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refused to approve the course adopted
by the majority in passing House Bill
60, an effort will be made to gain rati-
fcation for the measure through a
referendum vote OF the people at
the presidential primaries two months
from today, in which event the act
would become effective thirty days
3. half III date upon which acts pass
ed by the special session without an
emergency clause normally would be-
come operative.
Bitter Fight Coming
Opponents Of House Bill 60 filed
with the secretary of state within a.
session petitions signed by fifteen
THOUSAND electors asking referendum
on House Bill SO. The governor has
not up to this time taken any notice
OF these petitions which. had House
Bill so been held an meregency
measure, would not have been half
enough, but which in view Of the
courts present ruling are moro than
twice the 7,9Uo required to refer an
ordinary Legislative act. A bitter night
for and against House Bill so is an
ticipated in the presidential primary
campaign. IT Is believed the governor
VIII isste his proclamation setting
March is, or that he may even call
special election for the ratification Of
the act, within a few hours.
Robinson Dtssents
Judge Robinson. dissenting member
OF the court, in hts opinion says the
majority decizion viii seriously i'm
pede and hamper the industrial pro-
gram Of the state. 1t will largely un-
90 the work OF the special session, tie
the hands Of the law makers and the
hands OF h governor. and leave the
state like a ship without a captain tt
may induce several amendments to the
constitution and a recall Of the court
power to undo any act of the legisla-
ture. The power is arrogant, and dan
serous It's ..nse may impede or ruin
every state industry" ~ N
OF, Section 81 of the constitution
providing when acts shall take effect.
the judge says: while it il true that
the words Of the section have always,
the same literal meaning, vet they
have not always the same application.
They cannot Apply to an emergency
session without multiplying the. purpose
of the session. An obstructive minor
ity can nearly always defeat an emer-
gency vote. 80
Divided Cabinet
Considering the reason for calling
the late extra session, the judge says
the governor q been hampered by
a divided cabinet. "Cnfortunately
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during the summer of 1919 there came
about a great split between the gov
ernor and his cabinet. The cabinet
ofhceFs went on to the stump d%eclairn-
Ing against the governor. The result
vas an emergency session OF the law
makers. Whether right or wrong.
they came to the conclusion that some
of the cabinet officers could not longer
be trusted with the disposal Of the
public money. Now the question Ia,
should this court assume to impugn
the wisdom of the lawmakers to undo
the effect Of their 1egislatIon; should
the court set itself above the legisla-
tnre and practically undo all the work
OF the extra session; should the state
make a decision that would tie the
hands of the state corporation The
Had Turbulent History. -
House Bill SO. through which the
league majority in the special session,
sought to give immediate effect to ali
of its acts, has had a turbulent. and in
terestins history. Although it de-
Veloped early In the session hat the
two-thirds majority required to carry
the constitutional emergency clause
and thus place its acts In immediate
operation, bills continued to come out
of the secret caucus with this clause
The minority voted with
the majority in attaching the formal
emergency nature. such as7thoeo .ex.i
tending the. time Of payment Of seed
n e liens, making a IS per cent
serni-annual payment OF taxes. The
to which the league failed
to give immediate effect consisted
principally Of acts Of an erleged re-
tal1atory or punitive nature, aimed to
curtail h power and authority of
three insurgent state ofacials.
Along Came TO-"
Then came House Bill 60, the last
measure introduced in either house.
It was, to use the term applied in de-
bate on the floor of the house clipped
TO h committee on delayed bills
only a day or two before tho session
closed. This committee although"
three of it's I've members were
leaguers. reported agaist the introduce
ton of the bill. and the house adopted
it's report. Then the chair declared a
recess, and there were hurried confer
encea, and when the chair "a CALI
ed the house to order there was a
new majority report on House Bill 60,
by the three leaguers, recon-
mendinE that the bill be introduced.
The chairman of the committee, Rep.
F.. W. Herbert, %insurgent Lacquer, and
the ono Independent minority mem
Der adhered to their first report. The
majority report was adopted by a. solid
vote of leaguers, and House Bill so
was rushed through to third reading !
final passage. |
Even House Bill 90, which at
tempted to apply a blanket emex.
Eer1cy clause to an other acts OF
the special session, did not Itself
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-17
WHERE THE DEATH PENALTY
. WOULD FIT.

