The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 12, 1932, Page 2

Text of DePuy’s K Candidate Will “Bait Own Hook’’ If Elected to Chief Executive's Chair ‘When my name was first mentoned for the office of Governor it came as much of a surprise to me as to anyone. My political activities have been limited to some 14 years as states attorney and the filling of some less; important offices such as mayor and school director and the like, and I was entirely without ambition to occupy any state office. But the idea grew to proportions which I did not sus- pect and practically without effort on my part I found myself indorsed for Governor of North Dakota. I, of course, became the recipient o: congratulations by hundreds of w wishers. My friends and many who were total strangers conveyed their congratulations and assurances of hearty support. Completely enveloped by this atmosphere of approbation, I was approached by one of my best friends. A fisherman friend of a quarter of a century with whom I have spent many days under all kinds of circumstances, both pleasant and trying, until our firendship grew to very intimate proportions. He ex- tended his hand and expressed his deep sympathy. This was in marked contrast to the congratulations I had been receiving and I inquired the rea- son for his sympathy. He informed me that he did not intend to support me for Governor. I told him that perhaps that would improve my chances for election, but I pretended to be curious and asked him to spe- eify the reason for his opposition. He answered that he had made up his mind he would not bait a fish hook for any Governor, no matter who he was. I then made him a promise. 1 promised my friend, as one fisherman to another, that if elected and we went fishing together I would bait my own fish hook. This is a true story of an incident which actually took place and I relate it as introductory to a thought which I wish to make very emphatic and without any ambiguity or qualifica- tion whatever. No other promise in light or serious vein has been made by me to any {individual or faction or group of indi- viduals which I have not made public ‘and made to the people as a whole.; And no deal will be made with nor} will any job be promised by me or with my consent or approval to any individual, nor will there be any promise to or fushion with any fac: tion or party, nor will any pledge be made except my pledge to all the peo- ple to devote my best efforts to the office of Governor in the event of my election. ‘This may not be practical politics, but it is the only kind of politics L} will sanction, and I intend to adhere} strictly to this resolution. If I am; elected it will be without any en-| tanglements which may embarrass} me in the full performance of the} duties of the office as I see them. Immediately after my endorsement I was called upon for a statement for publication and I prepared the fol- Jowin: “Government is steeped in useless extravagance which is sapping the very life out of the basic industry of our state. Every imaginable hobby has been pampered; useless and ex- pensive bureaus and commissi have been created and unnecessar agencies subsidized with funds taken THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1932 dom of our judgment concerning those things in which we are inter- ested, For 20 years now has our state gov- ernment been run under the label of Republicanism and under that label we have branched out in experiments which have caused strife and dissen- ‘sion, jealousies and envy, and the get- ting away from activities of a purely governmental nature, and neither Democrats as such, nor Democratic Policies, have been responsibie for these activities: When the State Democratic Com- mittee convened at Bismarck it asked me to indicate by ideas of such planks as shpuld be incorporated in the plat- form. I submitted the following pro- Posals in writing: “Generally speaking there should be restriction, perhaps I should say con- traction, rather than expansion in governmental activities. Boards and bureaus are not only expensive luxu- ries, but they are the source of special Privileges and abuses which could never happen thru the medium of di- rect legislation. What we need is less government, less paternalism, less bureaucracy, and a nearer adherence to strictly governmental duties. “My conception of the ideal govern- ment is that which limits its activities to purely governmental functions, ever bearing in mind that agriculture is the basic inductry upon which our Prosperity depends and that legisla- tion calculated to foster and promote that industry should always be en- couraged. “The wholesale submisssion at a gen- eral election of initiated measures covering a wide variety of subjects was not contemplated in the adoption of the initiative and referendum, and such practice is an abuse calculated to lead to confusion of