The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1919, Page 1

THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 44. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, FE SENATE LOVE FEAST MARKS HAIL, ACTION Minority Vies With Majority in Saying Nice Things About Bill and Its Aims .NOT FULLY COMPULSORY Farmers Who Do Not Wish to Be Assessed for Benefits May Withdraw in June (Minority member of the senate vied with the majority Thursday afternoon in endorsing the league hail insur- ance bill, amended and remanded in the committee on insurance and in league caucus until everyone who has studied it appears satisfied. The bill passed the senate without a single dis- senting vote, there being 48 ayes and one absentee. The emergency clause passed with 47 votes in its favor, two members being absent. As compared with other state hail insurance ills, the North Dakota measure is considered conservative, workable and Jiberal: It is only quasi- compulsory, in that it permits any afrmer who does not wish to be pro- tected under this fund and subject to assessment for such protection to withdraw, by filing’:a written notice with his county auditor in June, be- fore the season of hall risk begins. The only compulsory feature is with regard: to:aiflat assessment of three cents per‘ acre on all, tilable lands which is designed to provide for op- erating expenses and for a certain basis for each year’s insurance fund. This assessment will apply to every tilalble acre in the state, whether the owner elects to withdraw from the as- sessment feature of the fund or not, and it is estimated that it: will yield from $60,000 to $750,000 per annum, taking as a basis from 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 acres-of land affected. In 1918, when the state’s cultivated acre- age reached its peak, 18,000,000 acres were under cultivation. Prior to that, year not more than 16,000,000 ever had been in crop. The wording of the act would tend to indicate an inten- tion to cover all lands which may be cropped, unless such land is specifical- ly, exempted by the owner prior to tie beginning of the crop season. . Good for Cities. : “This bill is as much ‘to the inter- est. of the olties as ft munities,” said’ Senator’ Ployhar of Barnes. “We: went through a bad hail loss in Barnes last ‘summer, and I know how it demoralizes business in town. I own a piece-of land. down in Barnes that hds been croppel. for forty years and “has never bien touch: ed by hail, but Pwedla'be' glad ‘to: pay a tax of 50 cetilacdier Wure'on that’ land if I knew it would stailize coadi- tions and present a gérieral loss’ sucd as we have had in ‘some -years!> T could well afford to do it, and so could every other man in the state . who: owns an acre of land. - 50 Cents Maximum. Under the bill as finally passed the hail losses, after being adjusted, are ‘assessed prorata against the lands benefited, with a provision, however, that in no one year shall the assess ment exceed 50 cents per acre. Some senators were inclined to belleve 50 cents not high enough; otuers thought it to high, and still others believed there should be no limit. Thé reason for this restriction as explained by the committee was that some feared that if no limit were placed on the as- sessing. powers of the commissioner of insurance, who will administer the ‘nail fund, the act might be held uncon- stitutional. Jo Auiess she ent day Senator King*féared that inveitse‘of excessive hall losses an assessment of 50 cents the ‘acre might not be suf- ficient. Senator. Ingerson answered tihs objection by’ stating that .in the event this assessment proved insuffi- cient to cover the losses of any one year, interest-bearing, negotiavle state warrants could be issued for the dit- ference, which could be added to the assessment of the following year or (Continued on Page Two.) BERGER GETS SENTENCE STAY, Chicago, Feb. 21.—Victor L. Berger, socialist congressman-elect from Mil- waukee, and his four co-defendants‘are at liberty. today following granting of a writ of supersedas after tence to 20 years’ imprisonment viola- tion of the espionage act. us a stay pending an a higher court. : Berger by Judge Landis, mer, secretary of the I, editor of the Rev. Irwin St. r and writer, and Ametficah John Tucker, lect William F. Crew, head of the young people’s socialist’ league.: Following te granting of the writ by Judge Alschuler in the court of ap- peals, counsel for the defendants asked | the judge for bail, which was granted in the sym of $20,000 on each of the two cousits upon which the several co- defendants were arrested. FIGHTING FLIER “LANDS IN GOTHAM Thomas Allan Box, secretary of the council of defense, has been advised by his son, Capt. Thomas Allan Box, Ja., of the latter's safe tarrival in New York after. spending several months as instructor in aviation with the ex- forces. Capt. Hox is ac- led by his comrade, Capt. Dan- ford Jooste. a Boer ace with the South farming com-|* GERMANY MUST PAY FOR 450,000 HOMES DESTROYED Paris, Feb. 21.