The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 5

: i 5 - 1) ¥ ot T, THE NONPARTISAN LEADER Washington, Dec. 6.—A ‘well-known ,politician of North Dakota and @ well-known public man of Jowa met Friday in the Senate Office Building. I was with the Iowa man angd, heard the following conversation, which I report exactly as it occurred: “How are things in your state?” says Iowa. “Well,” says North Dakota, “I'll tell you—they’re kind of mixed. You see there is a gang of fellows in my State that have been around organiz- ing what they call the Farmers’ Non- partisan League. They charge $6 to join it and they've signed up 16,000 farmers at that.” “Gee!” says Iowa, sympathetically, “I should think that might make you a lot of trouble” “Well, it would,” says North Dako- ta, “if it wawn’t for just one thing. They won’t stick together. You know, up in my state, the banker of the town and the merchant and the ele- vator man knows every farmer. Well, of course, they’re all against any such game, so they will just take the farm- er aside and tell him a few things, and when election day comes you will find everything will be all right. Yes it looks kind of band on the face of it—16,000. But you’ll find it will be all right. Farmers ngver stick to- gether, you know.” “Yes, I know,” says Iowa, “but don’t you think they might come day?” “Not in a thousard years,” says North Dakota. Grain Inspection Bills. As soon os Congress gets down to work Senator McCumber will introduce . the Federal :Grain Grading bill that he has tried for ten years to get past the grain exchange s2nators . and lobbists. He will not get it past this time - 'any more ‘than he has in, times gone . by, but he will make the fight for it just . the- same. Thkere is one good thing, at ieast, ’ about the fights on this subject. They rattle the dry bones and show where the representatives from board of trade cities get off. News About ‘Grading Porter J.s office issued ' a little FIVE By Willis J. Rutledge statement on this subject last week -and I find in it this pleasing sentence: “As a result of the efforts of Sen- ator McCumber, even though the bill ((Grain Inspection) was flnally de- feated, the farmers and grain rais- ers Lave bzen getting a fairly reaso- able grading and, weighing of their grain for the past six or eight years, and 'the result of Senator McCumbers efforts along this line alone has giv- en the North Dakota farmer a better rrice for his grain that will probably amount to five or more cents a bush- el, and this means to the North :Da- kota farmers alone more than five million dollars a year, and the farm- ers in other grain raising States have been equaly benefited. I hope the point about the fairly reasonable gradinf and weighing and the incrcased price will not escape due attention in North Dakota. If is what we call in the newspaper business a “‘scoop,” that is, “beat,” an “exclusive” of the first magnitude, hitherto unknown outside of the ofe fice of Porter J. As Bad as They Make If this Congress were going to do anything except gabble about muni- tions and try for political capital for 1916, which it isn’t, ther might be a chance of passing the Moss Grain In- spection bill. Not because it has any merit, for it is so rotten it emells to Oshkosh and beyord, but because it is the bill that the Armour Interests prefer. Incidently, there n:ver was a finer spcimen of the work of the legisla- tive artist. The bill provides for Federal inspection to this extent that the inspectors are to be appoint- ed by the government. But they are to be paind by the Chicago Board of Trade and Minneapplis Chamber of Commerce and the like heavenly bodies. No wonder ‘the Armour Interests like that. I should think they would love it. To pass a bill that will pretend to give relief from an ancient abuse and really perpetuate it is a pretty able bodied trick. 1t is the kind of thing they hand the farmer down here. Well, why not? How many farmers are in Con- gress? Ehe ‘Row About the Postoffice. The presence in Washington this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bloom, of Devil’s Lake, N. Dak., emphasizes the probability that the Devl’s Lake postmaster appointment is to be a legislative sensation, in the Senate a- gain this winter. Threats of impeach- ment proceedings against Postmaster General Burleson bzcause of his in- sistnce urnn appointing either Mr. or Mr:. Bloom postmaster, although both have bsen twice rejected by the Senate, are being openly made by Republican Senators. Wkether the matter will be carried to this length is doubtful, but at this time it seems curtain that the ceal of secrecy which covers the executive sessio.: will be lifted and that the Devil’s Lake case will be discu sed in tke open Senate. Devil’s Lake - Appointed Three Times. As the matter stands Mr. Bloom is now the Postmaster at Devil't Lake by virtue of a recess appointment by Burleson shortly after March 4th. It the first being early in 1914. On the is his third appointment on the job, apoeal of Senator Gronna the Senate rejected the aprointment, whareuron the President sent the nomination of Mrs. Bloom to the Senate. This ap- pointment was also rejected. -Con- gress adjourned on October 28th, 1914, and a few days later Mrs. Bloom re- ceived a recess apoointment. In due course this came before the S-nr . again la:t winter and her appoint- ment was rejected a second time. Thereupon Bloom was nominated, Mrs. Bloom