The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 13, 1916, Page 14

i B S N I e e i H FOURTEEN J. J. SCHMID WE BUY---SELL and TRADE ---Live Stock--- ~ WILTON N. D. WILTON MUTUAL STORE . GENERAL MERCHANDISE Hardware, . Drugs. Headquart- ers of John Deere Machinery WILTON N. D. [/ % "You will always get a square deal if : you trade with Chicago Cash Store Co., Inc. J. K. Edelman, Pres. and Mgr. GENERAL MERCHANDISE Egeland and Rock Lake, N. Dak. “ 1 "fThe Edmore Mercantile Store } ul'sants your busingfis; 1;'15 : also want your good will. ; Edmore, Righttreatment should get ' N.D. both. We try to be right. 'J. D. Reeves G. B. Smith Auto Repairin Garage A", Repairing Guaranteed - NO. DAK. | STEELE, DENTIST Dr. Prescott, of Steele Will be in Braddock, - April 3 to 15. Kintyre, - May 1 to 18. ) . [ Patronize--- P. NORUM General Merchandise When in HAMPDEN, NORTH DAKOTA in buying at t Peoples Trading Co. General Merchandise . HANSBORO, “- NO. DAK. YOU always find h;?_atisfaction Our established motto is ‘““MORE FOR YOUR MONEY” - Michigan Mercantile Co. MICHIGAN .- NO. DAK. ROLF BROS. Tailors of Quality Clothes 7 Bacon Block--- N. 4th St. Grand Forks, N. D. (EE(ZI{,;;SH%EA. KINNEY TATE AND RE RED STOCK AUCTION%I%EE I ?l-o breed ‘Whif Pro| kind. 1 work stock nranee:f Your work‘:nd ::lin willgx:ecelve the best of treatment. All business em- trusted care attended fo.m be prompfl_, Phon OB e or Write Me at SN Save Your Gasoline A Gas Pre-Heater Does it and Costs $2.50 Post Paid > Zuy are absolat;’l Ie’guarantud 0 give you % more rgal- lon of gasoline. o sl S Your Moiwy.prom tly refunded if . you are not satisfle«f . . _ Satisfaction or money back. F. COOPER MFG. CO. . G New:Rockford, N. D. THE NONPARTISAN LEADER Farm Union Formed j 3 North Dakota Branch of National Order Organized in Convention at Bismarck The Farmers’ Educational and Co- operative Union of America, common- ly known as the Farmers’ union, formed a North Dakota state union at Bismarck on March 80. The officers elected are as follows: President, R. J. J. Montgomery of Tappen. Vice president, J. W. Knepper of Goodrich. Secretary-treasurer, D. E. Shipley of Dickinson. Chaplain, Nels Christenson of Wing. Conductor, J. N. Sharff of Almont. Doorkeeper, H. T. Anderson of Wilton. State Organizer, Charles Liessman of Tuttle. Board of directors, A. H. Anderson of Belfield, Emil Youngberg of Wood- worth, Frank Mehring of Melville, Otto Wendt of Judson and William E. Breen of Bismarck. NEW STATE ORGANIZER The new state organizer, Mr. Liessman, succeeds H. P. Knappen of Bismarck, editor of the Palladium. Mr. Liessman farms in Kidder county and is an active member of the Nonpartisan League. He is a scholar and linguist of no small ability and has had an adventurous life. For years he was in the navy and rose to the rank of warrant officer. Mr. Montgomery, president of the new state union, is a stock farmer near Tappan who has been from the first active in organizing the union. He is also a booster for the -Nonpar- tisan League, of which he is a mem- ber. He was out with the League’s organizer, H. P. Richardson, last fall when 27 members were enrolled for the League in one day in Kidder county. The Farmers’ union is exclusively an economic and non-political organ- ization, having for one object the marketing and buying of products by the elimination of useless middlemen, in which it has had complete success in various parts of the country. The union has state -organizations in 22 states, including Montana, where a union was organized April 3, 1916, just after the North Dakota union was formed. AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION Equally important -is its function as an educational institution. The official organ of the union is a weekly paper called “National Field,” pub- lished at Salig_ta, Kansas. At its eleventh annual convention at Lincoln, Nebraska, in September, 1915, the union passed the following resolutions, which give an idea of the things for which it stands: 3 Condemning the present system of banking in the United States. Favoring a national conference of producers and consumers, farmers and wage-workers. Recommending the formation of co- Linde Blocks After the refusal of the state in- surance commissioner and the su- preme court of North Dakota to be- come parties to tying up the new state bonding law for two or three years while it is pending in the United States supreme court, the attorneys for the insurance companies have succeeded in getting the United States supreme’ court to grant a stay of proceedings. - This means that the state, although ready to do so, can not write bonds for'state officers and em- ployes and officers' and employes of counties and other political subdivi- sions until the case is decided, probab- ly years hence;:and in the meantime the insurance scompanies will enjoy- the business the law was drafted to deprive them' of. ! Attorneys point out that the act of the United States supreme court in granting- ‘this stay could have been only on the representation of the at- torneys for:‘the bonding companies that the attorney gemeral of %Iorth Dakota consentéd to it and wanted it. It appearing toithe court that both sides desired to delay the enforcement of the law until the case is finally de- cltied, the supreme court granted the stay. Attorney