The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-20
CAPITOL NOTES

Speaks at Leeds-Miss Helen ].
Sullivan, assistant state superintend-
ent of public instruction, addressed
the Benson County Teachers ~associa-
ton at its conference in Leeds yes
terday.
Commissioner Here-kailway Com
missioner Charles w. Bleick OF Elgin
was a capital visitor today. So
Protest stockyards - The city
| health commission Of Lehr has filed
! with the state railway commission
resolutions recently adopted con-
demning the present 500 line stock
| yards as a public nuisance, and in
sisting that they be removed to a
point not less t.lan 300 feet distant
from the nearest building within
ninety days. From Bowesmont, in
Pembina, ONE a similar protest
from the Lincoln township, board, pro
testing the proposed establishment OF
stockyards at BOWesmOnt.
Haif-HoIiday-On proclamation of
Governor Frazier Thursday after
noon, was officially observed at the
capitol as a half-holiday in honor Of
the battle of~LeXington, and every
department was Fclosed!f -T-r,"
Architect HereiASainjF Crabbe Of
Fargo. state arcliitetsjisi lis here in con-
sultation with the board Of control
regarding new buildings and altera-
tons at the institutions in charge Of
the board.
Governors Staff-Adjutant General
T. H. TharalsOn, Major Frank S.
Henry, state land commissioner, and
Major Dana Wright of Jamestown,
in command of the First battalion,
N. D. n. G., formed Governor Lynn
j. Frazier's military staff in the pa
rade Thursday afternoon.
For Food Observation-Disclosures
Thomas Pendray of Jamestown, who
farms a big Stutsman county place
when he is not legislating, was in
today discussing with Governor Fra
zier and Commissioner of Agriculture
and Labor Hagan methods to be en-
ployed in procuring the labor requir-
ed to seed and harvest North Dako-
ta's crops. ''They ask us to raise big
crops" said Senator Pendray, (which
we are perfectly willing to do. But
how are we going to raise big crops.
when we already are short fully so
per cent of the men we need, with the
certainty that this shortage will in
crease as the war progresses? | be-
lieve the CONSUMPTION method of pro-
viding farm labor is the best scheme
yet suggested. 1t is just as patriotic
for a man to work in the fields in
order that his comrades may be fed
as it is for him to fight shoulder to
shoulder with them"
Capital Increased-The state bank
ing board in a brief session this morn
ing granted the Forest River State
bank permission to increase its cap
ital from $4,000 to $25, 900 and ex-
tended the corporate existence of the
institution Is years.
1900 Tags DaiIy-The registration
department of the secretary of states
Office is selling automobile licenses at
the rate of 500 per day, and there is
pouring into the highway fund of the
state $4,000 daily. Three clerks are
constantly employed in wrapping and
mailing out tags.
Must Show Them Both-"I have
noticed that many automobile own
ers continue to display but one tag
this year" said E. M. Walla, in
charge Of the registration department
of the secretary of states office, to-
day. "These people r liable to run
into a stiff fine if some jealous Off
cial notices this oversight. The law
passed by the Fifteenth assembly and
given immediate effect requires that
both tags be displayed, one on the
front adm m OF the rear end OF the
car, and there is just as great a pen
atty for failing to show both tags as
for not di%Snlayino any,