The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-10-30

mass meeting Of farmers at Finley.
The big majority Of the men present
have been members Of the Nonparti-
san League, and good number had
attended the ''mess'' meeting at Far
go on Tuesday.
LANCER explained the closing Of the
bank and laid bare the action Of the
banking board from one end of the
affair to the other. The order of the
supreme court assessing all costs in
connection with the legal fight against
LANCER and Hall personally was the
last straw and aroused the ire of the
farmers.
Over one thousand signed the fol-
lowing resolution addressed to
Fellow Farmers Of North Dakota:
WHEREAS, We have heard our
fearless attorney general. William
LANCER, on the closing of the Scandi-
navian-American Bank of Fargo by
the bank board, and saw him back up
his statements with written docu-
ments, letters and other papers
"AND REALIZING, That the tre-
mendous fight he is putting up almost
single handed against unscrupulous
politicians and grafters, hereby send
Dakota to stand by Attorney General
William LANCER in his fight. We es-
pecially ask that you subscribe to and
read other newspapers than the Far
go Courier-News and the North Da-
kota Leader. which papers have been
deliberately lying about him.
"FURTHER, We send word that
the farmers of Steele county hereby
pledge themselves to raise enough
money among the farmers of North
Dakota to pay in full the judgment
that the supreme court has ordered
him to pay We will stick by Bill
LANCER and we will vim
Signed by Steen Nelson,
chairman Of the Townley Re
pudiation meeting at Finley,
North Dakota, October 25.
1919, and one thousand other
farmers.
AS result of the Finley meeting,
LANCER is receiving petitions from
farmers in various communities for
similar addresses. The action taken
at Finley is indicative of the trend of
affairs. =
To date no answer has been re-
ceived by the attorney general in re-
sponse -.e challenge to- Town
ley to meet him in debate at Fargo
to deal with five important issues that
have been raised as result Of the
Townley course in the administration
Of the Nonpartisan League, and his
course in directing the state admin
istration.
Here is Mr.. Langer's challenge, ad-
dressed to Mr.. Townley:
Bismarck, N. D., Oct. "a, 1919. To
A. G. Townley. hereby challenge
you to meet me in public debate at
Fargo, N. D., to debate the following:
1. The Valley City bank deal.
2. The looting of the Scandinavian
American Bank. ,x
5. The MISS Minnie j. Nelson con.
troversy.
4. Why J. r. Waters was appoint
ed bank examiner and later manager
of the Bank of North Dakota.
s. That the organization Of the
Nonpartisan League is not democrat.
ic but that you are an autocrat abso.
lutely controlling the same.
The committee on arrangements is
to be selected. in the following man.
ner: I to select one. A. G. Townley
to select one, and these two to select
the third.
promise to treat you like gentle
man and you can treat me any way
you like.
This challenge is to you and to you
alone. You will not be permitted to
substitute for yourself, the night Of
the debate, either Victor Berger, Wal
ter Thomas Mills, Kate O'Hara, Lynn
j. Frazier. Emma Goldman, Bill Hay
wood. or anyone else.
Yours truly,
William LANCER.
The supreme court on Saturday
handed down. decision upholding
the constitutionality Of the workmen's
compensation act, which makes 1t
compulsory for employers to pay an
accident insurance on all employees,
and which established the ,workmen's
compensation bureau with Larius
Wehe as its head.
Judge Robinson takes occasion to
attack the rates charged and the. man.
ner in which the bureau secured
them-the hiring Of an Ohio actuary
at $500 month. Judges Bronson
and Grace agreed upon the constitu-
tionality Of the law and held that be-
cause few industries were not COW
cred in the system Of rates, the law
was not invalid.
The test came through action
brought BY A. J. Amerland. Fargo.
who objected to paying insurance on
stenographic help. claiming the work
not hazardous.
Will they or won't they? specula-
tion and guesses Of all kinds are be-
ing made around the capitol follow
ing the expose Of the secret caucus
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