The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1928, Page 8

The I. V. A. Platform—Read It and Weep a Nonpartisan Newspaper) V. A. platform and dissect it piece by piece. When we come to some salient point in the platform we will interpolate some comment. The I, V. A. platform will appear in light face type ahd our comment will appear in bold face type immediately fol- lowing the point we choose to criticise: THE PLATFORM ‘ “We, the Independent Voters association of North Dakota, in con- vention assembled at Jamestown this seventh day of March, 1928, adopt the i latform: folewe all the attention of the voters of this state to the fact that the North Dakota Nonpartisan League at its convention held February 8, 1928, reaffirmed its allegiance to the original league program, but not content with stopping there, adopted a new and additional platform, where- in they demand that the Bank of North Dakota be operated as a regular, toinies “a n with the private banks of the commercial bank in direct compet! a 5 state; that branches of the Bank of North Dakota be established in ac- cord in all counties, that additional terminal elevators be built, and that! the state go into the business of erecting storage elevators throughout the | state.” (What a whopper, branches of the Bank of (McLean County Independent, Now, then, we will take up the 1. right off the bat. The League platform states that North Dakota may he placed in any county where a majority of the voters of that county request same. It does not say tha | branches of the Bank of North Dakota “shall” be started in all counties whether needed or not and whether asked for or not. The League plat- form states that the State Government shall assist farmers to secure a/ better market for their crops in accdtdance with the plan in use in Canada, and which is functioning through the Canadian government, and which is securing for the Canadian farmers a considerably higher price for their crops than the North Dakota farmers get for the same kind of crops.) | “py that platform, the issues in tie present campaign are made clear and definite. The voters of t! state are asked not only to approve the continued operation by the state of the present mill and elevator which had lost the taxpayers more than $1,400,000 during its existence, but also to | endorse this new program the same program of state ind 1- | ted in the days of House Bill 44 and ‘the s! t of the moderate leaguers has been rejected and the} ain in the saddle.” | e quite a long harangue on the dreadful things that o do. It does not only intend to continue the pres: | intends to extend this program, The I. V. A. tell u: tthe people of this state $1,400,000, Yet they are ¢ to run it so that they can get Into offlec | with their feet under th counter. ‘They admit, that every other) League institution but the mill is making money, hold that the mill is los: | ing money, can never make money, yet they want to saddle it upon the backs of the poor taxpayers who are paying 30 cents a year per capita to keep it running. The Bank of North Dakota Is a money making institution, the I. admit that, yet they do not want to see it lend money at a low Interest rate to the farmers of this state on anything but real estate, yet national banks, who have the reputation of being the only “unbustable” banks, don’t lend money on real estate at all, but make their loans on per- sonal property only. The last Congress passed the McFadden Branch Bank Jaw, making it legal for private banks to open branches. If a one- te bank can do this why can not the great Bank of North Da- kota with its:millions on deposit? If National Banks consider real estate limit.’ extreme radicals ar (There you the League inten ent program, but ii that the mill has going to swallow the mill. estate the only safe collateral for the Bank of North Dakota? If wheat in} the bin is good collateral for a national bank why is it not good collateral | for the Bank of North Dakota? Yes, the mill is acceptable to the I. V. ! but banking done on the style their most careful bankers follow is radical, dangerous un-American—wmost of all it Is sate and there is no for shysters, and that makes it distasteful to the I. V. A.’s.), | “We declare ourselves to be unalterably opposed to the principle of state ownership of private industries. We believe that the true function | of government is to protect and encourage all legitimate business in the; interest of the public good, and not to compete with or destroy private | business.” We are unalterably opposed to state ownership.” That is a straight-, forward, unequivocal statement. There is no two ways of construing that | statement. It means just what it says. Unalterably opposed means un- compromisingly opposed, 100 per cent oppos: But if our I. V. A. friends believe state ownership is a thing only fit to be opposed unalterably, why do they give in even a fra of aninch? Why do they not stand by their guns? Why do they come out and offer to run state hail insurance. | the Bank of North Dakota as a rural credits bank? Thee things are all state owned institutions. Here is the answer: The I. V. A.’s have inad- vertently stated the truth when they say they are unalterably opposed to the state industri They are opposed to all of these industries and in- stitutions, but th now they cannot be elected by taking an honest stand as they did two years ago when they said they would junk the industries. To junk the industries they must be elected to office, and to be elected to; office they must say nothit bout ref the industries, Their stand; ecco ag hypocrisy, deceit and double-dealing, Their platform is a cam-| ouflage. | “We call upon all citizens regardless of party or faction, to foster th well being of our state, and to unite in defending any attempt to plunge | us headlong into further state industrialism.” ‘| (Whoa, girl! Back Up, Zuby! If you I. V. A. boys are going to give! this mill a fair trial as you say yuu will, do your best to make jism | pan out, you will be doing good thing. Why, boys, with all of your efficiency, all of your bu: abili u will make the old mill pay dividends, ly run away with it- self, and you surely would not he doing much then to turn the state back from its plunge into bolshevism. of this state if you boys take over the old mill and make it go the way y say it will. Free Love will be upon us, and all of our farmers will qu farm and move to town to live on the profits of the mill—won't have to do a bit of work.) “We realize that the present state mill and elevator is an existing fact to be dealt with in the best manner possible. “We advocate that a commission of three members, two of whom shall| i be members of the Nonpartisan League, and which commission shall have the same power now given by law to the governor, shall be created... . recall that it was the I. V. A.’s who placed the control of | the state mill in the hands of the Governor in the first place, and now they | commission to be Nonpartisan Leaguers. So the mill is to be run by! Leaguers? Well, if that is the case why not let us elect Leaguers to of- as Leaguers to run the mill? Why not elect Thoresen, Fisher and Langer to offi | to. three men w a fair chance of getting three men who favor the mill, jility and courage. The I. V. A.’s don't say what three men they will appoint to run the mill. There are some Nonpartisans with out enough brains to run the mill successfull ind the I. V. A.’s might | ‘@ppoint such Nonpartisans—they make no g ee that they will not,! and knowing their past practices we can ume that they would do just that thing. And, again if Nonpartisans were appointed on this commission who were efficient, and the mill did make its way, there is nothing in the I. V. A. platiorm to prohibit thelr having the can tiled to them. This peeves! Is but a gesture to win votes. Again we say: It the mill is to be kept in operation, and Nonpartisans are to be placed in charge of it, why not elect Nonpartisans to do so in the first p! going about the bush by electing I. V. the mill? Ii It Is the wish of the I. continued under the management of Nonpartisans. there is no reason for the I. V. A.’s placing an opposing ticket in the field)... to manage and operate the mill and elevator until such time as the same may be placed ‘by law under the control of a farmers’ organization or company now exis ing, or to be organized for that purpose, and upon such terms and condi: zone as May be just and equitable to permit the successful operation ereof, — ~ 