The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-21

Supreme Court Asked
toProteCt Miss Nelson
Bismarck N D., Aug 16-Associated Justice Luther
this morning directed to the state board Of administration
and the state educational commission appointed under the
provisions Of the board of administration act passed by
the Sixteenth Assembly order to appear nsupreme
court Sept to show why they should not issue
writ Of prohibition enjoning them from seeking to de
prive Miss Minnie J. Nelson, state superintendent Of
public instructions Of the power of fixing the courses OF
study for the common schools Of the state
WILSON REFUSES TO CONSIDER RESERVATIONS
Washington, Aug 16-All efforts of the democratic
senators agree with the republicans on program OF
reservations to the treaty were aband0ned today
result of word from President Wilson. The president
talked late yesterday with Senator Hitchcock senate ad
mnistraton leader and strongly dsapproved even dis
cusson Of the reservation by the democrats he maze 1t
sion long way off what the democrats must concen
trate their efforts in his opinion he sad lis the defeat of
all proposals to amend the treaty. At the presidents sug
geson Hitchcock will begin opposition to the amendments
in speech to the senate Amendments in the presidents
VIEW said Hitchcock would mean that the United States
would have to go back to Germany with hat in hand and
The president suggested that if the senate made it
sary negotiate special peace with Germany he would
send Send Senator Lodge to make the new treaty.
NORTH DAKOTA FOOD INVESTIGATION
Fargo, Aug 16-In combating the present food prices
in determining whether excess prices are being charged
in North Dakota the investigators will have access to the
copanys private books Of all wholesalers and retailers
on food necessities according to Dr. F. Ladd head OF the
investigation in this state. To date companw has re-
fused committee such books but should they DO so the
investigator will ask court order requesting the produc-
ton Of the necessary data.
Conditions in North Dakota are such that Dr. Laid
does not anticipate finding many volators OF the law
through boarding excepting possibly in butter and eggs
but does expect there will be information placed in
the hands Of the district attorney within five days on
charges of proteerng by dealers in food and clothing
When such information listing the price OF the article
wholesale and RETAIL is turned over the court Will decide
a grand jury
AS result of the Investigations so far prices
mored to have dropped in the vegetable fruit markets IN
Fargo Dr. Ladd expects to accomplish much by giving
pitiless publicity all ViOatOrS of the food control law
The Investigations will continue for several weeks and
possibly months.
FOOD CONTROL MEASURES NOT NEEDED
Of the wartime food CONTROL abrdgement of the control Of
exports and the enactment of legislation to protect farm
announced today by the National Grange repre-
sentng 100000 farmers
The Grange plea to be urged at congress at once in
cldes the following recommend ations the end of price
regulation and all price fixing and regulation OF the sale OF
all primary food necessities at the end Of the present crop
season. removal Of all restrictions and regulations based
activities clear definition Of the constitutional power of
congress deal with boarding conspraces and comblna-
lions to advance prices immediate termination OF the
power of the trade board; removal OF all internal
ue to afford protection to manufactured products and the
enactment of legislation to define LOCALITIES OF collective
bargaining among agricultural people -
This program read before joint session OF the
house and agricultural committee by National Grange
representatives