The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-08-17
COMMISSIONER IS
SUED FOR DAMAGES
DR.. LADD MUST FACE TRIAL AS
RESULT OF ORDER PROHIBITING
SALE OF BAKING POWDER.
UP TO NORTH DAKOTA VOTERS
Three Propositions Call for Direct
Vote at Fall Eiection-Two Refer.
enda On Laws and One Init.
tiative On the Constitution.


The suit for 100000 damages filed
IN Chicago against DR.. E. F. Laid,
president of the North Dakota Agricul.
tural college, by the Calumet Baking
Powder company of Chicago. is the
outgrowth Of an order issued by Doc.
tor Ladd, prohibiting the sale of the
Calumet brand Of baking powder in
fraudulent claims made in the com.
pany's advertising.
The federal court of North Dakota
has neld that the Calumet Baking Pow.
der company can sell its product, but
has also held that the use of the so
called water glass test" for the pur.
pose of securing sales would have to
be discontinued, as it was valuable
only for the purpose of determining de,
terioration in the powder.
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First Regiment Takes "Hikes."
Mercedes, Texas.
The First Regiment, North Dakota
Infantry, is now firmly established in
camp and the northern boys have be.
gun the daily routine of army life in 8
tropical country. They are fortunate.
inasmuch as they have placed thei1
camp on more favorable ground than
the regiments from Minnesota, New
York, Indiana and some other eastern
states, which are located about three
miles away from the Rio Grande and
about 80 miles from the Gulf of Mexi.
co. The North Dakotans have be-
gun taking hikes" and they expect
soon to make a trip to the river divid.
ing the United States and Mexico.
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People to Decide Problems.
Three propositions will be put up tc
the voters of North Dakota for a di.
rect vote at the fall election unless
the courts intervene in the the two pro.
positions that are being contested.
Advertising Of them must com.
mence August 26. but the courts may
step in at any time before election
day and prevent a vote.
The two referefda on laws are:
Referendum on Chapter 25S, 1915
Session Laws, relating to the * of a
mill tax for the terminal elevator
fund.
The last session repealed the chap.
ter and the people will now vote on
this act of the legislators.
Referendum on Chapter 1874, 1915
Session Laws, defining crime of boot.
Logging, held defective by the supreme
court, now pending in federal courts.
The initiative on the constitution il
tn o1o,Gn1 CnofiH- OLE co Or ~ ,,o1y~
New Rockford the capital of the state.
This proposition is now pending be-
fore the supreme court.
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Light Crops Will Help State.
The comparatively light crop OF
wheat this year will ultimately result
in a benefit to the state.
This is the belief of r. F. Flint,
| state commissioner of agriculture and
labor.
Interest in livestock will be &C.
lively renewed throughout North Da.
kota as a result Of the unusually poor
crop conditions" says Mr.. Flint.
Wheat farmers are actively thinking
along that line right now, but the
person who tries to tell them so had
better first plan a safe getaway.
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State Treasury Has $1,852,e97 Cash.
At the close of the business July 81,
1916, the state treasury had more mo
ney in it than at any previous CORE,
spending date in the history of the
state State Treasurer Stems report
shows $1,852, SS7.64 cash on hand, July
81, 1916, there was but $196,331.39. In
addition there were a large number OF
bills outstanding which could not be
paid for lack of funds. July 81, 1914
there was a lack of balance of $311,
1884. 09.
The condition of the state financially
is nearly 100 per cent better July, 1916
than July, 1916. All bills have beer
paid. The total receipts for July, 1916
were $~517,336.42 and the expenditures
$422, S11.2 {.
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