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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-03-10
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE r. r
NorthbOund Trains
SOuthbOund Trains
NEW SCHEDULE OF THE BEREA
RICHMOND AUTO LINE

Leave Richmond 100 a. m.
Leave Berea ... 1000 a. m.
At night after the Arrival of Gin
cinnnati and Louisville trains (new
trains), we
Leave Richmond 80. 500 p. m.
Leave Berea ....... .S:45 d. m.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
League Majorihes D,oildle Before Light Of Truth
rove
Actuab 1ajri Of lin
Full Vote and Honest Election Mean Victory

women Of the state voted for the first
time in the general election, 1920, and
that this Increased the total vote for
governor from 121,5 38 in the primary
election to 229,8O6 in the general cleo
ton. Also that the name Of Frazier's
opponent, j. F. T. O'Connor, appeared
In the Democratic column on the gen
eral election ballot, while Frazier's
name appeared next following the
name Of President. Harding In the Re-
publican column and that in spite of
this, Frazier's majority was only 1880
while Harding's majority was more
than $4,000.
Frazier's majority when first elected
in 1916 constitute 60 per cent of the
total vote. At his reelection in 1918
his majority constituted 20 per cent Of
the total vote. His majority in the
general election was per cent of the
total vote, or trifle more than two
votes per precinct.
While the vote on governor ut the
general election in, 1870 resulted in a
majority for Frazier, the vote on all
candidates whose names were not on
the party ballot and on all laws that
were initiated by the opposition to the
Frazier regime resulted in majorities
Tor the Independent, anti-T ownley
forces as follows: (.
Judge Of Supreme Court.
(Nonpartisan ballot).
Christianson Qnd.) ............1 liz, 13O
Richardson (League) .......... 102, 637
Christianson's majority. ...... .7,493
Superintendent Public instruction
Comparison ballot). !,
Nelson (1nd.) 1883
Johnson (League) .............1 ZOE, 800
Nelson majority .............. 14,4S3
The vote on the five initiated laws
by the Independents were as follows
Restricting Bank Of North Dakota
~ Loans to Residents.
yes .................... .ll6,6Ue
NO ................... .lOo,S4se
Majority ................... 11,36(
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
ELECTION LAWS TWISTED
Continued from Page u

is grave doubt In the minds Of many
people as to whether or not It is wise
to have it as easy as this for any or
ganization to become a political party
and be entitled to a separate ballot.
II by chance North Dakota should get
big enough crop Of demagogues it
would be possible under this law to
have as many as 20 different political
parties in the state. MI 81 h 5.s
The fact is that those who are COM
planning about. the proposed election
law, are not concerned about the posi-
bility Of having political government
by means Of parties. Their ideal is a
political Dictatorship If their ideals
were followed for even few years,
chaos instead Of order would prevail
on every hand. n. T. Il. 4
Consistent with the many efforts,
both successful and unsuccessful that
have been made in the past by the
League leaders to prevent the people
from expressing themselves freely on
public questions, 1t is the purpose Of
the League leaders now to try to pre-
vent approval Of these laws. If that
could be done then It would be posi-
BILE for them, in connivance with poll
tical tricksters Of various kinds to take
advantage Of legal technicalities and
complicated ballots to prevent the vot-
ers Of the state from ever again lining
up squarely in two camps '.For" and
Against the perpetuation Of such adj
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

Independent voters in the state
should not forget that the opposition
to the present administration has had
a majority ut the last two elections in
every case where the party label has
not played a part. Even If the indie
pendent forces do not gain one single
vote from the League adherents they
will win the election this month pro-
vlding the voters do their duty and go
to the polls.
Every Independent worker men and
women, must get. busy and do all in
their power to overcome whatever
apathy there is still lingering in some
quarters. The League bosses are put
ting up bold front us usual, but in
their hearts they know that they are
doomed to defeat on election day, the
28th of this month. League members
are Joining the Independent ranks in
all quarters Of the state, and hundreds
who have not yet made up their minds
fully to come across are SO disguised
with the record of the industrial COM
mission that they are going to stay at
home on election DAY.
No attempt on the part Of the League
bosses will succeed in wrestling victory
away from the Independents this
month. They will flood the state with
lying campaign literature and mis-
statement of facts as usual, but If the
Independent workers are on the job, as
they no doubt will be, the fleshpot pol
iticians will not succeed in fooling the
voters. s.
Election Results Prospective.
The returns in each of the several
elections that have been held in North
Dakota since the advent of Townley-
ism indicates clearly that the trend of
the voters is away from radicalism and
toward conservatism rs will be shown
by the following statistical compila-
ton:
Frazier's Majorities.
General Election 1916. 81 314
General Election 1918. .17,7S4
General Election 1920. ........ 4,63(
Inconnection with the above compil
alton it should be remembered that tht
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