2 ~ “While the present laws governing the operation of the mill and elevator shall be a effect, we pledge the people of the state a businesslike and efficient management thereof.” (Here is the joker in the “fair trial for the mill” that our I. V. A. friends again propose. They will run the mill only so long as they must, and will turn it over to someone else just as soon as they possibly can. To gain votes they do not use the language that they will dump it into the Missouri river, or junk it, but practically speaking they mean the same thing. If the I. V. A.’s go into office the day of the mill as a state owned | enterprise has come to an end—its days are then numbered. They will “operate the mill until such time as same may be placed by law under the control of a farmers’ organization or cooperative company.” Taking the at that the mill should be run no longer than necessary, should be put with as a necessary evil, the I. V. A.’s hope to make the people believe they are capable of giving it a fair trial.- Is the murderer who threatens | rogged to take a man’s life able to convince that man he is safe under| the murderer’s guardianship} Hardy, but that is the kind of proposition | the I. VY. A.’s are putting up to the people of North ‘the state mill. And if the I. V. A. ind a rity now in a majority on the same platform that the Industrial Commissi: is elected on, the I. V. A.’s will be in a position to pass a law in short order turning the mill over to some Cid opto They say they will turn it over to a farmers’ itive, bat if they act according to law and under authority of law, the law will say to whom the mill shall be turned over, and with that 2 the saddle, no farmers’ organization will have much show. The I. V. like farmers’ cooperatives no better than like Nonpartisan Les; e rather than A.’s to appoint Nonparti ives, and the farmers of this nog) state will do well to | according t worthless as collateral for a loan, why do our J. V. A. irlends consider that | NA’ profit in it! | BE ur utmost to prove that state ownership is a! _ We tremble to think of what will come | 4’ to run the mill, and then if they see fit to turn it over |}: .’s that the mill be continued and |; dividuals and businesses, stand without apology and confident that they will have the most care- ful consideration of those who analyze the issues. It was wise to “recognize an existing fact to be dealt with in the best manner possible.” The voters have decided that they want the mill and elevator given further trial, and the Independents have pledged themselves to that proposition and td a “businesslike and efficient management” of it. In connection with the mill and elevator, the platform contains an ex- ceptionally fine declaration. This is the advocacy of a three-member | mission, two of the same powe the same m: to permit the This is essful operation thereof.” MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1928 PAGE EIGHT THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE _* 5 , Two Views of the I. V. A. Platform Adopted at the Jamestown Convention An Excellent Platform (Fargo Forum, an I. V. A. News; Tr) There can be nothing but praise for the platfors: od pendents at the Jamestown convention. must appeal to all taxpayers, Jt is founded upon the highest princ State government, upon the interests of taxpayers ‘and the uy nade ing lead in the Los Angeles to New| Russell Wrightatone, of the Phil- Yok taaraibon Bt tha" suatt of te:|lioe, led te cesal eilea: with toad day’s 26-mile jaunt to Winslow. — a in an exhibition game Eddie Gardner, Seattle » and Earl Dilks, New Castle, . minutes ahead of Newte. ia 5. Pounds aa jionship by defeating Julius sample of Lehigh in the final round, 2-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-. and 6-2. Paired wtih Perrine Rockafellow, enn | Additional Sports J also won the doubles title ae artes il bre ery ant victory over J. Gil weit in Windy City Elmer Griffin of New York, 6-2, 7-5 and 6-3. By his victory, Avielotte, added by the Inde-| Chicago, March _19.