gram in different ways from those
planned by the farmer representa-
tives.
8. Suit was brought in court to pre-
vent the carrying out of the laws
which the recent legislature passed,
Confusion the Object
The primary object of the three diff
ferent attacks is to confuse the voters
and thus secure some results, at least
which could not be obtained on q
straight, clear issue. The first attack
rallies all the anti-farmer interests in
the state. The second enables the as
sociation to claim that it favors the
farmer program, but that the League
/, Legislators did not carry it out right
It can thus pose as 'friend" Of the
farmer and attack the farmer leaders
The third attack through the courts
| is, of course, the familiar last-resort
tactics of the special interests. II
means that the anti-farmer interests
would destroy the farmer Legislation
even if the people voted overwhelm.
ingly for it and that rule by the peo'
pie is not considered seriously BY
them. But the farmers Of North Da
kota wisely captured the supreme
court Of the state, and the only chance
the opposition has is to carry an ap
peal from this court close to the peo
pie to the federal supreme court.
| Scheme Is Spoiled
But Governor Frazier has spoiled
the tactics of confusion. He has re
fused to allow the initiative petitions
to go on the ballot, and the specia
election is thus reduced to a straight
yes" and "no" proposition for thu
voters. The opposition secured many
signers to its petitions, however, h,
the confusion.
AS the ballots were being prepared
for printing, the governor discovered
another piece of foul, last-minute tao
tics to produce misunderstanding b!
the voters. The turncoat secretary O.
state had arranged the referendum
ballot so that the voters would hav'
10 mark Eyes" on some laws and "no'
on others. The governor has steppe'
on this trick, too, and when the voter
90 to the polls, all those who favo
the new laws will vote Eyes" on eacl
one and the others will vote straigh
no."
With all the clever anti-farme
scheming brushed aside. the people Q
North Dakota will again have fai
chance to declare their wishes. TIL
vote will be stronger for the farmers
program than ever before becaus
what was once only a promise is nov
an accomplished fact.
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07

IQ8L Cue eIlOTC IeuulICA AS Aio
light one will be understood when
it is known that in order to count
at all in the fight, not less than
1900 signatures of bona fide cleo
tors must be secured 1900 will no
not do, or 1899. The full quota
must be secured or it is all in vain.
However, failure is the last thing
thought of in this campaign, and
the $50 active circulators certain
" do not entertain any doubts as
to the outcome of their efforts.
Business and Professional Men
Or is the effort confined to
workers alone. So brazen is the
attempt to steal away the Primary
and SO vigorous the campaign to
stop the nefarious deal, that hun
dreds of business men, bankers
and professional men, are signing
the petitions and offering help
indeed many of the membership
Of the Nonpartisan Club are active
lawyers and storekeepers and
these are throwing themselves into
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07

lAC llBhI ~ Cne1t AO VAAoAt w
spared to accomplish the end de-
sired.
Silver Bow Partisan Club
1t will be remembered that the
Silver Bow Nonpartisan Club was
the organization which was pri-
marily responsible for the elec-
tion to the legislature of the La
Dor men from that county who did
such good work in the face of long
odds last spring, and it is not to be
wondered at that when the Ma
tional Nonpartisan league sound
ed the alarm, this wide-awake or
ganization also entered the fight
with the farmers and wage work
ers.
The club was first to make COM
mon cause with the League
against the continued copper con-
troll of the state and has been
largely responsible for the main.
tenance Of the Butte Bulletin, the
official organ Of the Metal Trades
Council of the Copper City
Amongst it's membership are some
Of the shrewdest and ablest law
yers in the Northwest, men who
have always been found in the
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07