issues and i | 'poorly considered and ill-advised leg- islation.” The last clause was directed to the proposal of my opponent that no less than 13 different initiative measures be submitted to the voters at the No- vember election, but which proposal I am happy to say a level-headed ma- jority of the leaders of my opponent’ party not only refused to approve of but many condemned in no uncertain terms. And the force of our oppo- sion of initiative measures seems to be demonstrated by the measure now proposed to promptly amend the ini-! tiated law relating to chattel mort- | gages adopted at the June primary. These proposals made by me were adopted in substance and substan- ally in my own language and | incorporated in the Democratic plat- form where they may be found. Stands on Platform I, therefore, stand squarely on the platform and particularly on those favoring the reduction of governmen- tal activities and the encouraging of legislation to promote agriculture. To me these thoughts thus enun- ciated in the platform are the found- ation upon which we should build our governmental structure. They are the ground work upon which the super- structure of state government should be erected. They should be funda- |mental principies always to be kept in mind and the wisdom and prop- | Tiety of activities out of harmony with jthese principles should be doubted jand questioned and only pursued ; When necessary to meet some exigency jor some unusual condition requirin: ; Solution and which appears impossible }of solution by means in harmony with ; these fundamental principles. of direct legislation, for no legislature would dare favor open and direct leg- islation granting the special privileges and benefits which are dealt out by these boards and bureaus. If we reduce our governmental ac- tivities to purely governmental pur- poses many of the boards and bureaus would become unnecessary and pro- perly dispensed with, thereby remov- ing the ruinous taxes and tribute in- cident to the maintenance of these activities, Wants Simple Government ‘We propose to get back to simple government as near as can’ be to be run by those who do not require the highly technical knowledge necessary to carry on these functions which are not of a governmental nature. This program, of course, has aroused and will continue to arouse vigorous opposition throughout the campaign. Boards and bureaus fur- nish places for an army of employes, inspectors and fieldmen who will lose their jobs or will not get jobs which have been promised them if the boards or positions are eliminated, as proposed by our platform and by the Democratic candidates, and this army of office holders and those who may expect positions naturally object to the discontinuance of such oppor- tunities. But to offset the votes and influ- ence of those reaping, or who expéct to reap, the benefits of these unnec- essary positions, are the votes and in- fluence of the taxpayers who pay for these activities and it is to these lat- ter we look and especially appeal for support regardless of their political affiliations. Democrats Can Do It It so happens that the Democratic party is the only party which can accomplish these ends. We were not {responsible for the creation of these ‘appendages and we have no entangle-! iments nor alliances nor made any| Promises which obligate us to furnish |@ single job to any individual or group jof individuals. There is no hind-' not as an expert myself, I therefore submit it with some hesi- tation. But if a survey should be made each year before harvest in the manner that surveys are now being made by the government and the grain iiX'ustries, but in the interests of the farmer and an accurate esti- mate of the probable production made, and then all grain in excess of that needed to meet the probable demand could be cut on the green side to be used for feed, such-cutting to be in the proper percentage of the crop of each producer, then it would seem that the surplus would disappear and the farmer could demand a reason- able price for his product. This of course would require cooperation be- tween the grain producers not only of this state but of the other states of the union. And here is where our state govern- ment coujd lend its assistance. The governors and representatives of the graingrowing states could confer with one another and with experts, such as the economists connected with our education institutions and those spe- cially skilled in the subjects to be studied, and if any of the’ proposed methods were found feasible (wheth- er it be those proposed by the advo- cates of “Dollar Wheat” or by the conversion of a percentage of the growing crops into feed before ha vest, or by any other means, then leg- islation favorable to the creation of cooperative organizations could be recommended and laws proposed to enforce the covenants of those enter- ing into contracts