—Outlining — tonight the difficulties of the committee on reparation, Capt. Tardieu of the French delegates to the peace confer- ‘ence said that France alone would pre- isent a bill for 450,000 houses that had deen destroyed. This did not include factories, he suid. He said the con- ference was determined to make Ger- many pay to the limit of their ability. MAJORITY GAG RULE AGAIN ON JOB IN HOUSE Previous Question Prevents Dis- cussion of Important Measures on Floor OBJECT TO JUDGES’ BILL First District Particularly Feels ’ That It Has Been Poorly Apportioned “ 'Tis a long time between drinks, but you're furnishing us mighty good material for our referendum cam- paign,” said a minority member to a majority. member of the house yester- day afternoon, after the previous ques- tion, the parliamentary gag on discus- sion, -had been applied on all of the several important league, program bills up for third reading. The previous questfon prevented de- ‘bate on Senate Bill 75 authorizing a five-million-dollar bond issue for the state mill and elevator association, and on Senate Bill 130, authorizing a $10- 000,000 bond issue to finance the farm loan business of the Bank of North Dakota. The same gag was applied to House Bill 124, providing tor a judicial redis- tricting of the state. This bill, orig: inally lost, was reconsidered on mo-; tion of one of the minority, who had and understanding that the bill would be so amended as to care for o2jec- tions which he had raised to his dis trict as fixed in the reaportionment. When the bill came up for final recon- sideration, however, the previous ques tion was immediately moved. Taere was no opportunity for amendment or digcussion, and the minority felt that it was-served with an excellent speci- men of the double:cross. %, The, Objections. The principal objections to the new judieial districts come.from the First which comprises Cass, Griggs, Steele, Grand Forks and Nelson counties. The First district’ was not partial about ‘Cass ‘and: Barnes,-but -it: Insisted that’ Pembina, Walsh and.Cavalier counties rightfully .should be in.the same dis) trict with Grand Torks, inasmuc, a8, all the train service of these, counties dillwent through. the’ house ,Pembina, district which runs as far west .a8 |: Renville. Tita i There is. little, objection to the fourth district, which throws Burleigh in. with Stutsman, Eddy, Foster, Kid- der, Sheridan and ‘McLean, but it is claimed that some of the other dis- tricts are not framed with. a view to economy: An effort was made on the floir of the house to amend the bill by eliminating the provision allowing judges necessary traveling. expenses in addition to their salary when away from home, but this amendment was defeated. ‘ ‘Lee Combs of Valley City ts said to be slated for, the third judgeship in the First district, while Edward P. Totten, brother of George B. of the ‘oard of regents, and former county judge-of Bowman, is said to have been promised. the third. judgship in the sixth district, embracing afl. the. tenri- tory..west and: goth of :thé Misourl.- BOND ISSUES FOR HIGHWAYS ~ ARE POPULAR Mingfesota Tops List With $100,- ‘00,000—Many States Go Over $50,000,000 The state highway. department ad- vises that the bond issue idea for road building and particularly to meet the large quantities of federal aid is being entertained by a vety large number of states. The more recent states con- templating highway bend issues, as the state highway commission is advised, are Georgia for. $40,000,000, Washitig- ton for $40,000,000, Virginia for $25,- 000,000, Colorado for $20,000,000, Tex- as for $6,000,000. and South Dakota for $4,000,000. The list in full date is as. follow: Minnesota - : Mlinois 60,000, Oklahoma Washington South Carolina . Montana . Virginia . Colorado California . Oregon .. Texas ... South Dakota . 