The closing Of the case against
James smith which had its origin in
the murder of Edna Werner, in East
Grand Forks a few months ago, will
leave most people with a feeling Of
regret that the death penalty has
been abolished in the state of Min
nesota- For most purposes the death
penalty has outlived its usefulness.
The tendency Of the time h to abolish
it, and that tendency is o n the whole
in the right direction. Nevertheless,
there are cases where any penalty no
matter what, would be utterly made
quate and where the death penalty
seems to be called for as the only reg-
lila ean OF Kidding the earth Of
the presence OF a monster.
The murder for which this man has
just been sentenced was one of the
most brutal on record. His victim
was a young woman Of good charac-
ter who had gone put on . legitimate
errand, and who had in no way invit-
ed the attention OF anyone whom she
might meet. This man. pursuing her,
or lying in wait for her, attacked her
without excuse and without provo
cation, and on being resisted he 10
liberately shot her to death. His own
death could in nc way balance the
account, but the commission. of this
crime has shown him to be such a
being as should net be tolerated on
earth. Prison life win not reform
him, under no circumstances will he
ever become a desirable member of
society, and the world would be bet
ter off without him. For this reason
st is to be regretted that In such a
oese the judge who pronounees sen
tence is debarred from doing what
any judge would doubtless desire to
do under those circumstances, name
ly, sentence the man to death.
1t is obviously impossible to frame
laws so that they will fit every imag-
Unable case, but caset Of this kind a.
ways tend to create a doubt as to
whether or not, after all, it would not
be better to permit the Influence Of
the death penalty in cases. where the
offense is of an unusually aggravated
character. There is no comparison
between such an offense as this and
the murder committed in a physical
conflict in the heat of passion, or
even as the result of cppidity which
prompts an attempt at robbing.
Crimes Of any of these latter classes
may be committed under conditions
which permit the existence of some
extenuating circumstances but the
crime of Smith is the crime Of a
brute, = beast, an unspeakable mon
ster, and it can not be judged by any
OF the conditions which surround the
act, no matter how criminal, Of one
who is entitled to be ~constdered a hu-
man being.
lie .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-17
THE LEAGUE m EXISTENCE.

Yesterday marked the formal or
sani1ation Of the council Of the
League of Nations, and while the
league itself may be considered to
have begun its existence the mo-
n.ent he treaty took effect, there re-
matned the holding Of this first meet
mg to make it an actual working or
~sanization. This body has been the
subject Oh more discussion than n
other body that has ever been ere
Atsd. Its creatien has been held to
mark a revolution. in the worlds his
tory and to present almost a pana-
ceA for human ills. 1t has been held
on the other hand to be a hollow
mockery; devoid OF any Of the ele-
ments which give it real benefit
cial influence. We shall ind doubt
'le1s that the truth lies between these
two extremes. The League Of Ma
tons will not accomplish any sudden
changes in human character; It win
not suppress ambition: it. will not
necessarily. and inevitably .prevent
war. 1t does, nevertheless, mark a
step in human progress because it
brings together for the first time in
history the great nations OF the earth
in q solemn compact in which rec
oEnitfon dssgiven to ths, principle that
the world make progress aIons
b paths OF peace, and that var i.
not the proper or the useful method
whereby differences befwoon n.txon.
are 70 b adjusted. 1t bring. TO the
ssDpcrt 81 the doctrine OF psace .the
fofce md inf1uencs OF 1 studied ma
aessDtsd compact The. ua1fons have
lsasnsd bysNA Jsxpertsnce the awfur
ifssslss % W. md they hays bouad
4AssssslvA IN : solemn agreement to
- tAsar efforts for ths s-upprssudon
- Nar n the failure. The ;agrseraent.
whatever its terms Il q strong as the
istsnt ef NJ sfslatssy powers makes
AZ II they ra&ArA jtsss ! mere mat.
~ Eaa - ~ ~ - HNH-I IT, 80
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carry an emergency clause, nor
was It passed in the house by the
two-thirds majority which the
constitution requires. 1t was en-.
"
By BRIGGS.