to carry out the Purposes of such organizations and legislatures could enact such laws and the executive officers could then en- force them, leaving the risk of the experiment and the business of opera- tion to the organizations themselves. And all of thts assistance could be given by the government without go- ing beyond the functions of govern- mental purposes. In some such ways and in numerous other ways could the basic industry of »triculture be pro- moted without the government in- eynote lem here in my judgment is to di- vorce such activities from the field of Politics. So long as they are used as political footballs to be kicked around in every campaign; so long as the policies of management are 5 of ads changed with every ministration and depend pte | whims of those frequently in the activity, then the value of these activities is not only lessened’ but they are apt to prove distinct liabilities. They are businessés réquiting thé highest degree of skill in manage- ment and this cannot be had if they are to be hampered by the changing views of political organizations and the whims of those who happen to occupy the offices of the government. In my opinion they should be removed from politics and run in the interests of agriculture and not as political capital in every campaign. Such a re- moval will be in accord with our idea to reduce rather than to increase, to contract rather than expand and branch out—and I use this language advisedly and intentionally—in our governmental activities. ‘We invite all persons no matter what is their political faith, whether they be Republicans, Democrats, I. V. Speech at Sunday Rally MAGAZINE MAILING BALLOTS IN LARGE PRESIDENTIAL POLL Bismarck Allotment of Literary Digest Ballots Expected Here Soon The largest presidential poll ever conducted, ‘over 20,000,000 individual ballots mailed throughout the entire United States, is being un- dertaken by The Litery Digest. Bismarck’s first allotment of bal- lots in this preelection referendum has been mailed already from the poll headquarters in New York, according to advice received here Monday, and should be distributed by the local Postoffice without a few days. The ballots are being mailed A.s, Progressives, or Nonpartisans,| throughout the entire U. S. at the no matter what is their affiliation,/rate of more than 1,500,000 every who approve of our program or who| working day and it is anticipated that favor our ideas in preference to the|the first tabulated returns of this ideas of our opponents, to join with us| country-wide balloting will be pub- and present a united front in an ef-|lished before the end of this month, Dry Vanishes on Hoover Trip : sition to the indiscriminate submis- | ‘ance to our carrying out our program 'dulging in activities which are not ind this we propose to do to the best within the nature of governmental of our ability. functions. ; And here let me advert to our dif-/ In Harmony With Murray [ference with the declared intention of! The Democratic plans to encourage those who oppose us: ‘legislation to promote agriculture is According to the Associated Press/in sharp contrast to the methods pro- port of our opponent's speec! | posed by our opponents and also more ire} { “Brandishing a broom which was presented to him at the meeting to be in harmony with the conduct of the governor of Oklahoma referred to by {used ‘in cleaning out the state offices’|the Republican candidate for gov- he said, ‘we will have a thorough;ernor in his New Rockford speeech. | housecleaning.’ | Being a candidate for governor and | I know extravagant declarations| therefore being the spokesmaft of } | . h the in|those who stand with him for elec- Pragiisiecenieeeineien iol tion, I assume he measured his lan- {my judgment the removal of experi- enced and competent employes. and | &Uage ican eel te cE A |the substitution of less competent asm to cause him to exaggerate. | jones is not the remedy for inefficient | According to the erat aaa overnment. This state is a mighty |! his keynote speeech he said: {big organization, The turning of the; | “Had I been governor during | jmanagement of the details of govern-; the last few months, “I would {ment over to inexperienced earplovess | have declared an embargo on lis unthinkable. ‘The chaos which! Wheat. I would do the same as jWould follow would be irreparable; OUr own “Alfalfa Bill” who de- |The damage to the public interest| clared martial law and increased ‘tremendous. There are no super-men| the price of oil. Only a coward Tuning for office on either ticket| hides behind the word ‘unconsti- who could handle such a muddle. { pe . In my judgment the rule should be | is aoe - bp bushel T eee iplometrapenr th a promise that not one bushel ap iMecessary employees, and the employ- peer ears Kael terereemied ta the ment of those, and only those, who} hands of public officials to pro- |are loyal