4,000, The bond issue of Mlinois and Penn- sylyania have already: been passed. The total of the foregoing is $718,000,- 000. Indirect advices from Washing- ton, D. C., indicate that the Bankhead amendment to the present’ federal aid law has received favorable action by the United States senate. This: bill will provide over $4,000,000 federal aid for North. Dakota (on'a 50-50 proposl- ton) by 12h peed « va center,in Grand,.Forks city. .As the), Waish: and Cavalier are tacked onto &/gran»intonoperation with mlittleue- FARM LOAN BILL THROUGH HOUSE: BANK ACT READY Last of Important League Pro- gram Measures Passed Lower Chamber Yesterday THINKS MONEY TOO HIGH Rep. J. F. T. O’Connor Argues Against Floating Securities at Present Time —— Sturdy opposition from Rep. J. F. T. O'Connor of Grand Forks, Twichell of Cass and other minority leaders hed little impression on theyheuse Thurs day afternoon when the time came to) put through senate bill 180, authoriz- | ing a state bond issue of $10,090,000. to finunce the farm loan operations of the Bunk of North Dakota. The bill} provides that the state may pay as much us seven per cent interest. O'Con- nor called attention to the fact that furmers ean now borrow money: ut five per cent from the university and school lands fund of $27,000,000 to $30,000,000 and that, while only a small percent- age of this fund now is available for loaning on farm mortgages, It is pos- sible to place approximately $20,000,000 of this money at the disposal of the farmers. O’Connor called the atten- tion of the house to the fact that a bond is a first mortgage; and he. ques- tioned the advisability of placing $10,- 000,000 worth of such mortgages on the market at this time when money is high and when North Dakota is at- tempting to float $7,000,000 worth of bonds for other projects. Twichell declared that money is now costing two per cent more than it .has in the past history of the state and probably two cent more than it will two or five years henc He seriously questioned the adv flity of bor ing money at a time when the must pay the maximum price which money cannot be loaned — to farn for less than eight: per cent. T vote on ate bill 130 was to 33, five being absent and not vot- ing. The emergency curried by ap- proximately the-same. vote. There wv less opposition to senate bill 75. authorizing «a bond issue of to finance the’state mill and ssoclation, and ‘this, measure passed 76 to 28, with seven absent. All, of the. importait, league, meas- ures plow, fave passed bpth liouses aud awult! thé signature: of the -governor. Nelson. A: Maxon, secretary to the xov- ernor, advised late yesterday — after- noon that none of these. program, meas- ures hadeyet" down. It is anti- cipated) that immediately. after .sign- ing house bill, 17, creating: the ‘indus- trial commission, the governor will call Wandeting Of) hid isséSNeN Attorney Generals. Levngee* and! ‘Cotntiissténer Hagan. toumhoet for putting tne pro: ldyrws possible, t WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY 10 | - BE OBSERVED Nonpartisan League Legislators Will Pay Tribute to Mem- ory of Washington Senator Carol D. King, the silver- voiced singer of Menokva,: is chairman of a Nonpartisan’ committee: Which is arranging for an::“open” celebration STAND ATTACKED BY B. F. HARRIS Chicago, Feb: 21—Charging that Governor Fraxiet:of North Dakota: elected by. the Nonpartisan league, had double crogsed“the farmers who elect- ed him by making “a deal with “the socialistic faction, of the Chicago Fed- eration of Labor, which has now gone directly, into: politics,” B. F. Harris of Champagne, je addressed. the American ‘Assoctation. of Creamery Butter ‘Manufac‘urers.. yesterday.. The annual mecyug was heid in the Hotel La Salle, He ‘said: .... “Can you imagine any thinking, self- ‘Tespeeting farmer; deliberately ‘becom- ing the tail of 9 kite of some other organization, and, goigg ‘from. the fry- ing pan into the: fire: by becoming a slave to. their forty hour a week land tax scheme, with wages up and food down? I am quite:certain this does not appeal to Ilinolscorn, belt: farm- ers.” ‘ Speaking of the f. W. W. and the bolshevik, he added: “We need more Ole Hansens. He killed a revolution in the guise of @ ‘strike.” STREETCAR LINE TO BE EXTENDED Senate Passes Bill for Proposed Loop on: Tenth Street Without Dissent The senate committee on tax , affairs. Thursday ‘reported out for passage Senate Bill 125, providing for an), extension: : of the capitot street. railwayeast on Main to tenth and thence\en Tenth to the capitol, making a complete joop and affording’ connections with the Soo line. which will enable tre, Soo or the. staté itself. to switch coal and other supplies direct. to the capitol over the state's own lines, saving several thousand dol- lars per annum in haulage. The same'scommitee. reported out for favorable consideration. Senate Bill 48, which enables the state bonding department to bond state foficials im addition to carry- ing the sureties of county. town- ship, school district and municipal officers, as formerly provided. ROYLANCE PUTS 10 SLEEP BILL GRABBING TAXES te Too Much Opposition From Counties Prevents Lemke From Realizing ‘Dream ge On-advice-of Prof..W. G. Roylance, the league's tax expert; ‘House Bill 177, which would have transferred: from the various subdivisions: to the: state’s gencral tax, rolis. all. levies on publict ALLIES DON'T | WANT TOURISTS utilities, estimated by the tax com- mission to aggregate $8,000,000 per annum, was quietly “given the axe’ in the joint committee on tdxes and tax laws Thursday. This bill is said‘to have been drawn by Prof Roylance at the suggestion of Bishop’ ‘Lemke. Counties, town- ships , municipalities and other minor divisions which would have suffered the loss of $8,000,000 per annum in revenue, protested so vigorously that the measure was chloroformed in com- mittee. ’ PREMIER EISNER 318 ASSASSINATED Lone i Feb. 21.