courts waging the battles of the
dispossessed and ready on hand to
forestall or frustrate the malig-
nant efforts Of the copper crowd.
The Silver Bow Nonpartisan Club
is a valuable acquisition to the
great camp and that it has vigor-
ously cspoused the cause of Saw
ing the Primary means that the
work will be thoroughly done.
Women Good Government Club
Another organization actively at
work al the great immediate task
is the Woman's Good Government
Club. The club recruits its men,
bership largely from amongst the
intelligent women of Butte who
have long since given up all hope
of getting anything but reaction
and trouble from the copper
crowd and who purpose to keep
right on organizing and battling
until the A. c. NJ. dominance of
Montana shall become a thing of
the past.
Under the able leadership of
Mrs. Il. Kennedy and Miss Mary
O'Niel the club has entered the
fight to Save the Primary in such
an inspiring manner that the sue
cess Of the campaign is assured
Working in season and out, these
able women are circulating The
petitions and getting the sigma
lures. Both Miss O'Niel and Mrs
Kennedy are expected to take the
stump later when the stress of the
work is over and tour throughout
the state, speaking on the matter
The Woman's Good Government
Club realizes that it is not suff
cient to get the signatures alone
but that one of the most import
ant tasks is that of giving full
publicity to the attempted stea
rsand jus how course he dealet;
in order that people may under
stand just how course the deal is
That Silver Bow County will
not be last upon the list of co71n
ties now in the great race for wh'
shall be first to fill it's quota, i
apparent, but like all the defend
ers of the Primary, they are no
stopping at the mere necessar.
quota but are working for such
number Of signatures that tn
voice Of the people will be hear
even at Washington.
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07

, down such radical legislation and
political movements as were dis
pleasing to the insurance interests.
Especially, he stated, it was op-
posed to state health insurance,
the single tax, and the Nonparti-
san league.
"Babcock informed me that he
had been sent to California by the
Insurance Economics society,
though he repeatedly cautioned
me against mentioning that organ
ization in connection with the Cal
ifornia Research Society of Social
Economics. He explained that the
usual method was for the Insur-
ance Economics Society of Amer
lea to send one of its regular staff
members, Of whom he was ono,
into the given state, to align local
interests, secure funds, form a list
of vice-presidents, and wage the
campaign by the ordinary meth
DDS of press publicity, printed
pamphlets, and a bureau Of paid
orators. The Insurance Economics
society contributed the organizer
and in some cases part of the
funds, keeping its connection with
the state organization a secret.
"In conversation held on or
about Oct. 25, 1918, Babcock men
toned the Nonpartisan league,
calling it a dangerous socialistie
movement" and stated that the
Insurance Economics Society Of
America had decided to go inte
North Dakota and Montana this
spring and summer, and wage a
campaign to drive the League out
Of existence.
Zone of his definite statements
was as follows:
Insurance Heads Raise 81, 100000
"That in the summer of 1918
seven of the largest insurance men
in the United States, representing
the principal corporations, had sat
down together around table in
Detroit and had pledged one mil
lion dollars ($1,000,000) for the
campaign to kill the Nonpartisan
league.
"Babcock expressed satisfaction
with my work against the Cali
fornia compulsory health insur
ance measure, and said that if l
desired, he could no doubt secure
me a position on the Insurance
Economics society staff, to go into
North Dakota or Montana and do
publicity work against the
League. Such position, he said,
would pay as high as $4,000 a
year.
"I did not accept the offer and
nothing further was said along
that line.
"Babcock referred to this com
I CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07

On a certain occasion he chanc-
ed to relate some of the things he
had learned from the "inside" of
the big insurance interests to Ed
ward P. e. Troy, public utility,
municipal and tax expert of San
Francisco. Mr.. Troy is a real dem
ocrat and public ownership man
and is the compiler of the "Public
Ownership Handbook" and an
authority ON all questions relating
to public ownership. He asked
Professor Hopkins to embody the
facts about the insurance plot
against the Nonpartisan league in
an affidavit. Mr.. Hopkins COM
piled and placed the affidavit with
a letter explaining it's origin and
how he had obtained possession
o fit.
The following is Mr.. Hopkins
affidavit:
Professor Hopkins Affidavit
"San Francisco,
MAY %, 1919.
"To Whom it May Concern:
II, Ernest Jerome Hopkins, for
merly professor of journalism of
the University of Southern Cali
fornia and now newspaper man
employed in San Francisco, CAL,
do depose and swear as follows:
prior to the California state
elections Of November 6, 1918, on
recommendation of DR.. Milbank
johnson. medical director and
brother of the president of the Pa
cific Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
l was engaged as publicity man in
Los Angeles, for an organization
called the California Research So
cicty Of Social Economics. This
organization was devoted to op-
posing compulsory health insur-
ance, which appeared as refer
endum amendment on the ballot,
drawn in such form that it was
opposed by many sincere friends
, of progressive legislation, includ-
ing myself.
"The secretary and organizer OF
the California Research society
was Mr.. Carleton d. Babcock OF
Detroit. Mr.. Babcock, in several
conversations gave me informa-
ton bearing upon the plan Of the
big insurance corporations of the
United States to engage in cam
paign this year to kill the Non
partisan league of North Dakota
land other states where it had tax.
ell root.
Tell of New Organization
"Babcock apprised me of the
existence Of an organization called
the Insurance Economics Societ,
of America, headquarters at De
ltroit, which he stated was sup
ported by the insurance corpora
;tions, for the purpose OF putting
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07