General Linde attempted to have this stay granted in the state s insurance commissioner, who has finally obtained funds from. state treasurer to put the act into T o emanes the Ve is - en y to the attor- ney general allowing himself to be sgremp court but failed, because the operative enterprises under the Roch- dale system. Against participation in the European war. - Favoring government ownership of all arms and munition works. Favoring cooperation with the American Federation of J.abor in get- ting national legislation needed by farmers and wage-woirkers and thank- ing organized labor for its help to the farmers’ cause. EXONERATE RILEY The Burleigh county Farmers’ union at a meeting at Wilton on March 10 exonerated, by resolution, J. H. Riley, president of the Sterling local union, of the implication that he had attempted to hold a meeting of the farmers’ union on dates conflicting with the recent Nonpartisan League primaries. - Some of the members of the Nonpartisan League who were also members of the union understood that a meeting of the union had been called at the time to interfere with the important League conferences of February 22 and were aroused to con- siderable resentment, believing an attempt was being made to keep farmers away from the League gatherings in the various townships. Members of the union determined that nothing should be done to hamper the work of the League and caused the ‘matter to be investigated, with the result that Mr. Riley, who had been accused- of calling conflicting union meetings, was freed of all blame. As a matter of fact no meet- ings of the union were held on the date of the League primaries and there has since been complete har- mony between members of the League and the union. Most mem- bers of the union are members of the League also. KNAPPEN APPROVES LEAGUE H. P. Knappen, editor of the Palla- dium, who was not included among the new officers of the state union, has written the Leader a letter in which - he gives the assurance that he ap- proves of the Nonpartisan League and its' objects. “The Palladium,” he says, “has al- ways published any and all notices of meetings to be held by the League that have been sent to me. Person- ally I approve of the objects of the League and am still a friend of the movement, despite the attempts of my personal enemies to make it appear otherwise. I trust you will not per- mit the main issue to be obscured and wish you success in the big movement in which you are engaged.” Mr. Knappen adds he did not aspire to office in the new state union. Besides the resolution exonerating Mr. Riley, the Burleigh county Farm- ers’ union on March 10 adopted a reso- lution extending thanks to Mr. Knap- pen for his work as state organizer and expressing confidence in his hon- esty and “unwavering devction to the cause of the Farmers’ union.” State Bonding used by the insurance companies that the companies will be given a few years more profitable business writ- ing bonds . for public employes—a business the last legislature saw fit to take out of private hands and put in the hands of the state. Lawyers point out that the supreme court of the United States, while the’ constitutionality of a law is pending before it, never suspends operation of the law unless it appears that both sides to the case are agreed on hold- ing it up. The attorney general’s - consent to the delay was therefore the determining factor. - This law was declared constitution- al recently by the state supreme court but the insurance companies deprived of business in North Dakota under it appealed to the United States supreme court. Following the upholding of ~the law by the highest state court the gut the law in operation, writing onds for public employes. But he United States court.: The law was adopted by the last Jegislature to-stop what was proved to be one of the most wasteful leaks public employes to.protect the public in connection with i ible.. The business paid The legislature tl(:lo}ght it “have the state JULIUS KLEMIN The | Farmeré and. Insurance commigsioner took steps to is stopped by the stay granted by the in government. Premiums paid out | Largsst Depasis of any M‘" for bonding state, county and other _-were high and losses the insurance companies: had to pay. were neglig- | Always on Trial d If at nnE time you {eel that your American uggy is not giving you the service we will send you Yot sen ther with any freight charges l'z" takes the highest quality of material and workm:nshlp l‘oh stand a.trial %fler like this. 36.95 and Up In our catalog we show buggies as low as | '90;[96. also a full ‘lllne of méi“ :‘l"“‘ gumys, I spring wagons and pony v es at money agvlnz prices. Send tgday for our vehicle 3 proposition No. 93N90 ¥ [ American _ - National Bank VALLEY CITY, N. D. Capital and Surplus $110,000.00 The Farmer’s Friend Money to loan-at all times to reliable parties Farm Loans a Specialty- All Quality Goods KREMENETSKI1 BROTHERS Tuttle, N. D. GENERAL MERCHANDISE Groceries, Full Line of Hard- ware, Shoes and Clothing, Enamelware, Tinware, Cutlery and Tools. TUTTLE, N. D. GARAGE AUl Kinds of 2 Automobile Repairs, Vulcaniz- - ing, Acetylene Welding, " and Blacksmithing. Will Appreciate the Farmers Patronage Merchants Bank of New Rockford, N.D. A Home Institution Capital and Surplus of $30,000 Eddy County. o