SoISeAGAASAOA HoQo1eeM. ~ Wae OH
titled: ~ :
IAN act declaring and defining the
time within which laws passed at any
special session Of the legislative as
sernbly shall take effect" and It's pro-
visions were as follows:
whereas the constitution of this
state fails to define time within which
laws enacted at ANY special session
shall take effect, and
Whereas there should be some
definite and certain time when such
laws take effect, therefore be it en-
acted by the Legislative assembly Of
the state of North Dakota;
."AN acts of any special legislative
assembly, OF the state of North Dakota
M take effect within ten days after
the close Of any such special session,
unless the legislature by a vote of two
voting in each house shall declare it
to be an emergency measure, iii which
it shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and
approval by the governor"
Governor Approves.
House Bill 60 was approved by the
governor December IL and would
have become effective December Il,
1919, but the governor mademu no at
tempt to enforce any OF the acts which
1t sought to make effective December
~ a week later, when he in
formed fnsurgent members Of the
state auditing board who are removed
from hat. body underline term of one
OF the acts Of the special session that
their authority as members had ter
minated December a.. He also stated
mat no bills incurred by special as
sistants in the attorney generals en-
ploy, or by the state licensing depart
ment in the attorney generals office
or by b three extra regular assist
ants which had been given the attor-
ney general at the Ian regular ses-
mon, when the attorney general still
J in favor with the league, and
all OF which had been removed, nv the
special session, would be allowed,
Majority on Board.
The attorney general, state auditor
ana secretary of state, all insurgent
constituted a majority Of the
ola auditing board. and they proceed
60 10 allow bills over the governors
tee on the state treasurer that he
would be held personally Responsible
IL ne paid any Of these bills. The
Crisis actually was precipitated BY the
act1on OF the state treasurer in de-
to honor a warrant drawn by
the state auditor against his con-
:ingent fund. which the special session
had taken away from him. Action
was brought by the attorney general
N behalf OF the three insurgent ON
Gals n an employe OF the state
auditors Office as REALTORS against TIE
sta1e treasurer in a petition for an al
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-17
THE LITTLE SIDE PATHS.

All the armies Of earth defed, =
Love dwells in the little paths aside.
All day long on thefhighway
Rushes an eager hand,
With straining eyes for a worthless
prize 's
slips from the grasp like sand. :
And men. leave blood where their
feet have stood
And bow them down unto brass
and wood
Idols fashioned by their own hand
Blind in the dust. of the. highway. 3,
Power and gold and fame denied,
Love laughs glad in the paths aside.
Louise Driscoll.
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BUDS HAT.

BUDS HAT.
It's funny bout a feller's hat--
He can't remember where it's at,
Or where he took it Off, or when,
The time he's wantin' it again:
He knows just where he leaves hi
shoes,
Eat he won't often lose,
An he can find his rubbers, but
He can't tell where his hat is put.
A feller's hat gets, anywhere,
Sometimes he'll find it in a chair,
Or on the sideboard, or maybe
It's in the kitchen. just where he
Gave it a toss beside the sink
When he came in to get a drink,
An then. forgot-but anyhow
He never knows where it is now.
a feIler's hat is never where
He thinks it,is when he goes there;
It's never any use to look
For it Upon d closet hook, ~
Coz it is always in some place
1t shouldn't be. to his disgrace,
An he will find it.. like as not,
Behind some radiator hot. -
A feller's hat can get away
From him most any time Of day,
So he can't ever find it when
He wants it to 80 out again;
1t hides in corners dark an grim
An seems to want 10 bother him,
1t disappears from sight somehow
! wish l knew where mine is now.
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EyEN1NG ED1T1oN.