That of the largest in the United
rentng the principal insurance corporations gathered around
table Detroit last summer and pledged for
kill the Nonpaan league that this spent
papers and spread propaganda through them align local interests
funds spread literature and speakers
interests tried staff member and publicity
for the North Dakota and all
ability the campaign outlined being wagd in this
disclosed by affidavit received Fargo yesterday signed
Ernest Jerome Hopkins California formerly
fessor of journalism of the University of Southern California
Was the Inside
Professor Hapkns Christian Scientist progressive
fought compulsory health California
ous The big insurance interests fought the
entirely different but pleased with Mr. Hopkins
and undoubtedly considered him zone of them In this way
Hopkins got touch with the nsde workings Of of the
his
VIII he discovered.
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07
ANTI-LEAGUE PLOT EXl<)SED
California PROFESSOR Makes g s.. ling EXPOSE
|CUTS CAM0UFLAGE CURTAIN cow [.|nu CONSPIRACY
GLIIERING NAMES FOR QEIESIARLE DESIGNS

Nonpartisan Account Of Affair Borne out by Affidavit
in
Of
nat emeein ont cate dwasa amyh.
Of
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-06-07
BUTTE T0|[ERS WORKING HARD
RAPIDLY SIGNING PETITIONS
ANXIOUS TO Be FIRST At GOAL
Two Organizations Battling for Honors

That Great the fight Save the Primary
amongst the evidenced by the remarkable actv
y Of the workers in and around Silver Bow.
very shadow Of the Henney building the seat
Montana of active agents
circulating petitions and giving publicity to the
task confronting the citizens Of the Treasure State
Nonparisan Club and the Good Government
Club taken the work and the
notoousy ridden will no doubt aid these
znlendd their work. although those
nees in whose actual labor e by trust
to sentiment every Of the getting
natures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
JOE DIDN'T
PUT 1T OVER

When John Flucas. Gary man living
at 1860 Adams ST. boarded "A tram at
Grovertown, Ind. yesterday and checked
suit case containing four one half
gallon jugs Of raisin brandy he smiled.
settled down IN a seat and gloried over
the fact that he was putting one over
But 10 his astonishment. when he
reached Gary he found that he wasn't
as slick and sly as he gave himself
credit Two railroad detectives were
waiting for him as he got off at the
Pennsy lvania station and turned John
over TO the custody az the Gary police
Today he Is confined at the Gary
police station on a charge OF vtolat ting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
HERE'S BOXING CARD

An all-star boXiug card with PADDY
Clancy ana Tommy Holderson mixing
in the mai npout has been signed for
FRIDAY. NOV 81. at the Auditorium
Indiana Harbor. by h8ht promoter Geo.
Oswego. CLANCY and HoIderson have
met twice before. the first time he n
when they fought a draw at BENTON
Iaroor on Labor Day and the second
bout resulting in a shade for Clancy.
altar a not battle at the East Chiea-
90 ball PARK LII the second ocut
some Of the writers gave Holderson
tho shade although the referee favored
Clancy. They VII fight ten rounds
al 1S0 pounds
THIS other stars "a the card will II
Bud Purre1I Of Terre Haute the light
weight champion Of Indiana. against
Mickey kirsch. st. Paul's latest light
weight sensation. They Will so ten
pounds at 1Ss pounds. Frankie Jio-
Inetti the italian bantamweig ht cham
pfon and johnny Hagen or Chicago.
newest bantam conner VIII also battle
tan rounds Their weight will he at
u.s.
The frst two bouts ~ this bill were
sign ed By 0swego FOR October a5th..
but because Of East Chicago being plac-
ed under martial Law i was called on
for fear that trouble might develop and
toe boxing game get the blame The
fights Will start promptly at $50.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
HAMMOND POST
HOLDS HIGH RANK

