The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 4, 1918, Page 14

e R T e Soais ge b iier 30 viding for national prohibition. ’ HE special session of the North ¥k Dakota legislature, which con- vened at Bismarck January 23, has been held over into a sec- ond week through the opposition of holdover senators to the program out- lined by Governor Lynn J. Frazier. ' The Leader expected, in this issue, to be able to give a full account of a legislative session of three days’ dur- ation. Both houses, shortly after con- vening, passed a resolution agreeing to give attention only to measures recom- mended by Governor Frazier in his call for the special session. The inten- ‘tion of the upper house to delay pro- ceedings, however, was shown -soon after passing this resolution. The house passed, among its first meas- ures, the seed and feed.bonding bill which furnished the chief reason for the calling of the special session. Upon receiving this measure the senate proceeded to adopt an amend- ment providing that everything after the words “A bill”-should be stricken out, and substituting for this an en- tirely new bill. The new bill, proposed by the senate, would make it more dif- "ficult for the farmers to secure money than the house bill, the signatures of 100 farmers being required to a pe- tition, instead of 25, as provided in the house bill. The senate bill throughout is' radically * different from the house bill. The result of this action and other dilatory tactics practised by the senate is to delay the work of the special ses- sion .and throw additional expense of several thousand dollars upon the tax- payers of North Dakota. HOUSE GIVES VOICE TO LOYALTY OF PEOPLE One of the first actions taken by both branches of the legislature was to ratify the proposed amendment to the ‘constitution of the United States, pro- This 7% was recommended as a war measure "by Governor Frazier in his message to the legislature. North Dakota is the fourth state to ratify this amendment. Positive and unqualified expression of the loyalty of the farmers of North Dakota to their national government was given by the house in adopting a concurrent resolution pledging North Dakota’s “support and all to the de- fense of the lofty ideals promulgated by President Wilson, January 8, 1918.” Representative Peterson is one of the strong League members of the lower house. Representative Peterson intro- duced another concurrent resolution condemning the. kept press and pol-. iticians;, within and without the state of North Dakota, for their studious attempts to defame the good name of the state and its people by attacking their loyalty in editorials and speeches. League senators and representatives ;\ LANDING THE MONEY SHARK &T NEVE! ALY ME Tactics on Other Members introduced bills on the first day of the session providing for all of the mat- ters recommended by Governor Frazier in his message. Provision was also made for giving votes to North Dakota boys in the United States army. 'In conformity with Governor Frazier's recommendation, provision is also to North Dakota Meetings DATES FOR WALTER T. MILLS (All at 2 P. M.) Fargo..coeovaveoss ..Saturday, Feb. 2 Agricultural College, Fargo, N. D. ...... «eese...Monday, Feb. 4 Wahpeton............Tuesday, Feb. 5 Fairmount........ Wednesday, Feb. 6 Hankinson..........Thursday, Feb. 7 FOTMAN . & vvieitieiasomisnisn Friday, Feb. 8 QaKeR. vonivniissienre o Saturday, Feb. 9 NOMEB. cvscossns «.s+..Monday, Feb. 11 New Salem......... Tuesday, Feb. 12 Glen Ullin..... ..Wednesday, Feb. 12 Hebron........ ....Thursday, Feb. 14 Richardton............ Friday, Feb. 15 Dickinson....... ....Satvrday, Feb. 16 DATES FOR JUDSON KING (All at 2 P. M. unless otherwise noted) New Rockford.......Saturday, Feb. 2 Aneta......... +.es...Monday, Feb. 4 Pingree......... .....Tuesday, Feb. 5 Medina........ ...Wednesday, Feb. 6 Dawson..... e Thursday, Feb. 7 Drigeoll. . s iaaesvenie s Friday, Feb. 8 Bismarck........ . ...Saturday, Feb. 9 Baldwin.......... ...Monday. Feb. 11 ‘Washburn........... Tuesday, Feb. 12 Garrison..1 p. m., Wednesday, Feb. 13 WINE.iivvsnsasseses Thursday, Feb. 14 ROgAN . s ivvginis ....Friday, Feb. 15 WHILOD: & iiosibioe i ave s Saturday, Feb. 16 DATES FOR FRED J. ARGAST AND LEO. S. HORST Forman......... Tt Saturday, Feb. 2 Cogswell and Brookland ...... A ceessecsseess..Monday, Feb. 4 Straubville and Harlem .......... G e s ...Tuesday, Feb. 5 Brampton and Hample......... e Wednesday, Feb. 6 Ludden............. Thursday, Feb. 7 Sllverleal....ivseasivin Friday, Feb. 8 Ellendale............ Saturday, Feb. 9 Loraine and Wirch...Monday, Feb. 11 Forbes. .scivsvisess Tuesday, Feb. 12 DPUANT e siavorcaei, ‘Wednesday, Feb, 13 Monango.:.::csees Thursday, Feb. 14 Potsdam.............. Friday, Feb. 15 BAgeIeY . cvvs sivn sus Saturday, Feb. 16 Streeter:. . c.siees. Tuesday, Feb. 19 Gackle...........: Wednesday, Feb. 20 Alfred. . i aaiiinis Thursday, Feb. 21 La Moure........... Saturday, Feb. 23 FARMERS' INSTITUTES The following list of dates for farm- ers institutes has been arranged in North Dakota: Plaza, January 29 and 30; Kenmare, February 1 and 2; Velva, February 4 and 5; Lisbon, February 1; Bowman, February 5 and 6; Rhame, February 7 and 8; Hillsboro, February 6 and 7; Lakota, February 8; Adams, February 11 and 12; Edgeley, February 11 and 12; Perth, February 14 and 15; Baker February 19 and 20; Kramer, Febru- ary 22; Niagara, February 26; Upham, February 29 and March 1; Leith,- March 8; Regent, March 6 and 7. Say Leader Is Right In its issue of December 31 the Leader printed an article entitled “Gang Press Has New One.” exposing a new attempt to break up the Non- partisan league from the inside. This article told about the connection of M. Teigen of Kramer with this plan, which was to organize North Dakota farmers into a new league and thus break up the movement. Since the publication of this article objection has been raised by Mr. Tei- gen to statements made in this ex- posure. The Leader has received, however, without solicitation, the fol- lowing statement from farmers and business men of Kramer: “We, the :undersigned, resident free- holders of Bottineau county, hereby assert that we have read the article in the Nonpartisan Leader of the issue of December 31, 1917, entitled “Gang ~Press Has New One,” and we jointly ' PAGE FOURTEEN and severally declare that, from per- sonal acquaintance with and our knowl- edge of the man, the statements therein _contained regarding M. Teigen of Kramer are literally true and that, in our opinion, there is no semblance of slander therein contained, as alleged. (Signed) “E. M. Romrey, farmer; C. T. Kutschman, hardware; William, Mongdel, grain buyer; A. F. Becker, farmer; Fred Gust, farmer; Samuel A. Johnson, drayman; G. Swanke, hotel “man; H. Garbe, farmer; Herman Neu- mann, farmer; Louis Volbrecht, farm- er; F. Stubb, farmer; Paul Gust, farm- er; Willie Neumann, farmer; Albert E. Kenitzer, farmer; ‘C. W. Doman, farmer; Herman Kaeding, farmer:; John Fry, farmer; Henry Neil, farm- er; Gottlieb “Brandt, farmer; F. F. Brand, farmer; Theo. Redlaczyk, grain buyer; Otto H. Becker, farmer, all of Kramer, N, D.” ; T N T S A T AN T T o T T S L e e N 2 g TS P ARG i e e s 118 T A E = < (L8 Adjornent of Legslure Deayed House Rushes Work But Holdover Senators Force Holdover be made for extending a moratorium to protect soldiers from foreclosure and other legal proceedings during their service for the government. THE_HOUSE ADOPTS FARM HOURS PLAN The house, with League members in full control, decided to put in “farm hours” during the session, and started a single all-day session program, grinding out its work rapidly. By noon of Friday, the third day of the session, the house had passed the seed and feed bonding bill, the appropriation to make the guarantee of bank deposits law effective, the bill reinstating cor- porations, a bill removing the grain inspection department from the rail- road commission, the soldiers’ and sailors’ moratorium bill, a bill author- izing the organization of a state mi- litia, resolutions ratifying prohibition and pledging loyalty to President Wil son and a memorial to congress, ask- ing that North Dakota lignite coal be utilized for war industries. This prac- tically completed the legislative pro- gram. 3 The Leader next week will carry a full account of the proceedings of the special session, unless continued oppo- sition of holdover senators to the pro- gram outlined by Governor Frazier should result in a deadlock between the houses and an unusually long session. FIGHTING FARM LOAN ACT Cando, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I have been watching with much in- terest the working of the federal farm loan act, and have been satisfied that it was a great act of the law making body, and have wondered how such an act could stand undisturbed, being of 50 great value to the farmer. Since it has gone far beyond their expecta- tions, we see the results now—they are straining every effort to nullify its : effect—or a large part of them are. Having some knowledge of the work- ings of this federal farm loan bank as a2 member of our local organization and on the appraising committee, I have tried to study this proposition carefully and I find it so good that I have placed this loan act second to- the Nonpartisan league—first, the League fighting for the people as a whole, second, the fand bank fighting for the farmer who has his farm mort- gaged and perhaps has had for 20 years, while paying as much as 8 to 10 per cent, such conditions keeping us down indefinitely. But with 6 per cent paying interest and ‘principal in 36 years, we saw a bright spot, and have tried to reach it. eclipsed that spot. The cloud of special privilege almost Qe (3