Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-16
GRAIN FORECAST
SHOWS INCREASE
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE INpL
GATES BIG INCREASE IN WHEAT
YIELD-coRN FALLS OFF.
DoINGs At STATE CAPITOL
What 10 TranspirIns. in the Dlfferen.
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.

Dakota corn crop Of 12,40O,OOO bushels
compares with 13,515,OOO year ago.
Other estimates on this years crop,
as issued by the departmtnt of .agri-
culture, as compared with the crops
of last year, are shown as follows:
Crop 1917 (Est.) 1916.
Wheat 81 100000 39,325 900
Oats 100000 $3.50 900
Barley ..........27,4OOOOO 26,73S, 900
Rye ............ 100000 4,675, 900
Flaxseed ........ 100000 S,137, 900
Potatoes ........ 100000 6,975,OOO
All hay (tons). .. 2,43O,OO0 1854 900
Temperatures werev low throughout
the state the past few days, falling to
80 degrees at Dickinson, but no Sc.
rious damage to flax and corn, the
only crops now vulnerable, was re-
ported.
No Special Session.
Governor Lynn j. Frazier denies
that he intends calling special ses.
sion of the legislature to provide spe-
ctal aid for farmers whose crops have
failed. The denial followed a state
ment by j. M. Critics of the Equity Co
operative exchange.
GA great many of the small banks
Of the state are not able to handle
the situation" Governor Frazier says,
because they advanced too much
money to the farmers last spring,
banking on this years crop.
while plans have not been worked
out definitely, no doubt will work
with the state defense council for q
solution" = -
State EmpIoye to Become Officer.
L. A. Baker, statistician for the tax
commission, has returned from the
coast where he spent several weeks
transacting personal business. Mr..
Baker has applied for admission to
the second officers training camp and
is planning on leaving the commission
within lew days.
Miss Harritte M. Falconer, who has
been in the employ of the department
for some time, will succeed Mr.. Baker
as statistician.
Plan to Procure Funds.
The North Dakota defense council
has been hampered since it's organiza-
ton by complete lack Of funds, but
President VII. Stickney of Dickinson,
who was in the city yesterday, be-
lieves the plan Of financing recently
adopted will work out, and that by the
last Of August the council will have at
tanned its stride.
! War was declared after the North
Dakota legislature had adjourned. Not
a penny was appropriated by the Fiji
teenth assembly for war work. When
the national defense council of this
state was organized there was no fund
which it could draw on. All of the
work it has done to date has been
carried on on $500 appropriated by the
emergency commission. The states
emergency fund is so small that 1t will
not stand another nibble, and the de-
tense board has voluntarily assumed
the task Of financing the council the
next 18 months through funds raised
on personal notes. About $4,000 will
be required, and DIR. Stickney is con-
f1dent that notes to that amount will
be forthcoming. Governor Frazier has
assured the council that the next leg.
islature will reimburse it for every
penny expended.
Assigned From First to Second.
The following officers commissioned
from the First regiment were assigned
by order of Adjutant General Fraser
to post in the Second regiment: First
Lieut.. Ben Weston to Co. l.; Second.
Lieut.. Milton Thompson, to Co. G;
Second Lieut.. Lewis M. Thume, to Co.
D; Second Lieut.. William c. Paulson,
to machine gun company; Second
Lieut.. j. E. Hoffman, to Co. x; Sec
ond Lieut.. John A. Mcdonald, to Co. l..
Thinks Law Unconstitutional.
Attorney General Laanger, in a let
ter in response to request from Rail.
way Commissioner M. P. Johnson. de
clares the fee provision of the grain
grading act to be unconstitutional and
that elevator. y employees cannot be
asked to grade and inspect, without
reaso4 ablsercompensation grain des-
tined for a purchaser other than their
own elevator.
He declares the act does not pre-.
vent the track buyer from purchas.
ing grain already inspected and that
the indemnity bond feature relating
to the purchase Of grain on consign-
mont for central markets outside the
state is unfairly discriminatory and
cannot be enforced. A suit is now
pending in the supreme court to test
the act.