~ result Of the enterprise ana the
constant attention the Salvation Army
orkers. the Hammond Past 81 the
salvation Army holds an enviabfe 20
sition in salvation ARMY circles IN
the campo gu for $4,000 circulation IF
the salvation Army publication The
War Cry" Hammond holds third place
in the Eastern Territory, which COM
prises the eastern half OF the United
states and includes NUMBER ot the
largest cities N the country
Indianapolis i the onlg city u The
state which stands higher than Ham
mond Detroit Post No leads the
eastern territory with circulation 81
8 900 Indianapolis IS in eleventh
place with 7O5 and Hammond Is four
tenth with $50 other cities IN tha
state arr Evansville. fifteenth with SIS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10

the state liquor Law. He is now being
held for Federal Agent Grasdon or In
dianapolis.
For having a quantity Of liquor ia his
possession Toney Inagia- 1929 Adams 81.
Gary was also arrested on state LIQUOR
law violation charge His wife was also
placed under arrest for operating house
of I'll fame
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
session of the Huns

session of the Huns
The story relates the suffering. prl-
Vations and agony OF the villagers in
their captivity. relating also the pre-
parations for the rescue of the vii
lage b. the French the massing Of
their troops. the intense struggle of
the French soldiers TO recapture rAs
village and free their loved ones, ~:
the prayers and hopes Of women and
children Of the village awaiting their
deliverance. ascend from cellar AMI
crypt in the stricken district.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
MRS REIss INJURED

Mrs. NJ. Reiss Of Calumet Is secover-
ing slowly from injuries sustained on
November when she vas thrown from
a south shore train at Kensington. fall
ling on her head and suffering severe
concussion Of the brain
Mrs Reiss WAS ahghting from the
train at Kensington. when. after haE-
ing come to q fun stop. the train save
a jerk. pulling her Off her feet and
throwing her to the ground. BESIDES
the cor cussIon of the brain she suffer
Cd severe bruises about the limbs, her
chest and ribs.
DIT. Il. a. Given is in attendance up-
on Mrs Rei-s and believes now that
an operation will be unnecessary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
EAST CHICAGO PLAYS FRoEBEh

After rest last Saturday caused ~
the cancellation Of the game WITH the
Blo1n High School Of Chicago. the East
Chicago team j. working with increas-
ed interest for the game with Froebel
next Saturday. Comparative scores
give East chicago a fair margin over
Froeebl and the local fans are expect
ing a victory in the closing game of
the season
FroebeI defeated Ltndhioom 80 tt q.
only a week ago while early in the seas
son the East Chicago aggregation de-
feated Lindbloom 50 10 O. East Chica-
60 has developed . much faster team
than the one which defeated Lindbloom
and victory over FToebel is expected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10

rev ,,.aoe +Arn,tpata= SAith tba ,.-asl,
,n.t cIose5 a. The schools II - he-
55a.s14 -. Ias,t,g ,,rrr..s,,u
ill.,. oataa :, r,an7. IL IL. -.
IL .,,tto -or,r,o.. -
80 i hear rb5laran betng eorTsc+sa
..r 49, 80 i ana froro $500. ~
o1aer students seemed to nantse.t =
pride in The correction ST the Younger
ones when a breach or good English
vas made Two BOYS wera heard toll
argue for the distance of two hlocks
regarding the fitting use of vora
which mad plurality in its meaning
thereby confusing both students as to|
the selective use as pertained rs the
sentence. Neither boy could have been
more than fourteen years 81 age and
4 conversation n the trend which leads
the younger mind f. better express it,
self seemed 81 have great weight with
them as presumably vas the case with
many more Contests were held IN
some e the schools making the stri-
ngent efforts al the more interesting
IN at schools the prime pas and The
teachers led in the discussions
FARM FOR sAIE-7l acres. rieh soii
modern s-room brick house. sarge
harm end ont buildings. between crown
Point and CARY Phone r Chicago
~ 1f-10
Mrs charles Rogers w,r.b,, v....
N III 15lIv ~ H. W., IL ol ma ~
Eastern stars. remains natser+ j. .bs
Mercy Hospital - carx sl.bo+.-,,
proving somewhat from ~ -,
performed On her few vaess 80
she viii nat. however. Is .bla
present when ~ cera,,.~,...
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
IMPORTANT IF TRUE

