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Show TOWNLEnTILL Trial of the Nonpartisan League Head Goes On, Despite Absence. JACKSON. Minn., June 23. Activities of Joseph Gilbert and Irving Freltag of the National Nonpartisan league In Jackson county, In 191 S. were touched upon today by three witnesses called by the prosecution at the trial of A. C. Townley president of the league, and i loseph Gilbert, a former league organizer, 'who are charged with conspiracy to commit com-mit disloyally. O C Thorsen. judge of the probate court of T-akofield, and F. K. McKellar, countv auditor, lestllied that Gilbert per-slsie.l' per-slsie.l' In making an address at I.akeneld. .Tanuarv 2:1, ISIS, .n'ter the county officials had riot!fh''d him that Nonpartisan meetings meet-ings would not be permitted. O. A. Cnllan. a farmer living at Heron (Cont'nucd on Page 3. Column 4.) TULEI 511 CUT Or COURT (Continued fiom Pa?o One.) Lake, testified that he became a member mem-ber of the league at the solicitation of Freltag, and later a certificate of membership mem-bership and literature bearing the stamped signature of President Townley were sent to ' him. Prosecuting Attorney H, FJ. Nicholas stated in his opening remarks to the jury that tho state would attempt to show Townley was connected officially with activities In Jackson county of Fteitag and Gilbert. Gilbert also is under Indictment on a charge of having made unpatriotic utterances. McKellar was clerk of the draft board i for Jackson county and said the draft ! board had difficult v in certain sections j of the. county, and testified that his principal prin-cipal objection to Nonpartisan league activities ac-tivities early in 1918 "was a disturbing effect ii t that time unon the community." A ttornev George Hoke of the defense ! questioned MeXellnr as to whether oppo-! oppo-! sition to the Nonpartisan league was not I of a political nature. "Tf you want to know the political slt-I slt-I nation which existed In Jackson county. I'll tell you." said McKe'lar. "If you were for the Nonpartisan league, you 'e-ot their voto 0(j per cent, but if you wore an out-and-out American, you didn't." Jufl ge Thorsen t estified that he believed be-lieved Jackson county farmers who were Nonriiii-t isan league members were good cit'zens. Town'ey did not nrrive in Jackson today. to-day. His nh sen ce was not disccssed at the trial. P was said by his associates ho is still in North Dakota, where a s( at e-wlde e-wlde referendum vote will be taken tomorrow to-morrow on certain Nonpar! isan Jen gnft measures which were enacted into law bv the 191!) North Dakota legislature. FAKOO, N. D., June 25. An unusually heavy vote is expected throughout the state tomorrow on the referendum to pass upon various measures adopted by the last legislature, chiefly concerning the stat-i industrial urogram of tho Nonpartisan Nonpar-tisan league. Chief interest centers in the industrial commission and state bank laws, as related la ws will be affected if these should be voter! down. President A. C. Townh-y of the Nonpartisan Non-partisan league, who was scheduled to make the ciosing address lie re tonight. ; left for St. Pan! before the meeting, fte ; had been expected to appear nt his trial in Jac-on county, Minn., on charges of 1 disloyalty and conspiracy, by Wednesday noon. I - - - |