Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-09-25

CAPITAL MEMS NOTES
By Earle h. Toslevin. Sec.

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BY Earle n. Toslevin. Sec.
Governor Lynn Frazier is no better
than any other ordinary citizen. He
said 80 himself. On that presumption
Attorney j. F. Sullivan Of Mandan,
who is defending Sheriff Pierzina, and
States Attorney. Gallagher of Golden
Valley County, has subpoenaed the
governor as witness in the hearing
which opened Tuesday at Beach, fol-
lowing the removal Of those officers
by the governor for alleged actions un
becoming an official, an outgrowth Of
the Bowsn murder case. The hearing
probably wih continue for number
Of days. The defendant officials In
tend to air the whole Bowen affair
from start to finish and the governor
is summoned for statements alleged
to have been made to Frank Evans,
special ,stockman's Investigator. A
new angle in the case is the bringing
in Of a Bismarck Veterinarian whom
it has been discovered was sent to
Beach by the governor at the time
of the supposed poisoning of ccwsn.s
cattle, and who, acting as private in
vestigator for the governor, reported
no evidence Of poison.
The decision Of the supreme cour:
on the two cases involving the duties
and the Office Of the Superintendent
of public instruction will not De
handed down until September 10 or
later, is the information given out
today. IT, Supreme Court has beer
in almost continuous session for ten
days on hearings of various kinds
The cases in question, whether the
educationl commission or Miss Mel
son shall prepare the course of study
for the common schools, and whether
she was qualified to take the position
to which she was elected, call for de-
cisions based as much on the public.s
expressed statements of political par
ties as upon law, was the claim OF
the attorneys.
Citing; the federal constitution as
grounds for his contention that North
Dakota Workmen.s compensation ac,
is unconstitutional, Attorney Aubrey
Lawrence of the firm Of Lawrence and
Murphy of Fargo, on Monday after
noon led the attack against the new
bureau in perhaps the most import
ant case arising over the new laws.
Lawrence appeared for Henry Am
orland, real estate dealer, who mas re-
fused to pay premium to the Work
mems Compensation Bureau on .wc
employees. a stenoVrapher and clerk
alleging their work not to be hazar-
dous. The contention is raised tina.
IN all workmen's compensation legis-
lation, only hazardous occupationa;
employees are listed for compulsory
protection miners, electric fight
plant employees, ETC., and no legisla.
tion has affected those on clerica,
work. Further it was argued that tar
rates were excessively beyond reason
Assistant Attorney General Edwarr
B. Cox appeared in defense Of the
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law. He cited that all work was to r
certain extent hazardous and that one
class Of employees was as much en-.
titled to protection as another, and
that the premium rates were based
upon the extent Of the hazarc.
Attorney William Lemke, Socialis-
tic League attorney. failed to appear
before the court. He served notica
previously upon Attorney General
LANCER that he would appear in be,
half Of the bureau and upon the SOL
icitation Of Larius Wehe, Chiei Of the
Compensation Department.
A dearth Of Socialistic, anarchistic
and Bolshevistic literature in the
North Dakota or state circulating II
brary, prevalent to date, win shortly
be rectifed. Not only is Professor
Charles Emil Sta,. .galand, "A. B., A,
NJ, Ph. D., now director Of the public
library commission, but on Monday
Madame Sigma Lund sat in upon the
checking up Of the volumes in the
state library. Madame Sigma Llnd
came into North Dnkota hmelight dur.
ing the campaign last fall and during
the legislature. She Is socialistic q
1.-The Emma Goldman type, philoso.
phical anarchist end an expert, ad-
visor in the matter Of birth control.
Strangaland, formerly in charge d
1.-The American Legation at LaPaz DO.
llivia. later second secretary Of the
London embassy, was discharged from
1.-THE consular service because Of iis