to the people’s cause and/ tect the farmer and common peo- jwho are best qualified for the posi-! ple, If we had the governor of jtion and willing to accept reasonable! {compensation and to give more serv-; [ice than they can hope to receive pay | H | | 1 | H i} | the type of “Alfalfa Bill” we would be getting $1 wheat right now.” jMonday with prohibition agents and fort to bring about the needed reform. The state issues are such that party affiliation {s unimportant. Such has been the contention in the past and if then true and made in good fatth, it is true now. And remember this: On November ‘8th, 1932, we may register our views and whatever policy is decided upon by a majority of the voters on that date will be the policy pursued for the ensuing two years at least, and no chance will there be for a change for at least that length of time. If a change is desirable, now is the time to grasp this opportunity, for it pre- sents itself with advantages for suc- cess which may not occur again for a long time to come. POLING WILL HELP IN ROBINS SEARCH ‘This is the third large presidential poll conducted by The Literary Digest and the results of each have been sub- stantiated by the official election re- turns with over 95 per cent accuracy, according to statistics released on the prior polls. To Ascertain Shift A feature of the current poll is an attempt to ascertain any general shift of voters from the parties for which they cast ballots in the 1928 election, by asking each voter in this ‘post- card election” if he is changing his party allegiance this year. To guard against tampering, fraud and counterfeiting, a specially manu- factured cardboard is used for print- ing the ballot, according to the spon- sors of the poll, and all spurious votes can be detected immediately and snc Each envelop mailed, containing a} ballot, is individually addressed. It is stated that the poll is secret in every respect and involves no obligation on the part of the voter other than mark- ing his choice. The return postage Head of Allied Prohibition Forces Hints Midwest Un- derworld Guilty Chicago, Sept. 12—(7)—A hint that midwest underworld members may have been responsible for the disap- pearance of Col. Raymond Robins, missing prohibitionist and friend of President Hoover, came Monday from Dr. Daniel A. Poling, head of the allied prohibition forces. Dr. Poling said he had “severs} new leads” in the search for the miss- ing man, and among them was a “se- ries of threats against Col. Robins by underworld characters of the mid- west.” Dr. Poling atrived here shortly be- fore midnight by airplane from Port- land, Ore. He planned to confer furnish them, and other officials, with what information he “The laws give us a tremend- possesses. Meanwhile, prohibition officials at is paid by the magazine. ‘The more than 20,000,000 names to which the “straw votes” are sent are @ combination of the most accurate mailing lists available, which it is stated include every state and section, city and countryside, class and occu- pation in the United States. Requires Many Clerks The operation of the poll requires the services of 2,500 addressers and 300; and mailing clerks. A staff of 500 has been working on the lists of the voters since Spring, bringing the names esi addresses up-to-date. The services of 500 more clerks are required to tally the ballots as they are returned. The publishers of the magazine state that over 1,100,000 pounds of paper were required for printing the ballots, envelops and letters of in- struction and the postage bill for this Fa poll” will be upwards of $300,- Announcement is made that the early returns give an indication there Underworld vengeance against Colonel Raymond Robins, wealthy social worker and militant leader in a dry war against Florida rum runners, was seen behind his mysterious disappearance while on the way to a confer- ence with President Hoover on Tuesday. The only trace of him has been the discovery of his baggage in the City Club, New York City. At his sum- mer home in Portland, Me., Colonel Robins’ wife revealed that because of threats against his life he had recently arranged for disposal of his huge estate. Colonel Robins’ home is in Chicago. Predicting the identity of the next President will be made public well in advance of the final election. S. D. Democrat Says Charge Is Admitted Washington, Sept. 12—(7)—W. W. Howes, Democratic national commit- teeman from South Dakota, said in a statement Sunday Robe Carl White, assistant secretary of laobr, “admits the charge of the Democrats that the orgy of speculation and the flooding of the country with worthless for- eign securities were largely respon- sible for the depression. Howes’ statement, issued by the Democratic national committee, drew this conclusion from White's speech at Wellesley, Mass., late Friday, and added: “Mr. White ... declared ... that camel's back.’