Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-11
TO
DEFEND STATE
GRADlVCLAW
Statement by Attorney Gen
eral Shows League Press {
Charges Baseless.
Hagan Appointed Supervisor
Prior to Injunction
q Being Served.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 11.-SveinN
bjorn, johnson, attorney general, has
put crimp in few Of the yarns Of
the Fargo Courier-News by showing
that on the day he was informed Of
the suit to test the new state grain
ardson Of Fargo to represent the states
and also that there Il no truth to the
Courier-New report that a stipulation
has been entered into for the hearing
OF the case in st. Paul.
Mr.. Richardson was one OF the
league candidates for Justice of the
supreme court in the recent election,
and also represented the state in the
proceedings in which the former state
grain grading law was declared uncon-.
stitutional. p
w. Hagan Appointed.
At the same time the announcement
is made by the state railway commits
sion that J. N. Hagan, recalled COM
missioner Of agriculture and labor,
had been appointed state supervisor
Of grains and grading under the new
law prior to the injunction being serv-
ed on the commission. This was re-
vealed when Mr. JHagan filed his oath
Of Office and bond.
Chairman Milhollan of the commits
sion said that Mr.. Hagan, the former
bor, was appointed before the injunc-
tion was served. but that for "reasons'
the railroad commissioners did not
make the appointment public.
Just what Mr.. Hagan's status ts,' is
a. question. Chairman Milhollan said
his view Of the law was that the In
junction restraining the enforcement
OF the new law left the old law In ef-
feet with Ole Lund as inspector.
While Mr.. Hagan will not be able to
exercise functions, Of the office while
the Injunction applies, the question
also arises as to whether under the
appointment he Will be entitled to-
M. Johnsonns Statement.
Mr., Johnson's statement knocking
;;oaA the courter-NeFs attacks is as
Ths: :first ,nAh-ss on HAT We haS that
this islz aysss' tSrnI's. Z
,asa Ms ,,nS5 hs D.ssm- aa1l
NJ tEa '4th. WHEN he sal d that he had
boeh told that injunctional pfocesE
fms would be- started toaenjoin them
from putting the act into operation.
on Wednesday, the 9Th Of December,
the papers were filed apparently with
the clerk at Fargo, and Mr.. H.. A.
Libby. telephoned the office and asked
II we would stipulate to hear the pre-
Nminary motion before tho three
judges in st. Paul, for the convenience
Of the Judges. He asked US to ascertain
whether this would be satisfactory
with the railroad commissioners.
ID No stipulation.
After retaining Mr.. Richardson he
suggested reasons why it should be
heard in Fargo, which We're personal
to him and we, accordingly, advised
Mr.. Libby by letter that we could not
itipulate to hear the preliminary mo-
tion in st. Paul unless the objections
raised by Mr.. Richardson were re-
moved. That Is the way the case
stands and at the present time as far
as we know 1t will be heard in Fargo.
The papers were served Thursday,
Charges False.
Ny attention has BEEN called to the
statement in the Courier-News that
this office had advanced information
that this suit would be commenced.
Also my attention has been called to
"A editorial in Saturday mornings
Courier-News saying that we had fled
a stipulation to try this case in st.
paul. It is scarcely necessary in view
OF the well-known character of the
paper in which these statements ap-
pear, to. say that both of them ares
wholly false. No such stipulation has
been hled or entered into and this
office had no advance information exc
cent az heretofore stated in this state: