The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-06
Commissioned Colonel in
Second Regiment Today
by Governor Frazier
CALM FOLLOWS
LADD ACTION
Quiet Apparently Reigns
Today-Taylor Says
Features New to Him

Temporary calm, at least, has fol-
lowed the publication by The Forum
Thursday afternoon. of the state
ment by DR.. e. F. Ladd, president
of the North Dakota Agricultural
college, in which he recites incidents
relative to his administration which
are in direct conflict with statements
previously made by President L. T.
Crawford Of the board Of regents,
relating more particularly to the de-
mand that Mr.. Crawford Is cited as
having made upon DIR. Ladd for the
latter's resignation.
The next step in the new crisis in
the college affairs is still uncertain,
but it is generally believed that
developments will come within a
comparatively short time.
No further statement has come
from Mr.. Crawford with respect to
the developments.
No meeting of the board OF regents
has been called, so far as known in
Fargo.
Regent White Gets Commission.
Frank White, another board mem
ber, former governor of the state,
is in Bismarck today, where he an
nounced that he would not resign
from the board Of regents until the
Second North Dakota regiment is
called from American soil.
Colonel White received his COM
mission this morning from Cover
nor Frazier, as commander of the
regiment that is now being organ
lied.
When the former governor left for
the. Philippines at the head of a
battalion of North Dakota soldiers,
he was a member of the state sem
ate. His resignation from that posi-
ton was filed at Honolulu, when the
transportS carrying United States
troops touched there en- route.
Governor Hasn't Acted.
So far as known, Governor Fraz-
Ter has takenk no action toward ap-
pointing two members Of the board
of regents to succeed Regents ]. A.
Power, Of Leonard, and Emil Scow
of Bowman. They were appointed
for two year terms, that period ex-
piring July l. They have. however,
continued in office, holding that no
persons have been legally appoint
ed to succeed them.
It III generally understood, how
ever, that Governor Frazier will
make appointments to the two posi-
tions. thus affording an opportunity
for test in the courts of the ques-
ton of the right Of Messrs. Power
and Scow to retain their positions.
Knew Nothing OF 1t.
DR.. j. D. Taylor of Grand Forks,
Just before he departed that city for
Bemidji Thursday evening. informed
a newspaper representative that he
knew nothing of the affairs that DIR.
Ladd cites in his statement, as pub
lished by The Forum. DIR. Taylor had,
earlier in the week, given an in
terview in which he lauded the work
of DIR. Ladd freely and without stint,
and, in which he declared: The
board will not take second place
with any person or group OF persons
in North Dakota in their loyalty to
the Agricultural college and DR..
Ladd. They have absolute conf1d-
ence in his ability and loyalty In the
work that he is doing"
DR.. Taylor was not present at the
board of regents meeting in Fargo
in May, over which the controversy
has arisen.
Referred to WaIdron,s Address.
In his statement to The Forum,
DIR. Ladd referred to a feature of the
MAY meeting Of the board, when, he
states, he upheld the action Of a
faculty member in certain matters.
That faculty member, it is gen.
orally understood, though not an
nounced by DR.. Ladd, is c. B. Wald-
ron. head of the Agricultural depart
ment. The incident is understood to
have had its origin in certain re-
marks made by Mr.. Waldron when
he addressed the Tri-Stafe Grain
Growers association in Fargo last
January.
Brewer Makes Statement.
Charles F.. Brewer. secretary of the
board of regents, made another con-
tribution to the series of signed
statements incident to the unravel-
ing of the college tangle. as follows:
i'I never asked President Ladd OF
the Agricultural college to appoint
me acting food commissioners; no
member of the state board OF regents
made such request; no person was
authorized to solicit the pure food
Uommissionership for me. The ap-
pointrnent of pure food commission
er is made by the state board OF
regents, not by President L.add, and
/ have never heard any other name
than his mentioned in connection
with the position. / talked with DIR.
Ladd and he denied that any MEM
Der of the board or that l had soli-
cited from him the position of acting
pure food commissioner"
DIR. Ladd, in his statement, said
that Mr.. Brewer had made applica-
ton for the position of assistant in
the food department" no statement
having been made by the president
to the effect that Mr.. Brewer sought |
the position Of acting pure food
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