. . . There was not any- thing of this sort in President Hoo- ver’s acceptance speech.” The giraffe reaches a height of from 18 to 20 feet when full grown. Tribune Want Ads Bring Results TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY HARRINGTON'S SUPERCULINE live steam permanent, no electricity, natural waves, real comfort, done in two hours, $5.00. Electric meth- ods in combination, croquignole wringlet ends, $3.50 to $6.50. Steam Superculine exclusively at Hafring- ton’s. Phone 130. ished sleeping Close in. Phone —Wel Ul room in nice home. FOR RENT—Five room modern may be a number of surprises in the balloting, as happened in the 1928 leign bonds and securities was prob- ‘the flooding of this country with for-| apartment. Laundry, heated gar- M. age, $40.00 per month R. directly or indirectly from the pockcts' ‘The functions of government are | {0F- So far as nepotism is concerned, ' of our farmers. Every possible means,/ what the words imply. They are to|that was condemned by the Demo-| some open a’ ne disgused, of se-/ govern, to exercise authority and to|¢T@tic platform in terms which leave! ctiring money to meet these burdens} administer the laws. If we go beyond|"° oom for uncertainty, and I do; the word “unconstitutional.” have been exploited until agriculture | this, we go beyond the true functions | ®t favor the employment of married! I think I see extravagance if not is no longer able to bear up under! of government and we delve in af-|%0™en whose husbands are gainfully | absurdity in the statement. the burden of ruinous tribute. | fairs not of a governmental nature | °™Ployed at a living wage. H ous amount of power. We can do presidential poll. The final figures!ably the final straw that broke the as much as the constitution per- mits, and we will not hide behind | Washington, aiding in the hunt, were sania {holding to their previously expressed {belief in two other theories. They thought Robins, who disappeared jwhile on his way to visit President ;Hoover, was either the victim of In the first place Mr. Murray now | amnesia or that Russian Czariste were Would Eliminate Waste “If elected I shall exert wholcheart- edly every power I possess to bring! about a complete elimination of this extravagance and wanton waste.” The receipt of this statement by the public was such that I felt and still believe that I struck a vital issue in this campaign. Many of those who had been suffering from the burdens of government have expressed their enthusiastic approval and even some of our opponents have appar: ently admitted its force and merit by adopting some of the ideas even to i : the extent of using some of the exact |! Tules and regulations for the per- | last 90 days formance of their functions and for’ language. So after the of political controversy I do not care to change a syllable of the statement nor of my pledge to ca out the purposes enunciated to the best of my ability in the event of my election. I want the people to know these were no idle words but they carefully considered and expressed a program which I and those work! with me are determined shall be c: ried out so far as it is in our powe: so to do. If you do not believe there is any- thing wrong with our state gover in the recent primary campaign by| the opposing factions of the party which has been in control of our state government ever since the adminis- | tration of John Burke, some 20 years ago. If the half of the charges are true then there is a broad field for reform in our government activities and here I wish to call to your atten- tion that none of these activities are the outgrowth of Democratic policies and most of them are diametrically opposed to fundamental Demoocratic doctrines as set out in our platform upon which we stand and upon which we invite the support of the citizens of our state. In his keynote speech at New Rockford last Monday my worthy op- ponent according to the Associated Press reports stated: “A a matter of fact the state is being run by Democrats. The Democrats have been running the state of North Dakota with the help of the Republicans and they did a very poor job of it.” Cannot Be True Upon what this statement is based is quite incomprehensible. It is a human affairs | test the wis- and bring into politics those matters which have no place in politics. The machinery of strict government is not adapted to the performance of | non-governmental pursuits and con- | sequently, when government indulges in activities other than of a govern- ;mental nature, we are compelled to |manufacture new machinery for the {performance of such activities and | this we have to do apparently through ‘the medium of boards, bureaus and commissions and to such are neces- )Sarily delegated the power of mak- ‘the conduct of those who, from choice ‘or necessity, come into contact with ‘the activities of such departments. We have permitted