—Kurt Eisner, pre- miler. of, Bavaria, has been shot and of Washington's /Wirthday at — the yey” league’s caucus ‘chambers Suturday eyening. #80: The program us ‘dnfounced follows: aie Selection by Nonpartisan quartet, consisting of Messrs. Mason, Boise and Wallace. Speech ‘by Dr. A. McG, Beede. Selection‘by Nonpartisan Auxiliary quartet, consisting of Mesdames Wovd, Stucke, Liggett and Brown. Speech by Rey. C. E. Vermilya. Solo by Fred Hanson. Speech by Governor Lynn J. Frazier. Selection by . Nonpartisan league’ quartet. Speech by John M. Hagan, commis- sioner of. agriculture. ¥ Singing of “America” by audience, led by Nonpartisan Jeague quartet. Representative R. A, Walker will act as chairman. league King, \ The: premier was killed this morn- toaay. fing, according to a Munich dispatch, by Lieut, Count Arco Valley, who was Avounded. since the days of the Yukon gold rush, has been made by members of the to reinforce armies on this front. Hun- dreds of sleighs. driving over frozen roads cut through pine woods com- B. 21; 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS TAFT ANSWERS CRITICS OF NATION LEAGUE Says That Poindexter, Reed et al,' Merely Shooting Words Into Air DOES NOT CURE DOCTRINE Former President:Says Covenant Extends Monroe Theory to Whole World San Franclsco, Feb. 21.-—Former President Taft last night replied to his out the Monroe doctrine. whether I would consent to a league of the covenant extends the Monroe are shot into the air on the theory ‘that the people of this country do uot read. ATTACKS LEAGUE. livered his promised attack von the Proposed league of nations and re- ferred to: it as tie most radical de- parture from our policy “that we have ever considered.” WOULD (MUZZLE WILSON. Washington, Feb. 21.—A resolution “Senator Poindexter wants to know |banks under the name of the American ether I would consent 4 ¢ ans action was taken, of nations in which the Monroe dvc-lof the notes taken from B: trine were not recongized. Article 10) stock in the $200,000 Am Washington, reb. 21.—Senator Bor- 5 ah of Idaho, Republican member of the foreign relations committee, de- ' ' ry) May Be Expected. Following an afternoon devoted to hearing interesting stories from Jack Hastings, Townley’s financial secretary, crities in the United States senate, He |@dventures in the realms of high finance, auatrered Senator Bolndexter's ques- Poormatization of the American jon whether he would sign a conven-/an e 35,000 . . ant for a league of nations that wiped the athte aetlan eng Saien ‘to see Me eee ee ios ous if they were not the utterances of {institutions which Hastings, operating in such eminent and learned gentlemen.” |has purchased or established during the last year. Using League Name. _ It developed during the hearing ‘be- fore the state banking board and the blue~sky commission on the Valley City bank matter that the name of the league has been used in floating all manner of stock-jobbing propositions. Any league organizer or promoter, ‘ap- parently, has had little difficulty in separating the farmer from his money it he represented that his scheme was STATE BANKING BOARD REFUSES — TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION OF. TWO OF THE LEAGUE VENTURES Notes Given in Exchange for Stock Not Properly Secured, Commission. Decides—Declines to Join With Secretary of State in Resolutions Condemning Wholesale Stock-Jobbing by Alleged League Agents—Hall Threatens Suit Against Home Lumber Co. More Revelations of his exciting a which included the recent National bank of Valley City, with ‘ove the merger of the two Exchange bank. the board announces, because a number ‘arnes county farmers in exchange for ‘ erican Exchange bank, which is to be doctrine to the entire world. ‘The wild |iNcorporated under the laws of North Dakota, were not secured by words of Fess, Reed and Poindexter colnerat or individual signatures. e American National bank of Valley City through ‘ings’ Their remarks would be humor- |Teorganization becomes a state bank, one 4 5 Seep of a long string of such the name of the league, i 12 days. | Another contingent arrived on an ice dbrenke r. The correspondent of the