to fall back on. Already six millions
have been misused and two millions of
these are total loss. The less money
the present administration gets hold of
to put into the Bank of North Dakota,
the less losses there will be to cover
wren the bank is forced to close.
No bank, run as recklessly as the
Bank of North Dakota has been run,
would be able to stand the conse-
quences. The opposition to the League
has called attention to this fact at
every election since the state bank be-
came an issue, and the administration
cannot say that warning was not
sounded in time. II Frazier, Lemke
and Hagan are not stopped in their
wild and frenzied financial schemes we
may yet live to see the day when the
state of North Dakota, on account Of
the state bank, will be forced to re-
pudiate bonds that were sold to raise
political campaign funds or the taxpay-
ers will have to gr0an under an UNI
bearable tax burden for generation.
State banks of the Bank Of North
Dakota kind have been tried out in
more than a dozen states and over a
long period Of years. Richer states
than North Dakota have tried it and
failed. The death list is long one.
Here is the record in nutshell:
Bank of Vermont, born 1906, died
1912.
Bank Of Kentucky, born 1905, died
1877.
Bank Of Delaware, porn 1907, died
1895.
Bank Of North Carolina. born 1910,
died 1850.
Bank of South Carolina, born 1912,
died 1870.
Bank Of Indiana, born 1874, died
1857.
Bank of Mississippi, born 1918, died
1912.
Bank Of Illinois, born 1919, died
1843.
Bank Of Tennessee, born 1920. died
1866. d
Bank Of Alabama. born 1920, died
l845. II lbs 5..3.s
Bank Of Louisiana, born 1878, died
1882.
Bank Of Georgia, born 1915. died
1856. pa
Bank Of Florida. born 1888. died
1916. #
Bank Of Arkansas, born 1887. died
ls4s.
Bank Of Missouri, born 1921, died
1856.
i It will be seen from this list that
the principle Of state banks has been
tried out. Delaware struggled with
one for 50 years, and other states tried
lit for a generation or more. It Is q
Hong story, too long to tell in detail,
and It involves losses running into
many millions Of dollars. The expert
ment Of Missouri Is tersely told in two
constitutional amendments.
In 1920 the constitution Of Missouri
contained this provision
sThe general assembly may incorpor-
ate one banking company, and no
more. to be In operation at one time.
The capital stock Of the bank to be In
corporated shall never exceed 5000
600. 1t least one-half Of which shall be
Preserved for the statA.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
CONGRESSMAN BURTNEss
ON THE ELECTION LAWS