NsA-t- Hfs4af.ae 100 E4NEAE-Na E.EEaGEgNGE y. iE-
tentative writ Of fcqoiring
the state treasurer 70 anoM Aus
The action was argued laat FThnfadays
and the court gave Wtlllam < 1Amka
vice president OF the leaeue atN y
sci for the respondent, unSll MoHda1
10 ME ms DlieAA
Special sesssons IS = - s.
Lemke's argument !, va M. -
emergency clause provision in.tHe c0n
stitNtton did NOS -
sions; that special seSsons 49, fe0
dered necessary oy mefxencleA ~
that the existence 81 suca
made all acts Qt a spocaa EeSsen
emergency measures: IAo a*Sxgu t4.ae
a special session q 1Ihe aS4cstC ue-
tcrrnine which OF It's acts Wgre.emer.
g%encies and nat tne1e1ore noe ss,E 1a.i
so was CONSTITUTIONS oue ne inrs4A AN@
that even b regard 70 Eaopee
Bill 60 all actS OF q special Scion ~
tomatically became :mea
-ures and therefore OF iltliaed'sAe OK
feet.
The state contendSHcon the other
hand that Seticon 81 Of the con6titu-
ton. which provides that no act OF
legislative assembly shall take eff
feet until July 1 after'the close Of tbs
session, unless the Legislatures by a
vote OF two-enI 1890 .s.n
present anu sotA"e !. aaa.s,l-.
decare ~ al .hs!ie ~. $500 a.
whicn oeclatau.o1 sly e.@s' s~,,aI $500
me acL applleu W. a.ssns Nv =, ny
acts ot'tHe sE.ause .ass,c.
clal session ana III 'esoia' y
Constitutional Power.
~. d.te cortended that, the. lAr1s-
,.4tn. .@s,oh1r whethe sitting n
~AApHNvoN n0 f9 1nAr1NI RAS4lnn. n4n M
powers other than those
upon It by the constitution, ana that
the assembly could not by Legislative
enactment declare that. any provision
Of the constitution applied only 10
such of its acts as were adopted In
regular session and not to measures
passed upon in special session. The
state also contended that House Btl
50 violated the initiative and referen-
DUN clause Of the constitution. which
requires 10000 signatures to referend
an emergency act and provides that
such act shall remain in effect from
date Of passage until rejected by the
electors, while it requires but 1000
signatures for tho referendum OK acts
which do no carry the emergency
clause, and suspepds the operation of
such acts until they can be voted
upon!
-. :
p.,1 ~ -. -....e ". sM.,'"ta1.
n1u ~ Woulu m3.k7 1nlMeu1utsly
enec1ve' "nle.L euie snssI
Snn. !. =
~. 'uly' nAa "n.C.l y. s.l, ~" -
tIIoo nHay % leAue .ean
Ioa1uy ano reie ~ " soo, oa
unc Ieop'e on pelcaso Ds< 4s.
D1I t,Ouo s"Sna1ufes, lI1csunc tue
'oato"1h&:
The smelling committee. act,
creating an Investigating committee Of
five with extraordinary powers to in
quire into the words and actions Of in
divfduals or organizations opposing or
criticising the state government or its
industrial program or any department
thereof. Members of this committee,
all from the majority, were named be-
fore the special session adjourned, but
they have not yet sought TO function.
An act creating a state constabulary
and empowering the governor to name
a state sheriff to be tho head OF the
same. -.
An act transferring the state licens-
ing department from the office Of the
SA~e VI
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Supreme Court Goes I.
Four To One Against
House Bill Number 60

Continued from page ~
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THEY ALL HAVE TT.

Everybody at our house
Has the world unrest;
Ought to hear EN- start TO grouse Y
Soon az up and dressed.
Father won't go near his store,
Phones his orders down;
Tells his clerks to charge EN- more,
Now he owns the town. :
Mother runs a lot of clubs,
Heads the Anti-Beers:
Fills the house with long haired dubs
With long haired ideas.
Sisters nerves are in her feet,
Powders on her nose;
She says shfmmying is sweet,
And she needs new clothes.
Brother plays the idle snob,
Surely does know how;
swears he will not take a job
Under ten good thou.
Me-unrest:- Back to the farm!
! drove army plugs:
Had six shots thrown in my arm
I'm immune from bugs.
William Warren in Home Sector.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-17
OIL BEARING BEDS RI WEST.

Experts assert that should Il oil
wells u dry in the future there is.
plenty OF petroleum to be had from
the oil-bearing shale beds in the
Rocky mountains. A recent survey
Of the state Of Colorado alone &
vealed a shAle-bed production Of zs,.
00O, 100000 barrels.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-17

Three things too much ana three
too little are pernicious to- man: TO
much and eArn little; 10 presdnte
tnn and he worth little--CarvAntea.
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IDEAL GAME FOR MARION.

