The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-09-27
HAPPENINGS At STATE HOUSE

What North Dakota ofnclals Are %
ING In Administration Of Laws |
In the Different Depart
msnts at Bismarck.
, Bismarck.
With the close of navigation but
three months distant and cold wealth
er due in less than two months, coal
stores in dealers and consumers
hands In the eastern part of North
Dakota are still rs per cent short Of
requirements.
While the bituminous and anthra-
cite mines Of the east succeeded in
increasing production but Is per cent,
the Ignite mines of North Dakota in
August increased production, by &C.
tual Federal statistics, 43 per cent,
according to a report by Dean E. j.
Babcock Of the North Dakota School
Of Mines Of chairman of the National
Defense Council committee on fuel.
DR.. Babcock IL not pessimistic and
does not believe that eastern Goals
will advance in price. They may 60
lower. He does not promise this.
To Charge Commission.
The government doesn't car to buy
the farmers grain direct. When It
does, It will charge the farmer a com.
mission Of 1 per cent, the same
amount he is required to pay regular
commission houses. This advice,
Representative George M. Young tells
the North Dakota Railway commission,
comes from Julius c. Barnes. "The
government doesn't care to have any
wheat consigned to it, but If consign-
ed to the commission a deduction of
1 per cent will be made, so the ship.
per will not benefit any by consign-
ing direct to the government grain
corporation" writes the congressman.
Fire Prevention Day Set.
Governor Frazier Joined with chief
executives the nation over in request
ing that October 8, IF anniversary Of
the Chicago fire of the seventies, pro-
badly the most disastrous conflagra-
ton in American history be observed
as Fire Prevention Day."
The proclamation says:
Realizing the gravity Of the fire
situation and the need Of preventive
measures, the ninth day of October is
hereby designated at Fire Prevention
Day, and l recommend that school
superintendent and teachers arrange
appropriate programs for the observ'
ance of that day and suggest that ev.
cry citizen take an inventory of con
ditions about his own premises on that
date and remedy any defects and
make improvements tending to great
er safety from destructive fires"
No Coal For Empty Cars.
Grain car will continue to come
back empty from the Head Of the
Lakes so long as there is no coal
there with which to load them, the
United States fuel administration has
advised Governor Frazier. The com
mission admits that the fuel situa
ton is serious, and that the fact thai
grain cars are coming back empty al
q season of the year when they are
usually carrying coal into the state
complexities the situation and makes
for congestion later on. It holds, OF
the other hand, that it would not bt
justified in retaining these cars at thu
Head of the Lakes until cargoes O.
coal can be found for them.
! State Wide School Rally.
A better rural school rally of ont
weeks duration will be held in every
county in the state this fall, State
Superintendent of Public instruction
N. C. Macdonald has announced upo1
completing his schedule and list O
speakers.
These rallies all cover a period o
six weeks, four weeks beginning DC
tober 1, and after a weeks intermis
sion for the North Dakota Educate,
association convention, resuming No
vember 5 and continuing two weeks
The directors Of each county vii
{. be in charge q the county super
intendent during the forenoon and il
charge Of q representative Of the stat
noon and evening: On this day Of tn
rally will appear one Of two lecturer
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DR.. A. e. Winship. lecturer, author an,
publisher, and Dr.. McBrein Of tn
United States bureau of Education.
Dates for the several counties, al
ranged in convenient geographical
groups, follow:
October ! t. 5IMorton: Grant Bur
October 3 to 12-Burke, Renville
Bottineau. Rolette. Towner, Cavalier
Golden Valley. Slope. Bowman. Adam
ols EssSG logan ~ Mcintosh. Rmm;ons as sSsr
'de oe;to Es!is e. F 70 8ts! ES;:tss .n q GHf nssfE:
Barnes, Steele. Richland, Sargent, Suits
man. Lansing and Kidder. 49, t&&
November s to 9-Ward, McFIenFy
Lean: Mountrail. Williams and Nc
Ai November Il - 1s-orand Fork.
Pembina, Walsh, Traill.' Case IN,
Divide.
Board May see Change.
The resignation Of Sheriff william
aaevischer. to take effect October /
probably will result In another chang,
IN the Mercer county local exemp
ton board, which already has under
soma two changes. one On recommends