In reply to a request from the Bis
marck Tribune for an opinion on the
proposed election laws, Congressman
Olger B. Burtness replied as follows:
In the general session Of 1910 ]
introduced somewhat similar meas
ure (H. B. 15) providing for the. cleo
ton Of all county, district and state
officers on non-party basis. On roll
call 1t received the support Of every
Independent legislator voting on the
suggestion and Of five men elected as
Leaguers, namely, Frederickson, Her
bert, Nathan Of Logan, Minis and Olson
Of Barnes. Since then three Of these
five have left the Nonpartisan League.
I am satisfied that a large majority Of
the legislative members, regadless Of
faction, favored the bill but Mr.. Lemke
and the other League dictators would
not stand for it. To partially meet the
wishes Of the League legislators, how
ever, the leadership permitted the
passage of the bill In amended form
introduced by Senator Mostad, which
placed the nomination and election Of
county officers on a nonpartisan basis.
I'm the special session held in No
vember and December that year. pre-
pared another bill extending the pro-
visions Of the Mostad law to legisla-
tors and state officers and introduced
it Jointly with Mr.. J.. F. O'Connor.
This bill was also defeated but receiv-
ed the vote Of every Independent; Of
the Leaguers who had voted for the
former bill In the general session and
also Of five more Leaguers, namely,
Eckert, Roller, Kruger, Kunkel and
Bonner. Several Of these have also
since abandoned Townleyism.
Since that time no argument has
been suggested to me Of SUFFICIENT
force to make me conclude that we
were mistaken in our judgment.
still feel that national partisan poll
tics have no concern with county, leg
islative and state issues. The election
Of cur Judges and uperintendents Of
our schools for years on q no-party
ballot has received the universal COM
:mendation Of our people. The extern
sion Of the same principle to- the county
OFFICERS as tried out IN: the last cleo
ton was also generally approved.
State issues are economic. not politi.
cal, III their nature. The duties Of
governor, secretary Of state, attorney
general or any other state officer, have
no more to do with national politics
than the duties Of q Judge, the super
intendent Of public instruction or q
county sheriff. So long as such officers
are elected on a party basis the issues
are apt to be clouded and mixed with
party issues. State issues are Inn
portant enough to be determined on
their own merits and not to be regad-
ed simply as a secondary matter. For
these reasons i heartily endorse the
proposed law extending the non-party
ballot to legislative and state officers.
Elm your letter you intimate that one
of the initiated laws would wipe out
party lines completely n North Da.
kota.' i cannot asres with you In that
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

sonally affected thereby. Whether the
advantages to be gained BY separating
n point Of tie the discussion of state
issues and national issues, insofar @a Is
primaries are concerned, outweigh tho
advantages Of nominating senator's
and congressman in March when con-
.gress y always IN session and when
weather conditions are generally IN IN.
favorable, Is question on which each
voter can readily form his own N, opin.
Ion and is perhaps of minor impor.
lance. Il must be remembered. how.
ever. that such provision Ii separate
and does not in any way AFFECT IT,
more important matter 81 nominal III.
ana electing state officers at the regu.
lar June and November elections 81
economic rather than partisan isaI,, ! 3
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
THE BOND SALE and THE STATE BANK

1t is hard to tell at this writing ex-
actly what has happened to Il million
ana a half worth Of North Dakota
bond, real estate series. The indus
trial commission, through Director
general T. w. Cathro Of The Bank OF
North Dakota, says that they are sold
and that two millions more are con-
tracted for the same Ohio firm. Maybe
they are and maybe they arn't.
However, the League campaign COM
mittee has quit issuing it's daily
sQueals for money, the Courier-News
is coming out in enlarged editions, q
Norwegian propaganda paper has been
started and even the source of the I. v.
A. fund is not being questioned any
more, so it is safe to assume that it is
at least true that the Bank of North
Dakota has borrowed half a million.
Tile general opinion seems to be that
the bonds were disposed Of at sacri-
flee and that the taxpayers Of the state
again are the goats. There are ugly
rumors of graft and fat commissions
with the alleged bond deal, and the
fact that the Industrial commission has
refused to give out any details of the
transaction lends credence to this re-
port.
It Is also interesting to note that the
industrial commission cannot even an
nounce q bond sale without stating
at the same time that the money Is to
be used illegally. Frazier, Lemke and
Hagan, through Cathro, declare that a
million and a half of real estate bonds
have been sold, and then calmly tell
the world that the mill and elevator at
a Grand Forks will now be completed.
Bonds of the real estate series were
by the law. intended to finance rural
credits loans and not the Mill and Ele-
vator association, nor for the financing
Of League newspapers of the present
administrations political campaigns.
But what difference does it make
whether the bonds are sold or not?
That is, what difference does it make
to the people of the state? Nothing
as far as the farmers program is
concerned. A whole lot when 1t
comes to future taxes.
Millions in the hands Of the present
administration means only SO much
money to squander on deserving
friends in political SPREE It means
anything from $4,000 salaries to $3.50
meals, and shaves at state expense.
And still the League newspapers have
the gall to tell their readers that the
Bank Of North Dakota is solvent now
that the loan is made and the real es-
tate bonds sold. +.
OF course, 1t Is nothing Of the kind.
II the Bank Of North Dakota was In.
solvent before the bond sale-every
other bank in the state would have
been declared bankrupt If they had re.
fused to pay their obligations as the
Bank Of North Dakota did-it is jnst
as insolvent after the loan and the
bond sale. Its liabilities are increased
that's all. Ii. ~
No, not quite al. judging from past
d experience 1t is safe to predict that the
4 bank will be instrumental in losing q
koodly share OF the bond money!
Z the sale Is actually put through and
when the day Of reckoning comes, 40 4
aaust come, there = only the Taxpayer
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
After the failure Of 1856 the follow
ing provision is part Of the Missouri