—UP)—Per-| his fame to those of Jean Borotra Five Weeks The wisdom and soundness of it| sistent Jim Mullen, Chicago boxing|@nd Rene Lacoste, the winners for —_ of] promoter, still believes he can ture |the last three years, William T. Til- Men and women, weak, thin and in-|Gene Tunney and his heavyweight Vincent Richards, and Francis miserable, are urged put on It is a platform upon which tes can| crown into a Chicago ring this sum-| 7, Hunter on the list of the holders weight get back health r, ‘ of the indoor title. and s' with "s Tabk -| Although the champion is signed One woman ined 15 in th ‘i tive ¥ at the present State mill and elevator is|to risk his title under the promotion Edison-. Austin Enter sted that’s goi fast of Tex Rickard, Mullen last night wired him pee or erie i 50 r cent on gate rece! lor a Titular fight here in July against an Gopher Cage Tourney Minneapolis, March 19.—(AP)-— unnamed opponent. r com= tullen hopes to uncover another | Edison high school of Minneapolis any thin, underweight . hom shall be Nonpartisan Leaguers, to run the mill with Sack Dempsey we another Luis|Saturday won the fifth regional an doesn't’ gain at ring’ - Sands at is now conferred on the Governor “until such time as|Firpo in a_ series of elimination championship, defeating Johnson and feel completely satis: with h placed by law under the control of a farmers’ organiza-| bouts in Chicago. Any young/high of St. Paul, 36 to 20, and will the marked improvement in health tion or co-operative company now existing, or to be organized for that| heavyweight who thinks he has the/meet Appleton in the first round of —your druggist is auth: aq purpose, and upon such terms and conditions as may be just and equitable| makings of a champion will be in- the state high school basketball turn the purchase price. Vited to participate. Among these |tournament here Thursday. The name McCoy's Cod Liver Oil ecing declaration of principle. ‘The mill and elevator,| will be Jack Sharkey and his recent| , In @ game at Fairmont Saturday, Tablets has been si just ponsors, was organized for the benefit of the farmers. | conqueror, Johnny Risko, Austin won the eighth region title ask for McCoy’s Tablets at Cowan's its | It was to give them a better market for their grain. It has not succeeded by defeating Fairmont, 21 to 18, in a or Finney’s~ drug stores or any A F “Somewhere, there is a two-fist- 4 bs in that high purpose, but that is not the point now. The Independents, ‘knock ’em’ out fighter of the|SPectacular contest. bring con . di store in Amer Ad: recognizing the voters’ wishes, are ready to give it a much greater trial Peupaey or Firpo type and I am|_ As a result of these games, the Sedan i tig working right? SE Sore in America Adv. under bu like administration, and work toward the time when| going to find him,” ‘icted Mul- poitings for the state tournament by allow ffm! it shall bi a farmers’ institution in fact as well as in name. This|jen, “And I'll get Tunney into a| Thursday will be: er da cinders blood and plank should appeal to all. It should especially appeal to the farmers,! Chicago ring, too.” 3 p. m.— Excelsior vs. New| 'pett the whole system. A common whose interests in it are greater than those of others. The platform is very clear and forceful in it: he platform it ‘y cl an ae ‘ul in its declarations against / Cornell-lowa State expansion of state industrialism. gram. rises, \ into the several \ when the them. The platform is brief, to the point and sound. that cannot be fulfilled, no pledges that would not be fulfilled. to the voters with confidence that they will see its wisdom and mended merit once they have analyzed it. VOTER’S GUIDE idential Preference Primary March 20, 1928 SIDENT OF THE U.S, ‘ote for One (1) name only LOWDEN . HARRISON GARNETT R. DE con DN: Vote for Thirteen ( H. P. JACOBSON WILLIAM STERN A. Be LER, JR. JERRY D. BAC LEE B. GREE’ E. L. PETERS( WILLIAM ATT . HARRY POLK F. T. GRONVOLD FR. H. HYLA J. ERG P. D. NORTO: Oo. F. BR’ D . ‘ake this with you to the polls. | Without it, it will be hard to vote; intelligently. ! Pol. Adv. the con- age hereinafter scribed, notice is hereby given that certain mortgage execiited und a « Default ha tions the dated the y 919, and which said mort- gage was filed for record in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for the County of Burleigh, in the State of North Dakota, on the first day of December, 191) 11 o'clock AL M. nd w yrecorded therein ook 159 of Mortgages on