Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
REGENTS UPHELD
BY SUPREME COURT
HIGH TRIBUNAL DENIES PETIT
TON OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
FOR REHEARING.
D0INGs AT STATE CAPITOL
What 10 Transpirins In the Differen,
Departments Where the Affair, Of
State Government Are
Administered.

State Government Are
Administered.
Bismarck.
The supreme court of North Dakota
has denied a petition of the attorney
general for a reopening of the custer
proceedings against certain members
of the state board of regents. Cover.
nor L. j. Frazier named five appointees
to fill two vacancies but the senate
rejected the nominations three times
and adjourned without making any
combinations. The supreme court
found in favor of the old board.
Preparing Educational Report.
DR.. E. B. Craighead, commissioner
of education, is preparing his report
to the state board of regents of
changes recommended and made un.
der the survey of the educational in
situations of the state.
Guard May Go to Tacoma.
The North Dakota national guard
may train at American Lake, near Ia.
coma, Wash, officials of the guard
unit admitting that it is possibility.
Orders have been received stating
that the North Dakota guard would
be attached to the twentieth division,
which includes Washington, Oregon,
Idaho. Montana and Wyoming. This
division will train at American Lake,
it is believed. Several weeks ago or
ders were received that the North Da.
kota guards would be stationed in
the southern division and would
probably train at Deming, New Mex
leo.
There is possibility that If a sec.
ond regiment is formed in the state
one regiment will be sent to Deming
and the other to American Lake. The
guard officials are making efforts to
hold the regiments together in case q
second regiment is formed. The en-
tire first regiment of the guard will
be called into service July Is.
Appointments for Efficiency Board.
The state efficiency commission has
announced the appointment of w. ].
Prater, special clerk of the state au.
ditor's office; ]. A. Graham, and C. c.
Htbbs, all of Bismarck, as the commit
tee of the efficiency commission of
Burleigh county. The county commit.
tee will meet and name sub.commit.
tees to carry on the work of the state
commission.
An Object Lesson.
An object lesson in the rapid ad.
vance in textile costs is given in q
letter from DR.. Lamont of the state
tuberculosis sanitarium, in which he
advises that some wool felt and can.
vas duck desired for covering Ger.
tain laundry machinery will cost 81
and 81 cents the yard, respectively, as
compared with 80 cents and So cents
when the last purchases were made
by this institution.
May Lose Benefit Of Rates.
North Dakota railroads are in
quandary as to what is to be done
under senate bill ", the new distance
tariff measure, with the hide concen.
trating rates which have been enjoyed
by Minot and Bismarck. These ia.
vorable rates have assisted local deal
ers In overcoming twin city compett
ton and have resulted in the build.
ing up Of good business at these two
points. The new tariff bill says they
are all wrong and that the railroads
must raise their rates to the old stand.
ard and again send this business out.
side the state. It is probable, there
fore, that the railways will cancel the
concentrating rates.
Fewer laborers Coming to State.
According to recent announcement
OF Robert ]. Leth, state farm help
specialist of the United States depart,
ment of agriculture who is directing
the cooperation of labor needs in
North Dakota, recent advices from
Washington indicate that the army
Of harvest laborers moving north is
constantly decreasing. This is due to
the fact, says Mr.. Leth. that the win
ter wheat area was badly hit last
winter and large amount of wheat
was winter killed. The result is that
there is great deal less wheat to be
harvested in Kansas and Nebraska
this year than usual with consequent
smaller demand for labor. This de-
crease in turn reduces the number
OF laborers who may be expected to
come to this state from that source.
In view Of which it is incumbent
upon the farmers to make their wants
known as soon as possible so there
may be no delay at harvest time, the
critical period of food gathering.
0uardsmen To Get Pay.
The state auditor Is completing the
warrants for $4,000 to be distributed
July / in sums ranging from $50 to
$50 in pensions to TOO North Dakota
national guardsmen, who served last
year on the Mexican border.