our governments jto indulge in so many activities not \of a purely governmental nature that were | We are already the victims of what is thi known as bureaucracy. In this state alone I am told there are no less than ‘47 bureaus and commissions by actual count. The most of these are un- ;Mecessary for strictly governmental purpos Understand, I say unneces- n-|Sary for strictly governmental pur- support and proper cooperation it) ment, then I invite you to review some | poses. Most of them are now neces- would probably succeed and with the of the charges and statements made | Sary under our policies of delving in’ assistance of favorable and sufficient- | Our second fundamental point pro- is and for some considerable time has {poses favoring all legislation calcu-|been governor of Oklahoma and the} jlated to promote our basic industry | price of wheat is no higher in Okla of agriculture. i Agriculture is the in- dustry upon which the prosperity of everyone in North Dakota depends. |Our schools, our merchants, our pro- |fessional men and our farmers, those! ,of every legitimate line of endeavor, {depend for their prosperity upon the Success of agriculture. So we favor jthe enactment of any legislation ‘which is ealculated to promote that | ‘industry. This field has been neg- ‘lected because we have permitted our government to be operated for pur- Poses for which it was not adapted, losing sight of the fundamental in- dustry upon which our prosperity de- pends. |, There is a wide field for favorable jlegislation within the reaim of gov-! ernmental activities without having ithe government itself indulge in such | activities. ; Favors Dollar Wheat 1 For instance, there is on foot at the present time a movement for dollar jWheat. At the present time its suc-! jcess is problematical. With sifficient | ‘ernor of the type of “Alfalfa Bill” we jsince we adopted the idea of engag- jrially improved. It contemplated the matters not of a governmental nature ily comprehensive legislation the which has grown to such proportion|chances of success would be mate- ing in business’ experiments which has been so fruitful of added activ- ities under the administration of | those posing as Republicans. | Cost Taxpayers Money | All of these departments are con-! ducted at expense to the taxpayers and every dollar of this expense in the | last analysis in the state of North| Dakota has to come out of the soil.| We find ourselves taxed on every kind of activity. These taxes are in addi- tion to the direct taxes which we pay }on, our land and personal property. They are taxes which are added to the purchase price of the things we buy and deducted from the price of the things we sell. And now our worthy opponent proposes an added tax of no small proportion known as the sales tax. But what is even more serious, in- {Stead of being governed by those jeee We elect to office; instead of being governed by laws enacted by their conduct, the indulgence in these hon-governmental activities has com- pelled our legislative bodies to create |these bureaus and commissions to be managed by those having technical drawn or drafted from the field to be promoted by the specific activity. Thus we find the personnel of these boards and bureaus in sympathy with those promoting the particular activ- ity and only incidentally interested in the people as a whole. And as a con- are a medium through which the in- fluential few gain advantages at the those whom we elect and who are di-\ rectly responsible to the people for! skill and they, of course, have to be! sequence these boards and bureaus| expense of the many which coyld never be gained ‘through thé medion khow setting of the sale price by the farmer. AS a means to this end it contem. Plated the orderly marketing of wheat at the fixed price only, and then the feeding instead of the marketing of the surplus. This is not a visionary idea if it can be worked out. It rec- ognizes the law of supply and demand and the right of the seller to have a Say regarding the price he should re-.| ceive for his product. This is a marked departure from the present mode of fixing the price of grain and comes nearer to price fixing in other industries. As long as the farmer takes his {Poduct to market and lets the buyer thave all the say as to what the buyer will pay, the price will depend not upon the cost of production but upon 1 he can resell the commodity for at a Profit to himself. There is a good deal of quibbling as to whether over production or un- (der consumption ig responsible for the situation, In my judgment it makes no difference what you call it, the fact is more is produced than is jcoMsumed. The supply exceeds the idemand, In every other industry when the supply exceeds the demand the producer quits producing until the consumer wants the product at a price for which the producer can furnish it at @ profit. When the demand