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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
OKLAHOMA FARMERS SIT
UP AND TAKE NOTICE

The farmers OF Oklahoma have
heard much comment about the laws
passed BY the. farmer legislature Of
North Dakota, and Is they have q
state meeting the first week In June.
they have sent 70 the North Dakota
Industrial Commission for. several
hundred copies Of the pamphlets con
taining the laws passed by the recent
legislature. Oliver 8. Norris score.
tary q the commission, sent ''Tho New
Day" % them immediately.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
STORING GRAIN on FAM
REST PLAN YET EVOLVED

Probably nstntng n the whs1o mo
ram Of ne NonpaYusan lsasus has
oEoussd Oe Gnthusiaam amone ~
Almers as has ~ plan fes Storing
Graia 90 thu hrm and Ass1ing ware
house rscsiptS 70 ~ taSnesA TAs
yho waS lscently bsvuoAt - BY J. "a.
Ws0Gv11A nanAee1 q tho North d.
KEN Mn IND @svatcs ASSOCIATION
Who vM ka1se3 No ~ ststse411d
lnsapd0A
nspsssantsew yssnn q Dr~sn, d
Aroma Sses = IN ~ ussanpanent
tAs usatess a4,ano> h hlm sn1k
secy.
~Dy scoring qrain o. tas..azn u
sesed p hauling It % market a. soon
- It II thrsshed. wheat Gamlilng viii
b knocked out and tho congestion Of
tho railway systems viii b ended"
said Mr.. Prater. "A farmer who
threshes his grain right into : bin and
leaves It there for q state Inspector 70
examine and seal up, can get money %
pay his debts by presenting his state
warehouse receipt at any bank. Thus
he will bs able to pass along the bene-
nt Of his ready money 70 the nsrch-
ants and business people Of the towns.
Anything that makes money easier for
the farmer is q benefit to all business
In North Dakota.
Thousands Of farmers have always
had to rush their wheat into market
TO get money for their debtors. North
Dakota farmers generally have sold
their wheat whom the markets are
glutted and the price 10 down. Under
the storage On the farm plan, the
farmers car wait until the most favor
able opportunity to sell. And there
will be no storage charges as there
would be in q big elevator.
when we can store our wheat and
SIN get money on It, there will bs
more fall blowing done. Now We have
to stop fall blowing to haul grain to
the railroad. Fall blowing means
better crops and fewer weeds. When
you look at the scheme for warehouse
receipts on grain stored on the farm.
It IL easy to e that 1t Is one Of the
biggest things yet announced. The
government wheat corporation 10
planning to force the farmers to hold
their wheat back from market ut their
own expense. But in North Dakota,
under the system Of warehouse re-
ceipts, the farmers will have the ad.
vantage Of farmers anywhere else In
the wheat belt"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
Q. Z. LoFTHuS APPOINTED
AZ STATE BANK EXAMINER

Governor Frazier last week appoint
"a o. p Lofthus, Of Klotsn, - state
bank examiner, taking the place Of J..
r. Waters, who has been placed In
charge Of the Bank q North Dakota.
Nr. Lofthus at once assumed the
duties % the eA1cs. Mr.. Lofthus has
never bslsrs held Dubnc Office. For
twelve pears 10 has been cashier Of
he 11sSt State Bank Of Kloten. His
tsem e sG5ee wAl extend e March II
1o11.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
RAILROADS. WITNESSES
.'' REFUTE THEIR CLAIMS

The railroad corporations are trying
to dodge the payment Of their 1911
and 1918 taxes amounting to about
$1.eO0,000, and are now in litigation,
withholding this money from the pub.
Lie treasury, on the ground that they
have been assessed more heavily than
have the farm lands Of the state. Hear.
ings are being held over the state and
testimony 10 being taken on behalf a
the railroads and the state. At Bis
mark this month such q hearing wal
held and some peculiar facts were
brought out, among them that the
witnesses for the railroads actually
ret the value Of the land at LESS
than 1t had been assessed By the ststa
Thus It was shown that while thu
witness set the value at land In Dunn
county at $3.50 to $17.O0 an acre, the
state was assessing It at 1854. One
witness said that land in Billings
county was worth $o.Tb IN acre, but
its assessed value, for taxation, 10 on
the books at $o.76 an acre. witnessed
testified that Bowman county land
was worth IA an Acre, but the assess.
meat books show it at t15. These
were the witnesses for the railroads
and but few Witnesses for the stats
had been called. At the close Of thu
AsariAgD at Bismarck the Anal hear.
ING win b held at Fare, fos some d
,ths eastern counties IN which tsst.
nsoy had not b>eR received. The
railroad companies are msssly nyips
. Aola down The STATE taxes b ns
1g1rs which ne ed gang ~ tn<m q
anA which w0o lower than any II IL
statso sA1otning North Dahot1-a
patv1sSD 1al 0sx acs anzsua y -
tnan,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
or STREET
CAR LINE WOULD PAY