Associated British army, who form a contingent; Press made a one day’s trip on a cled to-meet_ the contingent. scribed the voyage as “cheery and Nearly every day ‘the mercury i went as low as 45 or 46 below. SUPPLY TANK EVOLUTION OF WAR } cold.” 3 z ; e i} . Each new invention of the war evolved some other new thing and here is one of the newest, the supply tank, sent to the front just:before the war’s‘end. Its cargo safe from bursting “shrap” jandmachine gun bullets, it took food and:ammunition right to the front without loss. designed to prevent President Wil- son from discussing publicly the pro- posed leauge of nations until he has detailed the plan to the senate was introduced today by Senator Sherman of Linois, . The resolution declared that to dis- }cuss the plan before su milting de- \tails.to the senate “would be unwise, undiplomatic and calculated to pro- voke discord,” and calls upo the pres- ident to preserve an unbiased’ and im- | partial mind until he has discussed the project. with the senate. ~ QUESTION OF INDEMNITY. 21.—While the peace conference leaders “have been_await- ing. the outcome:of Premier Clemen- | ceau's injury to ‘determine what the program of the conference shall be in the near future,'the question of fixing the huge amount of money which the ; enemy must pay for reparation in the near. future is.assuming such import- ance, that..it may..have_to he fererred to the main council. principplly upon whether the costs allied countries of. carying on war shouldbe, added.to,the ‘amount. demanded. to; reparation... The adidtion of the, total. cost af the war; would swell the, aggregate: to. such a stupendous’ sum. that there are doubts of ability to ‘collect it. Paris, Feb. This idea turns {to the various jas compared: with some $2,500,000/In Washington, D. C., Feb. 21.—At the request of British and French govern- ments, the state department hereafter will refuse passports to people wish- ing to travel in those countries, except ‘on_ official business. \ difficulties and abnormal 'prompted the request. made that the British government had requested specifically that passports be refused prohibition agitators. FIRE ON DELEGATION. Warsaw, Feb. 21.—Members of. the interallied committee were fired upon by Ukrainian soldiers while traveling from Cracow to Lemburg on a Polis. armored train. The delegation, which included Prof. Lord. one of the Ameri- can members of the mission, returned to Cracow, : ee Eee BRITISH SOLDIERS TAKE LONG TRIP OVER SNOWS OF ARCTIC; SLEDS MAKE 350 MILES IN 12 DAYS Archangel, Feb. 21.—An Artic jour-| pleted the trip of 350 miles in about ‘ney probably of the greatest length Transportation The men de- pact authorizing the extension division OUR REVENUES Resolution Quietly Slipped in Yesterday May Disclose Interesting Facts Very quietly Thursday afternoon Rep. J. F. T. O'Connor of Grand oF rks slipped through the house a motion calling upon the tax commission ta give the asesmbly an estimate of the revenue to be produced for each of the year’s 1919 and 1920 under tax laws now. on the statute books andj bills which have been passed at, this session or which are pending in’ the house or senate. The motion was adopted without discussion, and Rep. O'Connor, follow- ed this action with a request that the {request be immediately messaged to the tax commission. This was done, and the commission now is preparing the estimates: asked for. . Tax -Com- misioner . Steele ''recently. estimated that exclusive of the’$1,100,000 per an- nim which would ‘be required ‘as. an interest. and sinking fund on $17,000,-1 000 sworth:ofstate bonds whiéh have been authorized at this session, there} would he.rhised’ for’ state purposés alone!.more than $14,000,000 in 1919; 1918. The tax commisioner’s esti- mate included $8,000,000 which would have / resulted from the mon- opoly for. state purposes of $8,000,000 taxes on public utilities now divided among the counties, townships and school districts. The bill appropriat- ing this entire utility tax for state purposes, House Bill No. 177, was kill- ed in joint committee on taxes and tax laws Thursday, the pressure having become too great. SENATE DOES ANOTHER BIG DAY'S WORK Upper House Wades, Through: More Than Half of .Long Calendar The senate did another good day's | business Thursday.’ There was little discussion to interfere, aside from the debate on house bill 176, the chiro- practor bill, which was recalled and passed, and the upper house waded through more than half of its, long calendar for the day, passing the fol-; lowing .bills ‘on third reading: Senate Bill No. 91.—A bill for an} act making an appropriation for the maintenance, improvements, — repairs, new buildings, equipment and wiscel- laneous expenses of the school for the deaf and dumb at Devils Lake, North Dakota. Senate Bill No. 28.