then holding the place by vir- tue of ‘her recess appeintment. The Senate again rejécted Bloom’s :no nation. - . Another Recess -Appointment. Burleson, waited until adjournm~r on March 4th and a few days later gave Bloom a recess apjpointment. This will bring the Bloom appoint- ment again before the Senate ‘this winter. It will undoubtedly be re- jected. By this time the Senate ‘is boiling with rage because Burleson has dared to violate its sacred precedents in this high-handed fashion. Senators are calling attention to the fact that the constitution provides for Post Of- fice appointments to be made by and with the consent of the S:nate. 1In the case of the Bloomg the appoint- ments have been made obhviously against the Senate’s wishes and the Scnate regards itself as humiliated. Once in the bast impeachment pro- ceedings were threatened, in a simi- lar case, and it would not be sur- prising if some fiery utterances along this line were heard in the Senate in the near future. Hanna Turned Down, Gov. L. B. Hanna, who is a pa:sen- gen on the Henry Ford peace ship, was refused a rassport by the State Department which would enable him to visit any of the belligerent Euro- pean countries, it was learned tcday. Gov. Hanna offered to go to Europe on some other ship if he could get such a rassyport, but the Department was obdurate. For Pembina, Senator McCumber today introduc- ed into the Senate a bill providing for a $75,000 postoffice at Pembina, North Dakota. McCumber plans to introduce two more public building bills for North Dakota towns later. /CANCEL. RACING CONCESSIONS Washington, Dec. 7.—That the race track concession at Juarez and Tia- juana, Lower California, probably will b= declared forfeited by the Carranza -government at Mexico :City was the information received at the' Car- ranza agency here this afternoon. Tke concessions are conducted by wealthy Americans and were ebtain- . ed ‘through the Villa government. No . -euch <concessions -will be granted by the. Carranza -government, it was an- nounced. ‘Habitual.—“Do you know you're growing handsome, hubby?” “Yes; it’s a way I have when it gets anywhere near your birthday” —Boston Transcript. Presents for All That ¥Will Write Answers to Our Problems. FIRST PRIZE - SECOND PRIZE - THIRD PRIZE - FOURTH PRIZE - - Twenty Dollars in Gold - Ten Dollars in Gold - Five Dollars in -Gold Three Dollars mvery School Pupil Under 19 ye_ars of Age That Sends an Ans- wer The Leader Will Send a Beautiful Christmas Card Free. READ THIS ALL YOUNG PEOPLE wife and three— children how many such mothers would be able with this amount to enjoy :a vacation of travel:and recreation? 6. How many memberships in the Nonpartisan League would the amount pay for at $6 eac 6. If the farmers of North How many at $10 each? p Dakota were to .establish their own clevators would they not eliminate the loss they now sustain in dockage and in grading by priyately owned elevators? 7. What is a parasite? Dakota have advocate: dq;:knge and misgrading of grain? the abolition of :the present system of Why have not the oth:rs done HERE ARE THE PROBLEMS. A North Dakota farmer took a wagon load of wheat contain- ing 62 bushels to an elevator where the wheat was graded No. 4 and docked 6 pounds, Two days later he took another wagon load, 52 bushels, of the same wheat to another elevator and it was graded No. 2 and paid for at the price of No. 1, while it was docked only 2 and one-half pounds. Between the price :received for ‘the first load and the net price received for the second load, allowing for fluctuations .of ‘the market meanwhile, was-a net actual difference of $9.87. Suppose the total wheat crop of North Dakota to be 110, 000,000 bushels. . hSuppose it all‘to be put into wagons containing 52 bushels each. ) Suppose that ‘because of 'misgrading "and dockage “there is lost to :the farmers that raised it $9.87 on every second wagon load. 3 HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED: | 1. What would be the total amount of loss in do'lars to the £Larmers of North Lakota in Dockage and Grading Alone? 2. 'How 'many automobiles at §460 vach would that amount buy? ¥ 3. How many boys and girls would that amount send to col- lege for four years at $400 per year? g 4, If it costs '$100 for a munth’s vreation for a farmer's 9. If the farmers, who comprise 7 percent -of the population, stick together, can they or can they not change the laws of Nerth Dakota so that they will retain for themselves and their families the money that is now taken from them by the present system of docking and misgrading of grain? RULES AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST Write plainly. state. :Cantest open to afl school ‘hoys and- school. girls under 1he age of ninecteen years. AN replies will be considered ‘that reach the olfice of the Nonpartisan Leader .in Fargo not later than 12 o’clock noon on Decenther 15. Each contestant will be allowed to send ibut one set of answers. . Neatness in writing and brevity of statement will be favor- ably. considered. : . Write on one side only of the paper. . f%zil Answers to “Contest Editor’, Nonpartisan Lcader, Box 819, Fargo, ‘Nornth Daketa. . Names of the winners will be printed in the Lcader of Deccmber 29, 5 * We invite all our young friends to .enter this contest. All awards will be strictly on merit, Give name, postoifice address, county and { 8. How many newspapers now published in the state of North % A p