The extension of the stat9owpea
street car line at Bismarck, which has
bssn blocked BY an opinion from
hangers assistant Packard, holding
that the law providing for its bSjldin1
- unconstitutional because y AppFo-
PIRATES the necessary money from The
capitol building fnnA vonld av>
Thousands Of ddlars to The state. Tns
osal haulad b On capitol, BY dray,
costs % cents Z ton 1us d5ayaeA.
Unoer te pfopoeed law. freight ea1v
&oAld b switched onto tie ear linz
tpnm ~ railroad TRACKS and hauled
up undel the ststs's own electric
power, making 4 great saving there.
In addition to tnta, many of The d.
partments have drayage and express
charges OF from $50 to 80 q mouth.
and this could be hauled at no expense
BY the car line.
In the erection Of the new Liberty
Memorial building, which will be occu-
pied by. the State Historical society,
its museum. var trophies, library and
records, and which will cost 100000,
the architect estimates that $4,000
could Be saved by having the building
material hauled by the states trolley
line, direct from the yards in the
freight cars In which 1t arrives As 1t
now stands this $4,000 will be de-
Quoted from the cost Of the building,
making q memorial that will cost
$185,O0O.
A peculiar circumstance In connec-
ton with this law is the ardent sup
port given II and the deep interest
taken in It by the state auditor,
Kosttzky. II was about the only bill
he displayed any interest IN. and no
buttonholed the legislators vigorously
in Its behalf.
1t might seem that the state auditor
had economy to the state In view, but
revelations since show that it vas not
quite that. BY the laying Of two
block-lengths Of track on the EAST end
of the present street railway. connec-
tons could have been made with the
two railways at the 500 yards. But
under the bill Kositzky advocated q
mile Of track was to be built down
Tenth street and q loop made around
the capitol. This would have brought
the electric line within one block Of
Kositzky's residence. Fow houses have
been built around his house, for the
reason that every lot but IN in his
block is owned by him and-well,
property would increase in value with
the advent Of the electric line down
Tenth street. But his great and good
friend, Packard, the mar who walked
the capitol corridors and called him
Boob" hands down the opinion that
brings to an end Kositzky's golden
dream. Kositzky is finding out that
politics, like Packard, is burned un-
certain.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
CHICAGO LAW o7Vp4DfYo
70 sTRor ova NEW LAWs

. otD0snD q ~ U4ve1sety Of OH
easo law school this SaaDss VIII ne
~ oos 6 thsis tent books II lsgiSlar
t1oa. The New Day Il North d.
kotA," 4 book dat een4ains most q
IL D~rosrsss&ve laws paassd b. The
farmer legislature. Pre(. Ernest
rrSuad wrots: Il desire the pamphr
lstA The New Day n North Dakota,
containing the tent q the recent laws,
for use in my class In legislation this
summer. I should expect to distribute
copies 70 ny students for study and
comment" The professor got the nfty
copies.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
t2poooyooo m COUNTY,
3otool AND TWV FUNDS

1(ols tAan &l2,O00N0O dollars To pub.
Tic funds has been reported to tho
Bank Of North Dakota by township
and school treasurars and county au
ditorA OF this 100000 Il in check.
Ing accounts and the remainder In
time deposits.
A number Of school digtrtctR town.
ships and q few counties have not ye1
sent in an accounting to the stats
bank. r. W. Cathro, the director epnr
era1 and ]. r Waters. manager, arc
preparing tracsrs to chase up tho Do
linQuent repor<A letters are mailed
out to authorities Of all public coSpor-
atoms that have not answered the call
for reports Of public money on hand.
The amount Of these funds is ex-
pected to reach $20,OOO,O0O. One coun-
~ reported i$434.0O0. Under the pro-
visions Of the bank law, this will be
deposited in the state bank at some
future date. It will then be rede-
posted as far as possible with the
banks now holding 1t.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
BUSINESS DOESN'T SEEM
DAMAGED ~ NEW LAWS