—A bill for un act providing for a bounty for wolves and coyotes, prescribing the method for pay- ment, creating a fund sid providing for a levy therefor, prescribing the pen- alty for a violation thereof and to re-) peal sections 2645, 2646, 2652, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2051, 2650 26 2 thapter 253 of the orth Dakota for the Senate Bill No. 77.—A bill for an (continued on Page Two.) CLEMENCEAU IS OUT OF DANGER Paris, Feb. 21.—Premier Clemenceau has arranged to meet his colleagues soon. His doctors consider him out of danger. The physicians believed that he could resume his political activities Monday. The physicians are satistied with the manner in which he is pro- gressing. He passed an excellent night, xetting five hours’ sleep, which -is his customary amount. , A search of the Cottin home and those adjoining in the district revealed a large amount of literature, which was confiscated. -The police, in its ex- approved ‘by the league or endorsed by Frazier, Lemke and other members of the state administration. Governor Frazier and Attorney Gen- eral Langer, however, declined to join with their Nonpartisan league asso- ciation on the state banking board, Secretary of State Tom Hall, in the adoption of resolutions denouncing these alleged fake promoters. Promoters Hit. Promoters of league ‘banks, league newspapers, league lumber companies, league oil companies, league coal mines and scores of similar enterpris- es which have, it is claimed, been foisted, on the farmers of North Da- kota, were,,assailed in /the;:following .{ resolutions, introduced. by.Secretary of State Hall in the following resolu- |’ tions: ' “Whereas it has come to the:notice: of the members of the state banking board that scores of promoters and stock salesmen are traveling over the state representing to prospecti¥s.pur- chasers that the stock they are offer- ing is endorsed by the members of the state banking board, the state &dmin-);, Astration or vy the Nonpartisam,league j;; or by some: other political associa: tion, and ib xt Se blade tl “Wihereas' jit; hag.come tothe, notice of: the: members of the state. banking board that) bécause of these represent- jations: tnu'ddrgely n the claim that such associations are fostered and en- couraged by the state administration or:some political party or faction, and “Whereas many of the securities ffered are wholly speculative in na- ure, having but little or no real merit or value or feasibility of plan upon which to base a practical going busi- ness, and many of our people are in- vesting their money in such stock and enterprises, and “Whereas such speculative seouri- ties are being sold in this state in yio- lation of what is known as our blue sky law, therfore, “Be it resolved that the governor jas the chief executive and as the president of the state banking board, ‘be requested to call the attention of all prosecuting attorneys in the state; to the provisions of Chapter 91, Ses- sion Laws 1915. and to section 9968, of the complied laws of 71913, and... “Be it’ further resolved, that the secretary of the state banking board publish: a notice of warning substan- tially of the effect of this resolution and in conformity thereto in each of the daily newspapers of the state and five other papers having the greatest circulation, to the end that the pub- lic generally may be warned against the machinations and false representa: tions made by the horde of corpora- tion spawners now infesting our state, and be it “Further resolved that the expense of publishing these notices, one time in each of the above-mentioned pub- lications, be paid out of the appropria- tion for public printing, as set out in Chapter 44, session laws of 1917. upon vouchers to ‘be submitted by the state auditing board for approval. Secretary of State. Langer Approves. Attorhey General Langer is said to g|have stated at the conclusion of the interview with Jack Hastings that he ;| favored such resolutions, but that he did not regard them drastic enough, and. it is understood that he will pre- Pare an even more critical arté‘gn- mént of these “corporation spawners,” operating as league representatives, at the expense of league farmers, for sbmision at an early date. é It is a ‘very conservative estimate to state, says Mr. Hall, that several million dollars have been subscribed since the league began operations: in this state to alleged league and commercial enterprises, the name of the league to influence ers to part with their money « amination, discovered that.'a regular} im bolsheviki organization is ‘at work in #rance and that it has very important | leaguers ‘ > EB & tt bash pty