page 1 nd which said mortgage was there- etter as ‘ovemb: of at nine o'clock 4 duly recorded ther of Assignment on page 42: pe foreclosed by a sale of the prem: ises in such mortgage and hereinafter described at the front door of the Court House of Burleich County, North Dakota, in the ¢! of Bt marck, in Burleigh Count kota, at the hour of ten forenoon on the eleventh A. D, 1928, to satisfy the on such mortgage on tho day of sale. The premises described ‘in such mortgage and which will be sold to satisfy the same are d bed as fol- lows, namely: The south-west quar- ter (S, W. 1-4) of section ten (10) in township one hundred and forty (140) north, of range seventy west of the fifth princi in id Burleigh County, North Da- re will be due on such mortgage at the date of sale the sum of thirteen hundred and sey one dollars and twenty cents 0), besides the costs of this forec! : Dated weber, Assixnee of said lortgager. Geg. ¥ ister and George of said Assignec of Wins Twenty-One in Row The Pittsburgh basektball team recently ended its season. They were undefeated in 21 gam — The — “Savings and Loan” 11 Broadway, Fargo, N. D. 3 Investment Plans: 4 Their treat sf pra pe Fee treatment of the Equity proves ir at. Paying “Interest ; making the Bank of North Dakota function as a “regular, commercial jbank in direct competition with the private banks”; against establishing | | branch banks in all counties, and against the building of storage and term- inal elevators in various parts of the State. : The Independents deplore the League’s reaffirmation of its original program, and especially its declaration in favor of expansion of that pro- It does this for a very good reason: so long as the State is per- mitted, by Constitution, to engage in business, legitimate outside enter- i h could do much for North Dakota, would hesitate to come any, in fact, would refuse to do so, as they have done for hey have no desire to establish a costly business here te, ut some future time, might engage in competition against for the final O1 \season in First Baseman Del Bis- hood and Third Baseman Harry ination a series of brilliant victories | —()—Arthur Manager Wilbert Robinson will present two new i Prague. 4 p. m.—Virginia vs. Moorhead. 8 p. m.—Northfield vs. Austin. It pled, the Ind di rail lant diuretic, pledges ie Independents against 8 "7 5 9 P. Edison vs. Appl ton. it at Virginia High Sets Sedona = Wi Towa City, Iowa, March 19.—(AP) Ig) t furs. rite for wholesale —Wrestlers from Cornell college at Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Iowa State college at Ames monopolized the mid-western A, A. U. wrestlin, championships here Saturday, wit each school taking three titles. Both champions are runnersup qualified pic tryouts. Ap- prices on box lots of fresh frozen fish. Ship to the Northern Hide & Fur Co Box 265, Bismarck, N. D. New Swimming Mark Virginia, Minn., March 19.—(AP) —A new indoor interscholastic rec- ord for the 300-yard medley relay was established here Saturday by Virginia high school, which trounced ipleton of Cornell college won cham-| Ely high in a dual swimming meet, pionships in both the 174 and 191] 56 to 13. The local swimmers, cov- pound classes. é ered the 300 yards in 3 minutes, 21.1 —_———..., + | seconds. Virginia held the former New York Lad Wings [™*°f3:25_ : Indoor Tennis Title| Newton Retains Lead New York, March 19—(AP)—| in Pyle’s Marathon William Aydelotte, 23 year old New Yerker, Saturday brought toa culm-| Two Gun Nyaa Ariz., March 19. lewton, Rhodesia, [in the men’s national indoor tennis} South Africa, retained a command- DOAN'S ".° It makes no pledges TRAV! D a Bn Sn AVECERS INSURANCE CO.) Fire, Th Wigellty Uldg. @ Leas, Ne Dake Have New Infielders infielders this irels iia Diesem one 296 for appointment Both are:hard hitters. CERTIFICATE OF NOMINEES | In accordance with the provisions of Section 921 of the Compiled Laws of 1913, notice is hereby given that the f togethi their postoffice addresses have filed petitions for jinati i ie ich they ha Brevmnrs sagas iene anneal Pebtaney Wieciaee bate ad — on La ination or election to the office under which they have been designated, to be voted on at the Pres- ee REPUBLICAN Name of Office Name of Candidate P. O. Address Name of Candidnige sas