The calamity howlers who. walled
that business would be destroyed or
driven from the state by the enact
ment Of the farmers program seem to
have missed their guess BY a large
majority, that is If the corporation
records at the secretary. of states
office r to be trusted. Business Is
booming instead of declining. In less
than six months-sinte December IL,
1918, 27o general corporations have
6led articles Of incorporation and
been granted charters. Thirty COOP
erativs corporations have been granted
charters and since the first Of the
present year twenty new banks have
opened their doors. These are all
new business" for the state. The
amount Of capital invested in these
new enterprises al not be listed, be-
cause the application for Incorporation
does not require q statement-except
from banks-as to the amount OF paid
up capital, but the corporation clerk
states that these new concerns aver.
age tust a. high tn capital stock and
have a much money invested In than
al any others Incorporated In previous
years.
Business 10 good In North Dahota,
and keeping n money at home and
saving our faEmsrt' money ON tho
price Of their PRODUCTS win mako
business bettar than 1t has ever beeA
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
oADT Hu kAeo1 lANt9
III F6va Q DlNVIEs

"What North Dakoaa Aas duna n
tls way a tmDrev1nR etaadaraD d
IAos eanaot u teld ID foae 1tputA"
~ J1An n. HASaA staAs epmpls,
aGn0 q 4135c1ltnFe and obor, when
10 pseu1ned tAiD 1onkh iron . cqn1erA
Wo6 VIII ~ hAoR c-eumiDGdonass q
t1ty0 GoAtao Of Hadisea, VA Zach
s6k4s representative Wa1 all0ttsd
~ uiDut1s . tn Of ~ labor legis-
Ask1n passed b. t1 ~ ho1sAtarA
Haan required = minutes % tell
N00GA Dakotab part They G1yo Il 70
him e1ad1y, for The officials were In
tsrsstsd - tho way 70 had gons about
NtablisAias ths workmsn'B sompensa-
t1on insurance. and in the labor laws
projecting women and children, The
laws protecting railroad men and
printers. the anti-injunction law and
~ list Of nine or ten measures that
~, TURNER'S rave to labor 10 North
Dakota. Naturally those officials mt
up and listened. They were there to
consider especially the matter Of 50.
curing cooperation between labor and
,enployes FOR the installation Of safety
devices. the limitation of child. labor
ana the establishment Of the 9.Aour
day for women In industry. We do
noe have to discuss tive hare
done e.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING
FAILS THROUGH SOLDIER VIEWS

Amy Of Only 100000 Provided to-senator kbno d Utah tuhbs-
duoes Drastic Espionage Bn1Woo PFu0tssFs StDaj t7oJo00r
COO From F~arnes--Sanuel oompes Rs-aleoted BY Labor
vaDderNp Sees New Labor Conditions Needpd-6aandard O.
influences Some Arii.League Senators.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03
Practical Estimate

'psd you shy Bliggins u I rood los-
ee1e sgTses.n why, sven whsn lii
luck Is worst he never loses mors
than two or three dollars sxhatD
what call : coed losels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Wires Return
Placed i'm Lead
ByRepublicans
Continued from page 1

preparations, with a view to reducing
the enormous total of public expendit-
ures without any injury to any essen
tial activity of the Federal government
and it will be our aim to legislate with
view of restoring and sustaining nor
NAL and prosperous conditions in trade
and industry, and among all our
people,"
The Capitol tonight is like the head
quarters hotel the day before q big
national convention. While caucuses
have met and votes have been taken,
there are still plenty of live ques-
tions to be decided, and the button
holing and whispering is going on in
every corridor and in every Office.
On the Senate side ali the big oues-
tions have been disposed of, EXCEPT
those growing out of the progressive
fight on Senators Penrose and Warren.
Penrose for Finance Post
There is no doubt that Senator Pen
rose will head the Finance Commit
tee, but even tonight it is not GER
tain whether Senator Warren will head
the Appropriations Committee, the
ia'''10iy committee, tne Agriculture
Committee, or any committee at all.
If he gets Appropriations, which the
progressives do not want, then SEN
ator Wadsworth will head the Military
Committee, and probably Senator Page
the Agriculture Committee. If he
takes Military Affairs, then Senator
Wadsworth will be relegated to the
Library Committee craftsmanship.
Incidentally, the Progressives do not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
drew his proposition ION behalf OF

