The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-10-25
STATE EXAMINER :"
IN sTR0NGOENAL
WATERS DID NOT THREATEN PEN.
ALiZiNG or BANK NOT TAX
ING LIBERTY BONDS.
HAPPENINGS AT STATE HOUSE
What North Dakota officials Are Do.
ing In Administration of Laws
In the Different Depart.
ments at Bismarck.

on his return to Bismarck, e%mphatical.
ly denied the statement published in
the state press that he had issued a
ruling that he would penalize any state
bank which does not subscribe to the
Liberty bond.
The story is all false" said Mr..
Waters, and without foundation, as
never issued such a statement and in
fact eve had any such idea, and !
knew no more about it than anyone
else until l read the articles in several
papers. While I am strong for the
Liberty bonds and am using every eff.
fort to get as large a subscription as
possible to this loan, l have not gore
to the extent of trying to penalize any.
one who does not subscribe"
Mr.. Waters did send out a circular
letter to all the banks encouraging
them to support the Liberty loan to
the fullest extent.
New Farmers Company.
. Consumers United Stores company,
with a capital of $4,000 organized to
conduct a chain Of wholesale and retail
stores, buying ond selling agencies in
this and foreign countries and to
'carry on educational work or propa.
ganda along all lines deemed by the
board of directors to be in the interest
of or beneficial to the producers and
consumers of this nation and to assist
farmers organizations for promotion
Of economic, educational and political
welfare of producer and consumer, to
aid and assist producers and consum:
ers of the nation in educating them.
selves to efficient cooperative buying
and selling and to assist in making
democracy a real factor in our politi.
cal, educational and economic life,"
was incorporated here this week by
Norbert O'Leary, Fargo, Charles H.
Hick, Wilton, and H. L. Elliott, Minot.
States Quota Ready.
I'VE believe that every county
board now has it's full quota of eligible
men for the draft" said Chairman L.
f. Birdzell, when the district board,
having completed all the work before
1t, adjourned for a few days. A large
number Of appeals have been taken
from the decisions of the district
board to the president. The board
feels this is largely due to the fact
that the blank upon which registrants
are notified of the fate of claims and
appeals contains what is In effect an
Invitation to appeal to the president
for further consideration.
State Has Fewest Reflections.
North Dakota has fewer men re.
jected than any other state which sent
troops to Camp Dodge" said Thomas
W. Hughes, Company E, 313th engi.
neers, who was in Bismarck en- route
to Glendive, Mont. tits simply great"
said Mr.. Hughes of life at Camp
Dodge. There's some kicking about
the food, but l can't see it. Sunday
we had a big chicken dinner with ice
cream on the side, and all the FILINGS.
The only objection the boys have com.
Ing is that they aren't allowed a second
helping of pie and cake, but of any.
thing else they can have all they can
hold"
Puzzle for Adjutant General.
Adjutant General Fraser is trying
to figure out how to comply with in.
structions received from Provost
Marshal General Crowder in Wash.
ington ordering him to move "one per
cent of the states negro quota" for
II the instructions were followed. he
points out, some self-sacrificing negro
In North Dakota will have to consent
to he cut in half and sent to Camp
Dodge with the negroes being ordered
there.
The list of negroes eligible. the ad-
jutant general says, is fifty, and one
per cent of this amount would mean
0ne-half of a negro.
The adjutant general is awaiting
further instructions.
Macdonald Not Candidate.
Il have been a receptive can
didate for anything in my life" said
State Supt. N. G. Macdonald on his
return from a weeks rural school raj
lies. discussing the report that he was
q receptive candidate" for the office
OF president of the University of North
Dakota. 81 have a man's-sized job
now" said Mr.. Macdonald, and I ex-
pect it to take up all of my time I'M
til January 1, 1919. am not a can.
didate for the presidency of the uni
versity. The man who holds that post
should at least have a Phi. D. degree,
and his choice should come only after
the most mature deliberation upon the
part of those who have power to make
q selection"
To Be Gompers' Guest.
Governor Lynn j. Frazier has com.
missioned Frank Milhollan, Bismarck,
William English, Grand Forks and s,
8. Mcdonald, Grand Forks, as dele.
gates from North Dakota to the ma.
tional testimonial dinner to be ten.
defed Samuel Gompers, president Of
the American Federation of Labor al
New York city. The dinner ia given
under the auspices of the American
Federation OF Labor
Mr.. Mcdonald. who has been dele
gated to attend from this state. l,
Dsosident OF the North Dakota Fedora
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