constitution:
mo state bank shall hereafter be
created, nor shall the state own or be
liable for any stock in any corporation
or joint stock company, or association
for banking purposes now created, or
hereafter to be Created
Tennessee tried it three times and
failed. Other states were for more
than a generation in the midst of the
worst political turmoil and agitation
imaginable, and some defaulted on
their bonds. Florida, for example, had
loss equal to $4,000 on each family
as a result Of its state bank venture,
and she finally got rid Of the extra tax
burden by repudiating her bonds.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
CANDIDATE MAJoRlrlEs in GENERAL ELECTIONS

Adams ~. 4
Barnes .....y.. "a
Benson ........
Billings ........
Bottineau ...i....
Bowman ......|
Burke .........
Burleigh ......l
CaSs ...,.......|
Cavalier .......|
Dickey ........1
Divide .......,.;.]
- lal- 3 Ii fH y
Dunn .........
Eddy p...5.. .....|
Enmons ........]
Foster 80
Golden Valley.
Grand Forks.
Grant 5.........]
Griggs .;.......l
|Hettinger ....]
|Kdder .....,.s.]
LaMoure .......'
Logan .........
Mcdenry. ......I
Mcintosh ......
Mckenzie ....I
Mclean .......|
1fo~e- 4;.23 ~
Morton ........
Mountrail ....%..
Nelson ....'....
Oliver ......3...
Pembina .....
Pierce .........
Ramsey .......
AAO" ssss
Renville ......
Richland ....
Rolette .......
Sargent, !. q :; !. !.
Sheridan ......
Sioux .........
Slope ..........|
Stark .........I
Steele ....... !.
Stutsman ~. q.
TOwner S......
Trail .........
Walsh .........
Ward .....,
Wells .......,...
Williams $685..
/ Total.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

MuJO4Aly sssssss 80 . sssssss OsooO
It will be noticed that these laws
were approved by an average majority
of 1858 in favor Of the Independents.
Everything that has happened since
the last general election has been to
the detriment of the League forces.
The Independents are now in posi-
ton to go into the campaign with tes-
timony under oath, most of it by MEM
bers and supporters Of the present adj
ministration which proves conclusively
that the three men against whom the
recall is invoked are guilty of misusing
Of public funds, political grating, per-
sonal appropriation of public property
of which they should be guardians and
the abuse Of public confidence as
charged by the Independents.
The petition circulation records dis
close that there have been substantial
changes in favor Of the Independents
in practically every rural precinct in
the state. The 405 precincts Zone
fifth Of the total number of precincts
in the state) had more signatures than
there were votes for O'connor at the
last general election, produced 3,464
more signatures to the recall petitions
than there were votes for O'Connor.
This indicates a vote Of more than q
per cent in favor Of the Independents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-03
Commissioners :,
PetitiOned For
Double Traffic

The following business men
and property owners on Tenth
street northwest. between @ and
X streets have petitioned the
District Commissioners to re-
scind the order making Tenth
street between q and X q one
way street
II n felt that . return 20 the
former order Of things WIN mean
q decided Improvement IN bust
ness conditions In the neighbor-
hood concerned.
Robinson White, Roe Fuiker-
son, Claude 8. Semones. VIII
liam L. Symons, william N.
Beahm. Premier Service Com
pany, Carter B. Keene. the Pal
lais Royal. McLachlen Banking
Corporation. Washington Invest
ment Company, John A. Massie,
Iowa Apartment House Com
pany, Ontario Apartment House
Company. Fries. Beai q Sharp
Co., Wheat q Casady, Inc, Fun.
er 4 Bryant, Inc., Julius wenig,
c. o. Buckingham, White
House Market, Syider- Clough
Heating Company. Inc., John A.
Young. e. J. Mussie, Frank
Fuller. Charles ]. Williamson,
q. II. Macdonald, John L.
shedd, Prentiss. Stone 4 Boy
den, First Congregational Church
(per Wilmer p. Johnston), WI
cox q Gibbs Sewing Machine
Company, Central Battery serv-
Ice Station, washington Saw.
ings Bank, e. b. Thompson, DR..
Norton J. Burt, Columbia Can.
dy Company, Paul Marshall, Re-
becca Solomon, Thomas DAILY,
Z. H. McLachlen and Carl H.
Clandy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-03
Consider the Automobile
Industry
BY j. H. YEOMANS.

