Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-28
SATURDAY EVENING. FEB. g.

3otherWise credited In this 2 Sau
also the local news .p~ublisneo neEe.n.
SATURDAY Evening. FEB. Is.
EVENTS or A WEEK. .=
n -ailroads q the country are -
he restored to private ownership on
March l In accordance with the tefHls
of the presidents proclamation Is
s,,ed some weeks ago. The railway
reorganization bill which passed the
senate last SATURDAY was passed ps
h house early in h week. the ma
jority in each case being oseswneam
ling. The bill, being forwarded to the
president for his approval, was ny
a1tnl referred to the attorney general
dor an opinion as to its constitutional
Features, and to Director Hines Q
Recommendation as he chose to
make. ON Friday the attorney gem
eralrepo-ted that he saw no constitu-
dional objections to the Law. and M.
Hines said that he considered the bill
The best that could be obtained unde-
existing circumstances. s.
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sYnTn the meantime recommendations
III various kinds have been made to
the president by various individuals
and groups. Railway executives and
galway investors generally hold that
the bill, while not quite as they would
desire it In, all its provisions, is -ealiy
Constructive legislation which will
tend to stabilize the transportation
business and place it on a basis where
it will be more satisfactory to both
Investors and the general public thar
Ns6has been fo- many years. The
representatives of. the railroad broth
erhoods have protested against the
labor provisions of the bill, and have
asked that it be vetoed. Represen-
ltatives of certain farm organizations
ALSO ash for a veto on the ground
that the so-caled guarantee provi-
sion is unfair to the public, and that
;the prospective advance in rates will
involve the payment by the public of
many mill3pns in transportation
charges in addition to what is now
being paid.
The bill has been misinte-preted,
aapparentiy With delIberation, by some
sspub7ie men who have criticized 1t.
TT CONTAINS no provision for a guar
antee OF earnings By the government m
sbeynnd the Ensitory period Of six
fncukh The principle is laid down
hit sofAr m practicable rates shall
IesGMIed which viii yield a net rev
81 percent, but tho govern
Msunnes NJ obligation in the
a1aek.And IL the rates fixed do not
&f6e ,deGired revenues the gov
1Ant s not called on to make up
kM1surtage. It hxB been taken for
S1ged that rs thsre has been no In
OF objection from the White
sSHgRse,sand . it has been regarded
"a 'hishfy Important that the rail-
roads shou1d not be returned to pri-
yate management without suitable
legislation to provide for thei- fu-
ture, the president would sign the
bill before that transfer takes place.
There are some rather important
Developments in connection with the
connie opera "whiskey rebellion
which has been in progress in the
northern peninsula of Michigan fol
some days. In Ion county federal
agents seized a quantity Of wine
which was alleged to have been held
illegally. local authorities recap.
,,ss1ured the liquor, alleging that ths
federal officials were acting in viola
lstion of law in entering and selling
without properly executed warrants
Zone Major Dahymple, who is de.
scribed as prohibition commissions
for the central states, set forth from
Chicago with a band Of t-usty fol
lowers. armed and equipped for tn,
suppression of the rebellion. DaIrym,
pile took pains to inform the pabhl
Of the very thorough manner in which
h proposed; to put the enemy {,
route, but the doughty major. was re
called by his superior after he haA
been called aliar by the states at
storney Of Iron county.
Thpssfar there vas little but com
/ edy, but b federal authorities seen
s4suddenly to have Realised that !
would not do to have IN army. o
deputies travelling about the countr,
Entering private premises at viii an,
searching and seizing without war
fant. A~ceordingiy 1t has been an
sssnounced that searches shall not b
snade without warrant hereafte-.,r hi
sswtii afect the methods by which
seems to have been intended to Ell
sSyforce the prohi6itton law in an n
sbitrary and m~nwarranted manner. !
Also hAs = bearing On the actiyitie
ut the government in raidins head
unarters Of .lsed organisations. ]
has been ahnosanced that 1Ender til
ruling = Number Of suspects recent
neptufeA ii Red rakds In ChicaE
mus be released. IT ma be tina
home very undesirable character
I'LL 40 permitted TO 30 1t large Il
rohseauen6e. and that violaaoTy q
prnhthitipn law viii run les srasl
lsscf punfaAynent, but if the alleged q
helltos in MichtsAA results fn rs-es
sHtabIlshins ~ eedsriy processes :
Il iii $50 hAAF ~ usss, Ana
kesn proyidink annussemsnt Tor e,