Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-09-20
ESPIONAGE ACT
APPLIES TO CROPS
INTERFERENCE IS ACT OF rREA
SON AND ARRESTS WILL
FOLLOW.
DoINGs At STATE CAPITOL
What 10 TranspIring In the Different
Departments Where the AffaIrs o.
State Government Are
Administered.

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ing or marketing of crops is an act
OF treason under the espionage act
ana state officials OF North Dakota
Will make prompt arrests. Persons
arrested will be held until transferred
into federal hands. 1t is pointed out
that IN every case where the disturb.
ance is due to agitation OF outsiders.
such as Industrial Workers OF the
World. who have worked among crews.
causing them to strike for higher and
unreasonable wages or causing ma.
chimes to shut down. the offenders
are subjecttng themselves to fines OF
not less than $1,000 and sentences in
the federal penitentiary of from five
years to life. or both.
Wheat Crop 81, 0C0, 900 Bushels.
A summary Of the September crop
report for the State OF North Dakota
as compiled by the Bureau OF Crop
estimates shows that wheat forecast.
ed for the state on September l was
6l,oOO.OOO bushels, compared with 49,.
$4,000 bushels. the December esti.
mate on last years production.
The forecast on September for
corn was 100000 bushels, compared
with l3.5l5.000 bushels in the Decem.
Der production estimate last year. This
forecast will be even lower In view
OF the early frosts which hit the state
during the first week in September.
That there actually exists q short.
age OF feed In North Dakota Is shown
IN the government estimates on hay.
The preliminary estimate was 1900.
600 tons, compared with 1854, 900 tons
last year.
The September forecast on potatoes
Is 100000 bushels compared with g.
$4,000. Oats are estimated to bring
yield Of 24.3O0.OO0 bushels, com.
pared with 26.73S.O00 bushels a year
ago. and rye. 100000. compared with
4.655.000 bushels last year.
Warning Against Green Flax.
warning against turning cattle in.
to fax fields while the straw is green
or before it has been cut, has been
issued by DR.. w. F. Crewe, secretary
Of the North Dakota live stock SAM.
tary board. as a result OF an investi-
cation Of the sudden death Of ten cat
tie in the New England district. which
were found to have succumbed to prus.
sic acid and poisoning resulting from
the eating of green flax.
Guarantee Fund Ready Jan. I.
North Dakota's first guaranty dc.
post fund is expected to become avail.
able Jan. l. and will total Sal .674.50,
according to an estimate made by
State Examiner j. B. Waters. That
amount, 1t is believed. will be suffi.
cient to meet any demand which will
be made on the fund for the REIN.
bursement Of depoSitors in any one
wear. II it should prove insufficient.
The state guaranty board has author.
'ty under an act passed by the last
legislature to call up to sS33.49O.
The guaranty fund is based upon
he average daily deposits of the 696
banks and four trust companies which
ire the benefciaries. Such average
Tally deposits. reports In the office OF
he state examiner Chow, are $S3,349,.
700. The law authorizes the state
board to levy for the guaranty fund
ne.twentieth Of one per cent of these
deposits. which is equivalent to SAL
S74. the amount which the board will
lave at its disposal July /.
Reports from all Of the state banks
nd trust companies have reached the
state examiners office. and definite
round work now is being laid for the
'lacing Of the act in operation Janu.
Try l. Every bank in the state has
'ignified its intention to comply with
he provisions Of the act.
Seed Wheat to Be Stored.
That the thirty-day storage clause
will be waived to permit the storage Of
seed wheat and that difficulties exist.
ing between the food administration
and the North Dakota farmer will be
satisfactorily adjusted are the opin.
ions OF Robert o. Taft. son OF the for.
mer president, here as personal rep.
resentative Of Herbert c. Hoover, after
a brief consultation with Attorney
General LANCER