Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
RECALL Chief
TOPIC BEFORE
STATE VOTERS
Final Decision Regarding
Petitions Will be Made at
Devils Lake Meet.

Holding of district meetings BY the
Independent voters of North Dakota
10 name delegates to the state con-
vention to be held at Devils Lake
March 30 and 81, will, be h next
Of the recall campaign.
Wednesday. March 20. is the date
delegates to which were
at the county held
The Devils Lake convention will de-
eide finally whether or not recall
petitions shall be filed against the
League state officers,
the members OF the In
commission.
Sentiment Divided.
At present there seems to be some
division Of opinion as to the advis-
ability Of this step in the Independent
ranks. 1t Is generally agreed how
ever, that the members Of the Indus
TRIAL commission especially have for
feited the trust Of h people and
thoroughly deserve that recall action
should be instituted against them.
The chief objection among the In
call election appears to be based on
the idea that the leaguers have gotten
the states financial affairs n a hope
less muddle n that they should now
be left to unravel the meB a. best
they can. Let them stwe in their own
grease" was the way n Independent
who - doubtful az to be wisdom OF
asrscall put the matter.
Mistaken Views.
One point which this view 0verlooks
however, II hat every day the Non
partisan League administration re-
mains in power puts the state 50 much
deeper in the financial mire. Some
day it is going to be up to the Saner
element in North Dakota to pay the
bill for the leagues financial de-
bauch and this bill 10 steadily growing
larger:
fer funds the state industrial COM
mission can make ducks and brakes Of
the sums which will be made avail
able from tax payments which are
now beginning. and may be expected
to continue its steady drain on the
resources of the state as long as the
present members remain in office.
So the argument that the league ad-
mfntstration should be left to get itself
and incidentally the state out Of the
hole al best it can hardly hold water.
Consumer Stores Out.
One Of the important developments
in financial and political muddle dur
ing the last week was the appoint
ment Of a receiver for the Consumers
United Stores Co.. one of the most
important of the frenzied finance or
CARNATIONS which developed under
the auspices of the Honpartisan
league.
The petition in bankruptcy filed by
the officers of this concern, showed
that it owed large amounts to sew
eral Of the league banks of the state.
and also some $4,000 to the Drake
Mill. which supposedly means that
much more Of a deficit for hat insti-
tuition. The liabilities Of the bank
rupt concern TO the defunct Scan
dinavian American Bank at Fargo
amounted to $%loo,o o0.
The voluntary bankruptcy Of the
Consumers Stores Co., is generally
regarded as a heavy blow at the al
ready totterine prestige Of the Nom
partisan league.
Another complication in the affairs
of the Scandinavian American Bank
developed during the week with the
arrest Of a former cashier of the in
stitution on a charge of embezzling a
large amount Of h banks funds.
Bank Sinks Deeper.
In the meantime the reports from
Bismarck indicate that there has been
no improvement in the affairs Of the
Bank OF North Dakota although that
institution. has succeeded in paying Oft
the million dollar note due to the
Merchants Loan and Trust Co.. OF
Chicago.
The bank has refused payment on
some 1900 checks up to date, al
though the current expense OF the
state government have been less
proportionately than the amount OF
the tax collections received.
E Further Difficulties.
The action OF the supreme court
in holding that funds Of the Sank OF
North Dakota are subject to garnish-
ment have also added to the troubles
Of that institution. several new actions
having been instituted against it.
Among the actions initiated is one
by Surrey township in Ward County
which seeks to nullify the older issued
In December by the Industrial Com
mission against the paying OF checks
issued by counties or other subdivis-
ions Of the state which have ceased
to bank all their funds with the state
bank.
Should this action be upheld by
| the supreme court it will add mater
tally to the endorsements Of the
state bank.
so the developments Of the next
&-o -o>ks ppo~i1A 70 he Intervening