President of the United States |_FRANK 0. LOWDEN’ Oregon, Il. ALF! Vice President of United States ___|_NONE j cme, 8 ONE ss an ss National Committeeman - | HARRISON GARNETT | St. Thomas TOBIAS D. CAS |_F. J. GRAHAM | Ellendale J. NELSON KEELY Presidential Electors E. H. BRAN’ W. E. BREEN BEN 0. EVERSON Washburn J. P. CAIN kinson D. A. GIBBS Crosby WM. E. GLOTZBACH p erm NELS MAGNUSON | one im RUSK Carrington is oh. HENRY McLEAN Hannah | — BLANCHE M. NELSON Granville | C. H. NOLTIMIER Valley City THOMAS PENDRAY Jamestown | ie Bh _| F.F. WYKOFF Stanley ___| Delegates to National Convention: JERRY D. BACO: | Grand Forks - | F. F. BURCHA A. F. BONZER, JR. Lidgerwood JAMES E. CAMPBELL GEO. E. BRASTRUP Courtenay JOHN EHR 0. F. BRYANT Linton R, L. HAWES E. R. CLINE Minnewaukan P. W. LANIER MARIE DUREY Ellendale JOHN F. LISH LEE B. GREENE Edgeley WESLEY McDOWELL F. T. GRONVOLD Rugby J. L. PAGE Bottineau ee D yo Lake W.H. PORTER Calvin Be of JOHN VAN ARNAM R. A. KINZER Litchville E. G. LARSON Valley City | ADAM A. LEFOR Dickinson WALTER MADDOCK Plaza W. E. MATTHAEI Fessenden P. D. NORTON Minot J. C. OBERG Bismarck + BARBARA R. PARKINSON Willow City x i E. L. PETERSON Dickinson : HARRY E. POLK Williston PETER ROMSAAS Fargo J.J. SIMONSON Turtle Lake WILLIAM STERN Fargo WILLIAM WATT | H. B. WINGERD Williston OBED A. WYUM Rutland The following Constitutional Amendments, Initiated and Referred measures, will also ‘be submitted to the electors at said election: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS COMPENSATION AND MILEAGE MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY A Concurrent Resolution to amend Section’ 45 of Article 2 of the Constitution by omitting the words “a” and “for each session, five dollars per day”, and inserting in lieu thereof “$600 for each regular session” and adding “;which compensation and mileage shall be in full for all services, expenses i allowances for each two-year period.” So as to read\as follows: ‘ j " - Sec. 45. Each member ‘of the legislative assembly shall receiye as compensation for his services $600 for each regular session every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from the place of the meeting of the legislative assmbly on th t usual sation and mileage ahall be ia full for all services, expenses and allowances for each two-year period. 98 0. ee ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY ‘A Joint Resolution to amend Section 179 of Article 11 of the Constitution as amended by Article 20 of Amendments thereto by omitting the words Page gg ahi Horror ng agen Ni abn 5 afl. § ee. ee et sae fee the weconee of f electric light, heat power, same for use, er tion, firm hereafi 4 ma between the words “state and” so ai tod ap toes eee ss ii rm gr we : — an ene Sec. 179, All taxable property except as hereinafter in this section provided, shall be assessed in the coun’ , city, township, vil : distri which it is situated, in the manner prescribed by law. The property, induding franchises of all railroads Proeen! in this aaahe: ond an basony fla panies, freight line companiés, dining‘ car companies, sleeping car companies, car equipment companies or private car line companies, oh or tele- 3 which compen- phone companies, the of any person, firm or corporation used for the purpose of f ing electric heat or power, or in the same for public use, and property of any other « ee ee OF eer as ae hanealic: oncating’ thie tite end wae tion or ine pepo in ae Figo of persons, ane ioc ae . he atssea hy ‘he fats Heart of ney ngogen seb teapoee Drosera’ ti such state board provided . Bu railroad allow any portion o! ; used upone othe tuan of a railroad thereon, such portion of its railway, while oo used shall be assessed in a manmer provi fee the aaldiaae of other seek ae ‘susan I, A. C. Isaminger, Auditor of Burleigh County, North’Dakota, do hereby certify that the persons appear 5. cert siding arma by naman os crndiinies © se ede ou have boon hot nora "with law pe BaP Prosidentiei nets of ‘Burleigh County, on ‘Toea rn 20, 1928. Mines oe oe ‘At said election the polls will be opened at '9 o'clock A. M. anil closed at 7 o'clock P. M. on said day. Dated at Bismarck this 10th day. of Merch, 1028, tx eae wpe a Mee ae aa 6 A. C. IBAMINGER, . and ten cents for. . De