EAST CHICAGO Ind. Nov. 10 j.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
u. S. FOOD ALL
SOLD IN GARY

Postmaster 4. 3. SNYDER - Gary. -
ports that pra etcaliy all the food sem
to Gary by lha government has oe+a
disposed % The money viii be re-
funded to all those VINO did not receive
their allotment About two-thrds n
the orders had s3me refund and che. =
we're sent ont saturday 10 those ~
o4d not receive their allotment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
MOVE THEIR OFFICES

Smith .Radar Davidson company have
moved their East Chicago office satur-
dsv from their temporary quarters on
Chicago avenue TO their new home on
Forsythe avenue. The new location
has. been in process OF construction for
some time and has been delayed mum
her OF times because Of strikes in the
dinerent phases Of the building trades
If the ibricklayers and the concrete
workers were not striking, + vas the
carpenters If the carpenters work.
cd the painters didn't i has been
one delay after another. the latest de-
la,-s in the delivery and placing Of the
rlate glass windows.
Thee new Office Is equipped with new
rxtuEes and all conveniences for :
mod ern reeai estate office have been
installed. Geo. ". Lewis. the vice
president Of the company, has charge
~ the office and Allen Lewis $ associ-
sted with him in the business.
IMPORTANT IF TRUE
-~- ~xrrYr- 4f.4N Trd Nnw 10
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
HAMMOND MAN IS
HURT IN GARY

a StePPberEer. giving his address IS
Hammond was badly cut by flying glass
at the corner Of Firth ave and Broad
Way in Gary early this morning when
the high wind blew in large plate glass
window at the AlshuleT's department
store SteppherEeF VAS brought III tsv
Gary police station. where he VAS given
medical treatment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
LIVE NEWS
FROM THE
TWIN CITIES
FBA - Pm

After dragging himself out ~ an ea-
eav2tlon on Melville avenue. East chi-
case, IN front ~ the Garheld zenooi
Michael Klornan. All Barring svenu7
complained 90 tho police that The com
tractor had failed 70 place red lights
Warning Or danger OFFICER .Bart in
vestlsated and found NOT ono. pit tto
red lights. The Ford was not a4maS
ca.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10

New Albany. twenty~fourth with 900.
Gary hfty-sel enth with 500 and Marion
seventy -drst with ESQ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-18

who is the progressive Republican
party's national committeeman in
this state, has an ambition to run
for the United States senate and
therefore favors the League Of Ma
lions. California was something of
puzzle in the 1916 election and
Chester Rowell's views about Cali
fornia were curiously confirmed in
the election result
johnson Out Of Touch.
AS between two friends who
have made California politics a
vocation, one encounters many ad-
miring intimates of Senator John
son who openly say that his pres
ence in the atmosphere of the ma
tional capital has made it impos-
sible for him to read his own con-
stituency as well as Chester Row
ell, who runs a newspaper in Fres-
no and has uninterrUptedly kept his
hand on the pulse of California
throughout the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-18
In the Days News

John NJ. Parker. who formally
opens his campaign for the Louisi-
ana governorship at a meeting in
New Orleans tonight, was a prom
inent figure in the organization of
the Progressive party and later its
nominee for the vice presidency
Aside from politics, he is one of
the leaders in the business life of
the Crescent city and is widely
known in commercial circles
throughout the south. He has been
an important factor in the New
Orleans Board of Trade and Cot
ton Exchange for many years. and
for 10 years he was president of
the Southern Commercial congress.
His proved business ability led to
his appointment during the late
war to be administrator of the fed
eral food control bill in Louisiana.