From an old volume Of the session laws of the Wis
consn legislature il is found that in 1875 prize OF
$4,000 offered to any citizen of that State for the
invention and production of q machine propelled by
steam other motive agent which would be cheap and
practical substitute for the horse and other animals on
the highways and farms. &.t
Evidently this rich prize remained hanging until it
considered beyond the taking by inventors OF that
day and the contest passed into history No record has
been found which will enighten to how near any
genious to providing the vehicle specified by the
Judges therefore WE may reasonably that the ac
compshment necessary to take the treasure was con-
sdered beyond human power. @
It was not until twenty years later that any,
recorded attempts made to build automobiles and
those attempts although productive of crude results
hardly apace with developments in other lines of
mechanical endeavor.
AS late as 1902 the builders of one Of the highest
priced cars of today boosted Of their cars ability to take
the hills on tour through the White Mountains Of New
Hampshire hills which today easy for the weakest
road bug. On this tour the cars were equipped with
spikes 30 arranged to engage the road the brakes
failed and there constant fear that those breaks
would fail.
Today cars of that particular make among the most
powerful and perfect built To day the automobile in
dusry Of the largest industries in this country with
1863 manufacturing plants capitalized at 81
and employing $4,000 wormen; having annual out
put of 2205 1877 passenger and trucks valued at
1854 s14620 and supplemented, it is by 1900 firms
producing automobile parts valued at 900 year.
When stop to consider the bigness Of things and
the rapidty with which industry grows when that
industry producing practically everyman necessity
take first the automobile industry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-03

the side play Of the front ends Of
the rear springs In the spring
brackets, writes Jos. T. Weinzierl IN
Motor. This side play is often ,,ver-
looked because It seems too little to
be the catise Of noise of this kind
but the rattle will be present even
II the side play IL less than ONE
thirty-second OF an inch.
To take up the space between the
end of the spring eye and the inside
of the bracket, washer n cut from
tin. sheet steel or galvanized iron
and before separating II from the
strip from which II has been cut,
the washer II driven In place. The
spring bolt II then driven through
the washer and the washer II broken
from the strip by bending the strip
back and forth. The reason for not
separating the washer from the strip
until II IL In position Is that the
strip forms q means for guiding the
washer into place.
When selecting material /, for the
washer, care should be taken to use
material that will just fill the space
between the spring and the bracket.
The rattle viii continue, but with
diminished intensity. II the space Is
not completely filled.
Before driving out the spring bolt
a jack may be placed In position
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-03
INSIDE BOOTS ARE MADE 5
FROM DISCARDED CASINOS

Satisfactory inside boots may be
made from old castings in the following
manner. says a writer In Motor: Cut
cut and discard the badly worn parts.
Take the remaining pieces and cut into
sections from s TO IL inches long.
Trim off the flanges which hold the
tire TO the rim. Trim both sides and
ends of the boots smoothly, with a
sharp knife, down to sharp edges. 90
abrupt joints between the boot and
the casing. 5}L
During the last few years / have ~
duced my tire expense materially by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-03
BEARING WEAR CAUSES
!. WEAK" FORD MAGNETS

Although the Ford car has an ex'
cellent magnetic, II 10 very often the
reason why a Ford IL so hard to start.
The trouble lies In the fact that the
clearance between the magnets ana
coils OF the magnetic is regulated BY
the crankshaft bearings. AS soon as
a bearing or crankshaft wears, end
play develops and allows the magnets
and coil TO separate, thus weakening
the magnetic to very great extent.
The remedy II as simple as the cause.
All that Is necessary is ito melt the
babbitt from the removable half OF the
crankshaft boz and rebabbitt. This
viii remove the end play and when
the engine Ii reasonable "''n crank
inst AZ IL did when II was new.