The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 13, 1918, Page 8

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Minot, at the direction of the council, | was submitted for consideration, and Mr. Carroll believed at the time the story was given to the press that fa- vorable action had been taken. He ad-j mitted later, however, that he could find no record of such action in the minutes. He regarded such omision ag a clerical error aid himself gave a copy of the order to the press, ad- vising that it would be safe to give the matter publicity, as the council had intended to adopt the order, éven if he minutes did not show such ac- tion. In denying that the order had been adopted, John B. Brown, assistant secretary of the council of defense, who had sent in the same story to his paper, the Nonpartisan Courier- News, at Fargo, stated today that not only had action not been taken, but there was some doubt as to whether the council would act favorably, upon the order as there was opposition to the proposed action inside the coun- cil ag well as very determined’ antag- onism upon the part of the elevator interests. The coungl offices were filled yesterday with farmers’ elevator men protesting the proposed order. A. \C. Townley, himself, in company with Job W. Brinton, general manager of the Townley chain stores, showed up at the capitol but whether. on this matter or in connection with Brin- ton’s approaching trial in federal dis- trict court here could not be learned. The -now much discussed order, as presented by the council, opens with a “To avoid every possible waste and unnecessary expense in handling the grain, the North Dakota Council of Defense orders that the North Dakota Council of Defense cor- poration take immediate Weps to take charee of the: handling: ofthe grain business as nearly as possible, ac-, cording to the following plan: 2 “No. 1—That the said corporation Hake over the amanagement or prop- erty of all elevators of the state, and all buyers’ licenses. “No. 2.—That' each ~community in which there is located an elevator be notified to proceed to organize a board of trustees to handle all the said busi- ness in such community, said board to arily have grain to sell, and who shall be selected by ballot by the grain growers of the said community, and said trustees to be selected as fol- lows: When the community has with- in its territory an incorporated vil- lage, or a city, two members shall be; the village or city, and the said four shall select the fifth member of the said board of trustees who shall be members and holders of at least one share of the stock of the Norfth Da- kota Council of Defense corporation, provided that when the said elevator |sha}l be located in a city, there shall jbe seven trustees, thre from th coun- try, three fromthe city, and these shall appoin a seventh trustee. No. 3.—A the end-of the fiseal year, all profits made by said board shall upon the first- business day of July each year be divided among thé pa- trons of the elevators in the said community, according to the number of bushels sold by the said patron or through said trustees. “No. 4.—The sald elevators shall be taken over by. lease or purchase, the payment for the use of the said ele- vators to be upon a basis of seven per cent per annum, upon the actual physical ‘valuation of said elevator plants. take over the property or plant of any elevator company or owner~for the said corporation, they shall pay th eactual physical valuation thereof. The physical valuation in all cases where the, owners of the property and trustees cannot agree shall be deter- mined by a hoard of three arbitrators, one to be appointed by the board of trustees, one by the owner, and the two to appoint a third. “No. 5.—Elevator properties used) exclusively for seed grain business or | owned by and: contiguous to mills are: not included in this order. “No. 6.—The grain purchased and handled as above set forth shall be distributed as nearly as_ possible through the same commissions and portion as last year purchased or handled the\grain from the various elevators, subject to such necessary business changes -as the local board of trustees, with the consent of the North Dakota Council. of . Defense shall make. / “No. 7.—The said board o ftrustees and the said business shall at all jtimes be under the supervision and dii rection o the North Dakota Council of Defense corporation and subject to all laws and rules of the United States and the state of North Da- kota.” This order had been quite gener- ally discussed for several days pre- vious to the date upon which Mr. Car- roll understood it to have been pass- ed. Various members of: the council who had talked over the proposition with the press seemed altogether en- thusiastic over it. The same was true of Speaker Howard R. Wood, son of F. B. Wood of the*Equity exchat who came to Bismarck to: personatt: consist of five persons, who custom-| selected from the county, two from| If the board of trustees shall |; elevator companies in the same pro-| to urge the adoption ‘of the plan of the council, The first knowledge of opposition came yesterday afterfoon, when Secretary Thomas Allan Box wired the North Dakota newspapers as follows: } “Through a. misunderstanding of one of the members of the North Da- kota Teuncil of ‘Defense a, story was circulated in. the press of the state that the council of defense had taken over the primary. markets of the state, as a war measure. This information was given to the press without au- thority of the secretary and without’ foundation. A plan whereby the ele- vators of the state will be brought un- der the management of the North Da- kdta Council of Defense was before the council for discussion, but no of- ficial action was taken. The propos- ed order was not even voted upon, it being laid over until the next meeting of the council.. As secretary of the state council of defense, I wish to assure ftiterested parties and the pub- lic that no action will be taken with- out full and deliberate consideration.” BUY W. S, 8. “ WILL CELEBRATE WITH ALLY Washington, July 13.—A resolution by Senator Walsh of Montana urging American citizens to observe Bastile day on July 14 as “a mark of special regard for our ally” France, and ex- tending to that country the fratern- al greetings of the United States, was car on the market: seyatSy unantimoilaly today” by the WORK.OR FIGHT ».. « ORDER ON. BASE ‘BALL APPEALED Washington, July. 13.—The decision pan she re i ion of the “work or ight” ordet asepall. players: prob- ably wilt be a jpon the appeal of sido; Aiuamitt cher of the ‘Washi Americ ague club. “A brief carrying the appeal of, Ainsmith from “his local’ board ‘ here: reached Secretary. Baker ‘late’ yesterday. BUY" WASTES:FROM WAR PLANTS »» “KILLING FISH Chicago, July. 13.—Trade wastes from.munition plants are responsible for the killing of fish in the lake, in- vestigators of the department of health announced today. ‘Thousands of dead fish haye been washed on short in the last few days: The investigation was started following complaints to the department about ‘the fishy taste and odor of the water. BUY.W. §. 8.——— Tribupe Want, Ads Bring Results, Bismarck, N. D. e a ee “/BURNOUIST 70. NOT APPEARIN. RAMSEY COURT Governor Declares Tribunal Has |’ No Jurisdiction in Con- tempt Action ‘ * WAS MILITARY MEASURE St. Paul, Minn; July 13,—Holding that the Ramsey county district céurt has not jurisdictiow in the matter, Governor J. A. A. 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