The Bismarck tribune., 1919-01-30
T0WNLEY HAS
DESIGNS UPON
STATE GUARD
Bill Introduced in House Would
Enable Him to Name His
Own Adjutant General
BIG GRIST FOR WEDNESDAY
Many New Measures Proposed in
Both Houses of Sixteenth
Assembly Yesterday

A. 4. IOWnley intent 10 dOu 10 tHe
vast political machine which he is
building up in North Dakota the mil
itary establishment of the state and
to install slaist head in the office Of
adjutant general, at a salary ad-
vanced from the present rate Of 81 800
to $4,000 per annum, Leo S. Horst,
former league organizer, is seen by
friends of the North Dakota National
Guard in House Bill No. SO, intro
duced Wednesday by the committee on
military affairs.
This bill abandons the / present
method of selecting the adjItant gen.
eral from the highest ranking officer
Of the national guard Of North dakota
who will accept the appointment ana
provides that "such adjutanC general
shall have had at least six months
continuous service in any military
organization of this state or the Unit
ed States" The provision of the pres
ent act requiring that the adjutant
general shall have seen at least three
years active service in the national
guard, Immediately preceding his a?-
pointment, also is eliminated. ~.
Under the league bill any national
army man, or member of the federal
army, who shall have seen just six
months continuous service may be-
come the head of the North Dakota
national guard The adjutant general
under the league scheme need never
have been a citizen of North Dakota
nor q member of it's national guard.
He may be imported from Texas or
foSv n nhnQoffC
from Idaho He need have no knowl-
edge OF or sympathy with the nation
nj guard as it has been established IN
this state for thirty years, and he may
claim immediate precedence over sucn
veterans as Coils. ohm IL. Frame ana
Frank White, Majors Frank Henry.
j. NJ. Hanley and others who have
seen score or more years service
with the ma tional guard. fighting their
country's battles through the Spanish
American and the great worlds war
and devoting the best efforts Of life'
time tao the building up OF the nation,
al guard.
The bill appears to be specifically
aimed at the adjutant generalship, as
the method OF selecting the Judge ad-
vocate and the paymaster IS not
changed. The salary advance from
$500 to $4,000 will meet with general
approval in national guard circles, for
the present stipend has been so beg
carly that only military men with in
dependent incomes could afford to
serve the state in this important ca
pacity *s ~ - r 4. :.
Under the terms of this bill intro
duced Wednesday by the committee
on military affairs, the adjutant gen
eral of North Dakota need have had
only six months continuous military
experience in any military organiza-
tion of this state or of the United
States, and he may be appointed by
the commander in chief of the state
without regard to the precedent which
has guided in the selection of adult
ants general in the past. bestowing
the office by right of priority.
Colonels and majors Of battalions
shan De appointed as the commander
in chief shall direct, and captains or
lieutenants may b elected by men,
bers of those organizations which
shall have performed during the per-
iod of not more than 10 months im.
mediately preceding such election. II
such organization has been in exist
ence for such period, at least sixty
per cent of the duties required OF
them. or provided that those voting
shall be required to have performed
sixty per cent of duty for the time Or
ganized.
', other house bills introduced We'd
nesday follow -.s ~ r3.a.:,
II. B. 80, Frederickson.-Relating to
the revocation of the certificate OF
authority of insurance companies Is
the commissioner has or shall have
at any time after examination reason
to believe that any annual statement
or other report required is false, or II
he has reason to believe that such
company is practicing discrimination
H. 3. 100, PattersOn.-Relatlng TO
the removal of county seats providing
that in counties where court house
has not been constructed, or where
such court house, If constructed, is OF
a value not exceeding $2O,OO0, when
ever a majority of the qualified cleo
tors shall petition the board of county
commissioners to submit at the next
succeeding primary and general elec-
tion the question of county seat re-
moyal such question shall be submit
ted.
II. B. 1O1, Uglum-For an act to
regulate the construction and opera
tion of moving picture shows and the
atres and public entertainment halls
and providing for inspection and IL
censing same. requiring that proper
safeguards against fire be supplied;
recurring examination and licensing
by state board of electricians, the an
NAL fee to be SO.
H. B. 1O2, Martin.-To amend and
re-enact Section 4544 of c. L. 1913,
relating to penalties for the violation
of Section 4544, C. l.. 1918.
H. b. 1903, Patterson.--Relatfng to
the creation of state bar board to
he appointed by the justices OF the
supreme court and to consist OF
three members.
H. B. 1O4, Maddock.-Appropri-
ating $500 for the payment of claims
for indemnity made against the state
dourine fund for horses destroyed Tor
being infected with glanders or dour-
inc.
n. B. 104. Committee on Military
Misunderstanding to salary and ex-
penses Of adjutant general; providing
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