drew his proposition ION behalf of
harmony"
The Democratic caucus was all har-
mony. The Ratchet was buried to such
q depth that even Champ Clark and
Claude Kitchin. both lukewarm ad-
mirers Of the President, waxed en-
thusiastic in his praise, the former
Speaker reaching such a height of ad-
mlration that he proclaimed the Presi-
dent "the foremost man of all the
world"
The caucus nominated the former
Speaker by reclamation for minority
leader in the next House. The anti
Clark group. which had threatened to
launch move to defeat the Missouri
leader, could not muster enough votes
in the caucus to make a showing and.
therefore, confined its activity to pro-
posing a committee ITO consider the
advisahility" Of appointing a steering
committee.
The Clark forces have a clear ma
Jorlty in this committee, so that any
action taken is certain to accord with
the wishes of the minority leader.
This is believed to mark the end Of
the democratic insurgency, which
sought to break the control of Clark
and Kitchin.
At the close of the caucus, Repre-
sentative Gallivan created short
lived furore by proposing a resolution
which would place the caucus on record
in favor of Irish freedom.
The resolution, which was the final
business, was blocked by point of no
quorum and the caucus then adjourned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Red Cross Makes
ReDOrt to Baker

The following statement was given
out here yesterday by the Atlantic Di-
vision of the American Red Cross:
"The annual report of the American
Red Cross for the year ended June 80,
1918, was presented to-day to Secre-
tary of War Baker. The War Depart
ment in turn, will transmit the report
to Congress-
"The report shows that up to the
end of the fiscal year the Red. Cross
appropriated $1o7 176,348 to carry on
its work abroad and at home. OF this
amount $59,7ss,672 went for relief
work in foreign countries, $76s8 1856
for work in the United States, and s4,-
945,557 for relief work in various
countries specified by contributors;
$26,286,0oo was set aside for working
capital, and the balance went for other
activities Of the organization"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

will be by the general council, COM
posed Of representatives of all men,
bers of Red Cross societies meeting
board of fifteen members will be
chosen by the general council to direct
the affairs of the league in the inter
walls between such meetings.
Henry P. Dawson, of New York, for
merly chairman Of the War Council of
the American Red Cross and since
January chairman of the committee of
Red Cross societies which formulated
the leagues programme, is chairman
of the leagues first board of govern
ors. Other members chosen thus far
are: Sir Arthur Stanley, of the British
Red Cross; Comte Kergorlay, of the
French Red Gross; Count Frascara, of
the Italian Red Cross, and Professor
Ninagawa, of the Japanese Red Cross.
The board selected Geneva as the head
quarters and took steps toward put
ting into practical effect the world
health programme shaped during the
recent conferences at Cannes
Recognized by League of Nations
The purposes of the league of Red
Cross societies are recognized by the
league of nations in Article rs of the
covenant, which reads:
"The members of the league agree
to encourage and promote the estab-
lishment and cooperation Of duly au-
thorized voluntary national Red Cross
organizations, having as purposes the
Improvement of health, the prevention
of disease and the mitigation of suffer
ing throughout the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

want Mr.. Warren to take the A.r;
culture Committee, nor do thew want
mr. rage, regarding both as Of a fran
OF mind which would not lend Itself
10 ehe progressive programme with re-
latlon to the packers. So thew are
goading the Vermont Senator to a..
sert his right to the Naval Affairs
Craftsmanship. This is not regarded as
iiKeiy OF accomplishment, however
SINCE the Republican leaders are in
thorough accord that Mr.. Poinder+sr
should have Naval Affairs.
House Affairs Well Settled
On the House side everything b..
been settled, except relatively min
portant questions such as whetb.r ~ =
democrats shall have steering com
m'ttee or not, and whether the Repuh-
llcan Steering Committee shall be en-
larged, or shall be abolished altorether
The Democratic committee ASSIGN
ments are also to be decided, though
these are not important except to new
members, for the reason that on most
of the important committees there ara
enough holdover Democrats to fiji Tho
quotas which will be assigned. Tho
Republican committee assignments
have all been made.
While the rift on the Republican
side between Mann and Gillett forces
has been by no means closed, concilia-
ton measures in operation all dav
prevented any open break.
Sierra Cautious Course
Representative Tess, of Ohio, who
acted as conciliator, made public
statement tonight, just prior to the
caucus, in which both Representative
Mondell and Speaker Gillett Joined.
which cautiously declared that the pro
posal to increase the Republican
Steering committee of the House would
not be taken up at the conference in
the evening.
When the caucus convened Repre-
sentative Royal c. Johnson, of South
Dakota, the original prepayment of the
plan to increase the Steering Commit
tee from six to nine members, with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