Force and right govern everything
IN the wcrld;Sforc till Fight 10 ready
n
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Divided Cabinet

Considering the reason for calling
the late extra. session. the judge says
the governor has been hampered by
a divided cabinet. "Cnfortunately
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Over fifty years ago young
physician practiced widely in
rural district and became famous
for his uniform success in kthe
curing of disease. This was DIR.
Pierce, who afterwards estab-
ished himself In Bufalo, N. Y,
and placed one of his prescriptions,
which he called "Golden Medical
Discovery" in the drug stores of
the United States so that the pub
lie could easily obtain this very
remarkable tonic, corrective ard
blood maker. DR.. Pierce manu-
featured this Discovery" from.
roots and barks "a corrective
remedy, the ingredients of wh;cs
nature had put ia the fields and
forests, for keeping us healthy.
Few folks or families now living
have not at sometime or other Used
this Golden Medical Discovery"
for the stomach, liver and heart.
Oyer twenty four million bottles
of this tonic and blood remedy
have been sold in this country,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mr.. R. L. Anderson Jr. left yester-
day afternoon for Jacksonville to
meet his wife and fataer-in-law, Mr..
Christian AK. and they reached the
city this afternoon. Mrs. Anderson's
many friends are delighted to have
her home again and to see her en-
joying her usual good health after
her recent operation for appendicitis.
On account of the illness of Mrs.
Keidel, Mrs. AXIS mother. the latter
sgill'not return to the city until after
Christmas.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mrs. Myers Messer, formerly Miss
Jean league of this city, spent the
weekend in town the guest of Miss
Mary Mcdowell. Mrs. Messer return.
ed to Lady Lake Sunday afternoon for
another visit with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Frank league, before re-
turning to her home in South Caro-
Ina. Mrs. Messer has scores Of
friends in 0cala who gave her a cor
Idial welcome. and trust that her next
visit viii not be at such long in
tervak
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Mitchell are re-
eeiving the congratulations of their
friends upon the arrival of their first
child, lovely little daughter, who
was born at the hospital Saturday
evening.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

;ABBAGE PLANTS Protected from
frost by overhead irrigation. Char
lesion Wakefield, Early Summer,
Lupton's best Long Island seed,
$3.50 per thousand; special price in
large quantities. Parcel post or
ders Is cents per thousand extra.
]. R. Davis Farms, Barlow, Fla. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Having to return north, must sell
my tourists 'fpalace on wheels" It is
equipped for cooking, eating, sleeping
and travelling. A fine outfit. To be
seen at the camp grounds. 22-1t*
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

WANTED-Young women over 18
years old to take courses in hospital
training for nurse Reasonable
salary paid while taking course.
Splendid opportunity for high
grade instruction. Address the
Marvin H. Smith Sanitarium, Jack
sonville, Fla. 22-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mrs. C. E. Cooley left yesterday
afternoon for Jacksonville to spend a
few days with her husband. after
which she win again return to Ocala
for another visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Edward Tucker.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Miss Panchita Kendricl1, who re-
sides with Mrs. H. L. Mitchell, No.
405 Seventh avenue, left Saturday for
a visit of several weeks with. her sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Caruthers, in An
thony, and her aunt, Mrs. f. 4.
Howse, in 0cala.-Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mr.. E. L. Wartmann, one of the
cOunty's most substantial. citizens, is
in town today from his Citra home.
Mr.. Wartmann says the truck grow
ers of that section are shipping a
great many snap beans and the prices
are fine. He also appreciated the Star
$40 worth.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mrs. Paul Simmons will entertain
at an auction luncheon tomorrow
morning from IL to o'clock, COM
plimenting Mrs. Hugh Futch, who is
a charming visitor in the city, the
guest of her sister-in-law. Mrs Lev
erett Futch.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mrs. D. L. Skipper and children of
Zolfo arriyer in Ocala Sunday morn
ing to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Shippers father, Mr.. Robert Marsh,
Sunday afternoon.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Dr. Hugh Futch of st. Petersburg,
will arrive in Ocala Wednesday aft
ernoon to spend Thanksgiving with
his wife and son at the home of Mr..
R&iford Simmons.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

FOR SALE-Motorcycle; Excelsior,
twin cylinder. thoroughly overhaul
ed; Bosch magnetic, new tires, new
painted; looks and runs like new. A
qpick sale for $125. Win give DEM
onstration if you mean business.
Write j. E. Knight, Chronicle Flor
ida. 11-16-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Durand's friends
are glad to have them at home again
after an absence of many months at
Butler, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Blair Hooks,
Mrs. Durand's parents, will arrive
Dec. 1st to spend the winter with
their son-in-law and daughter
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-22

Leaving this afternoon for Jack
sonville to attend the Rotary conven-
ton were the following Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. Gary,
DIR Harvey Clark and Mr.. Louis H.
Chazal. Mr.. Chazal went especially
to attend the meeting of the state
commercial secretaries.