ieatches up with the supply, and not before then, the producer in any other jealling than agriculture starts in pro- ducing. The only apparent solution ‘seems to be control of the supply. Offers Own Idea I have keen thinking of another possible solution of the problem of what the buyer himself is convinced | to homa than it is in North Dakota. So t! is no justification for Mr. Langer’s assertion if we had a gov- would be getting $1 wheat right; I am afraid our opponents are not familiar with the situation under which Mr. Murray invoked the mili- tary power of Oklahoma in relation to the oil output and such situation is jentirely inapplicable as a precedent e for increasing the price of wheat. The Oklahoma situation has been} before the courts of the United States and any lawyer can look the questions up and speak with authority on the! subject. | In 1928 oil was discovered in a new field in Oklahoma. The land above deposits is owned by 53 different per- | sons. Flows from the deposits below} the surface reduce the pressure in all the connected parts so if one of the owners of the wells permits an excessive amount to be taken from his well then the other owners suffer in Proportion. To protect all who are owners in common of the supply of oil under the surface and also to prevent waste of @ natural resource, Oklahoma has passed laws prohibiting the drawing of more than his fair proportion by each owner from the common source of supply. Simply Enforced Law Notwithstanding this law, and in the face of it, certain owners of wells were drawing off more than their share, thereby causing great waste and were doing irreparable damage to the other owners of the common source of supply, and governor Mur- ray simply used the power of his of- fice and called the police power of the state to prevent this waste. This ac- tion, of course, had a favorable effect upon the price of oil which had been reduced to a ridiculously low figure by the unlawful and wasteful draw- ing of the oil by the offending opera- rs. Mr. Murray did not act in the ca- pacity of legislature nor as a despot but merely enforced the law of the state in accordance with his duties, and to prevent the waste of a natural resource. To declare an embargo on wheat would be an interference with jthe legal and constitutional rights of our citizens which no person has a |¢lal who has taken an oath of office laws of his state. I have referred to the curtailment of governmental activities. Of course this musi ‘+ dane in the light of pre- | sent conditic~ the horse and buggy stage to that of |facté whether we favor tractors or of this natural resource of Oklahoma, | 5 Leg low right to do, much less a public offi- j%© uphold the constitution and the | @' . We have passed from | &. the tractor and aeroplane. Those are | 3¢,th esponsilbe for his disappearance. The colonel was reported to have been active recently in seeking recog- ‘|nition by the U. 8. of Soviet Russia. As a result he was reported to have received threats from Russian Im- perialists. This angle was being fol- lowed in the investigation in New j York City. a Judge Finds Solace ; In Monday’s Lineup | Police Magistrate E. S, Allen finds some solace in the fact that the number of “drunks” in Mon- day’s lineup at the police station seems to be increasing. During the lean time last win- ter, there were relatively few ar- rests of those who “drank not wisely but too well.” Allen ‘attributed this to the de- pression. When he arrived at his court- room lay morning he found five cases on his docket. The judge beamed. “Just like old times,” he said, “now I know prosperity is just around the cor- ner.” Denmark now numbers its eggs so that they can be traced back to thé farmer. u SS NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT- GAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that that certain mortwage, executed and de- livered by Ole Soderquist and Ida M. oderquist, his wife, mortgagors, to The Federal Land i of Saint geul ta, mortgagee, ed the 16th da: December, 1922, and filed for recot in the office ofthe Register of 8 of the County of Burleigh and of North Dakota on the 20th da} December, 1922, and recorded 166 of Mortgag it page 59, foreclosed by n such mortgage scribed at the fron house In the city 6 county of Burleigh a: ur in wil le, fade tn such has herato- wee ered} cla: indebtedness due Pursuant to provision mortgage, the mortgage fore declared an the whole mortg: and payal The lows: Southwest Quarter (SW tion Ten (10) and Qos uarter (NW%) of 15), all in Townahi ) Fort wo (142) NO: t, containing ‘Thi Twenty (320) Bares, more dr le: cording to the Government survey phabeo , Burleigh County, North Da- 0 date even Hui ‘object to riding in aeroplanes, Like- |wise the state possesses @ mill and lis engaged in the business of banking. reducing thé surplus. 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