Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
GOVERNOR ASSERTS STATE CAN.
NOT MEET EMERGENCY cAUS
Ed BY SEED SHORTAGE.
DoINes At STATE CAPITOL
What 10 Transpiring In the Different
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.

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Baer of North Dakota for an appro-
priation of 100000 to finance the
seed and feed situation in this state
as necessary war measure declared
Governor Lynn j. Frazier.
THE seed and feed situation is very
serious in some counties in the state"
said Governor Frazier, land | cannot
see what the farmers are going to do
unless financial assistance is given.
The bonding of counties for seed
loans will fall far short of meeting the
actual needs Of the farmers, and I'M
less outside help is given there is sure
to result decided falling off in acre
age.
THE state is not in position to
meet the emergency. Even tho spe-
cial session was called, it would be ut
terly impossible to raise the necessary
fund to finance the esituation."
Will Prosecute Bread Hogs.
Il will be a party to the prosecution
of any man charging more than ten
cents for a fifteen ounce loaf or Is
cents for a pound and a half loaf Of
Bread" was the welcome news inn
parted to the people of Northwest
Northwest North Dakota by State
Food Administrator Laid at meeting
in Minot. Many complaints had been
aired on the price of bread and the
administrators stand gave promise of
looked for relief.
Regents Case Postponed.
According to an order by District
Judge Charles M. Cooley of Grand
Forks, members of the state board of
regents were to appear before him in
hearing instituted by Lewis +.
Crawford, president of the board, and
Charles Brewer, secretary, who were
to present an application for writ
Of injunction and prohibition against
Robert Muir, George Totten and G. e.
| Vermylia, restricting them from in
terfering with the plaintiffs in exer.
cising their duties as officers of the
board. The hearing did not take
place, however, because Aubrey Law
renee. attorney for the plaintiffs, had
been called to Chicago on urgent
business.
L
Mr.. Lawrence and William LANCER,
attorney general of North Dakota,
STIMULATING that the hearing take
place at later date.
Opposes Closing Of Schools.
Captain Isaac p. Baker, federal fuel
administrator for North Dakota, in a
statement just issued, strongly op-
poses the suggestion that comes from
various parts of the state that public
schools be closed as a measure of
coal conservation.
Big Park Fund Asked.
Representatives Leiderback of Kill
deer and Norton of the Third district
are quite confident that Congress at
this session will take some definite
action toward establishing the Kill.
deer National Park and game preserve
for which an appropriation of 100000
is asked.
The park, II established, would EN-.
brace the entire Kildeer mountains,
the scene of many historic Indian bat
ties and natural beauty spot.
OF the amount asked for, 1t is point.
ed out $4,000 would be used to pur.
chase the $500 acres.
Must Train at A. c.
The state board of education recent.
ly decided that vocational teachers
for North Dakota will, in the future,
be trained at the State Agricultural
college in order to comply with the
requirements of the Smith-Hughes law
passed by the last session Ut congress.
Under the provisions of the act,
states that plan their vocational edu.
cation courses according to the stand
ards laid down by the federal board
Of education will get Federal aid tn
pay for the training of teachers a.
we'll as aid in extending vocational
education into the country districts.
Many Apply For Auto Tags.
Applications for 1918 auto tags are
reaching the secretary of states of.
flee in good condition. in spite of the
fact that considerable mental arithme-
tic is required on the part of on ap-
plicant. Beginning at $3.50 for Max.
well, checks accompanying the tags
run at 81 for Fords, $3.50 for the As
] AAAOA0A ouASAs ]o.OV lOT lu0 OF iuCu0l
Overland and $3.50 for the REQ. But
few half-rate applications, covering
cars upon which q license fee has been
paid for three years or more. have
been received to date.
| Prepares For Rush.
Lists Of every county and township
officer requiring bond are being re-
ceived by Insurance Commissioner A.
8. Olsness from the various county
auditors. But four bonds have been
issued to date, but data is being &C.
simulated In the office Of the com.
mission which will prepare the de-
partment to handle the immense
amount Of business which will come
with the expiration of the surety
bonds for which a majority Of the
counties have contracted on a two
year basis. The stae will handle
this business in the future.