troll OF that body grew to-day when
the caucus committee OF Democratic
Senators adopted a resolution protest.
ing against the abolition of pairs, as
proposed by the Republican Senator'S.
The Democratic caucus also protest
ed against the proposed representation
on the principal committees, which the
Republicans agreed should be ten Re-
publlcans to seven Democrats on each
committee. The Democratic Senators
declared they thought the committees
should not have Republican majority
OF three. Some of them thought two
would be right, while others insisted
1t should not be more than one, which
would make nine Republicans to eight
Democrats.
The chief interest, however, centred
on the protest of the Democrats
against the abolition of pairs. The
point is that if the Democrats can
force the observance of pairs the full
Democratic strength, regardless of the
personal inclinations of Senators on
either side, can always be held against
the full Republican strength on any
ballot, no matter who might be absent
from the chamber, at the moment the
vote was taken.
This policy would make impossible
the carrying out of the understanding
with certain Democratic Senators that
If Senator Borah and his followers
should vote against Penrose for chair
man of the Finance Committee, the
Democrats would absent themselves at
once, thus leaving Penrose a clear ma
jority, despite the Borah bolt.
Following is q resolution offered by
Senator Hitchcock and adopted unani-
mously by the Democratic caucus.
"Resolved, that the Democratic mi
nority conference protests against the
that pairs heretofore in
force can be cancelled without notice
and without giving absentees an OPP
portunity to reach Washington, and
we specially deny the right of party
leaders to cancel pairs which arc
matter of honor between Senator's"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Improvement of Health and
Prevention of Disease Are
Important Aims of New
Union to Aid Sufferers
Medium for All Benefits
Henry P. Dawson Chosen to
Head Governing Board,
Which Meets Regularly

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Red Gross
headquarters gave out to-day the first
official report of the recent formation
in Paris of the league of Red Cross
societies, to unity Red Cross organiza-
tons in a systematic effort to antici-
nate, diminish and relieve misery pro-
auced by disease and disaster. The
Red Cross societies of the United
States. Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan are founder members Of the
league, which is the outgrowth of the
conferences of the worlds Red Cross
leaders and medical experts held in
Paris and Cannes over period of five
months.
The objects are set forth in the
leagues articles as follows:
To encourage and promote in every
country duly authorized voluntary
national Red Cross organization, hav-
ing as purposes the improvement of
health, prevention of disease and nit
isation of suffering throughout the
world and to secure the cooperation
of such organizations for these pur-
poses
To promote the welfare of mankind
BY furnishing medium for bringing
within reach of all peoples benefits
to be derived from present known
facts and new contributions to sci
ence and medical knowledge and
their application.
To furnish a medium for coordinat-
ing relief work in case of great ma
tional or international disasters.
Invite Other Societies
The original members of the league
are to invite the Red Cross societies
of other nations to join. each organiza-
ton to preserve its national autonomy
and all to remain constituent men,
bers Of the international Red Cross
of Geneva. The control of the league
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
"BonteLp FOOTWEAR

The fneness, light weight and hexi-
bllity of custom workmanship are the
outstanding characteristics of Bon
wit Teller & Co. dress boots and low
shoes in the various fashionable
feathers, featuring long, graceful,
slenderized vanps, high arches, high
and low Louis heels. White sport
and dress boots and low shoes in kid
and buckskin-all white or with
trimmings and saddles of contrast
ing leather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
French Secretaries on
World League Named

PARIS, May 1.-THE representatives
of France on the secretariat of the
league of nations, according to the
Temps" will be Jean Monnet and Paul
Mantoux. M. Monnet spent some time
in America several years ago, while M.
Mantoux is the official interpreter of
the peace conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Democratic Fight
F0rSenute Hinted

Nsw York Tribune
Wdshingto Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 17.--Suspcion
that the Democrats of the Senate in
tended to make fight to retain con-