The Wahpeton times., 1918-01-10
railway BOARD
MAKES STAND
lndorses Government Ownershfp
Of RaiIrods and Says Now
Is Time to Buy.
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What 10 Transpiring In the Different
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.


Bismarck.
The North Dakota railway commits.
sion sees in President Wilson's taking
over the railways, course Of which
1t thoroughly approves, first step to-
ward ultimate government ownership
Of railways, which the state rail-
board endorses. i
A thoughtful statement on this sub
ject, prepared by Rate Expert James
A. Little and presented some time ago
before the Newlands committee, has
been revised at the request of the
utilities bureau of Philadelphia for
publication in the February issue Of
"PublicUtilities," high grade tech
ntcal periodical published by this
bureau. In this article the North Da-
kota railway commission takes the
stand for government ownership.
Summed up. the railway commits.
sion's argument is this: Government
ownership of railways ultimately win
be forced upon the country by the
railroads themselves. When the rail-
ways are taken over it must be at
their face value
Urges Early Settlement.
Writing the state insurance COM
missioner, President Walker of the
Bankers Insurance Co. of Helena!
Mont, advises that the following re-
port of the recent examination of his
company by Montana and North and
South Dakota insurance commissions
the attorney general of Montana has
announced his intention of bringing
suit to throw the company into a re.
ceivers hands. The head of the Bank.
ers' urges, therefore, that North Dako-
ia policy holders whose claims have
not been settled effect an adjustment
at the earliest possible moment. Offic.
ials in the office of the insurance com.
missioner state that news that the
Bankers is to 90 into the hands of
receiver is no surprise to that depart.
ment.
institute Dates Set.
Edgar L. Olson, superintendent of
Institutes. announces the following
schedule, for the balance of this
month, of farmers institutes to be con.
Quoted by the commissioner of agri.
culture and labor, under law passed
by the last Legislature: Jan. IL, Ross,
Mountrail; Jan. IL and 16, Ray, viii.
liams; Jan. II and IL, Tioga, vii.
Jams; Jan. % and %, Plaza, Noun.
trail; Jan. %. Minor. Sargent; Jan.
"a and 25. Havana. Sargent. Applica-
tions for institutes will be received at
the office of the commissioner of agri.
culture and labor here as late as
Jan. 20.
Should Give To Soldiers Fund.
Military life is certain to become
monotonous and drudgery unless re-
creation is provided for our boys"
says Governor Lynn J. Frazier OF
North Dakota, in urging contributions
to the soldiers recreation fund at
Camp Dodge.
An appeal has reached this state
from that cantonment for more liberal
contributions. Lieutenant Croil Hun.
ter. First battalion, 33Sth field artil.
lery, says in a letter to Angus G..
Frazier. adjntant general of North Da,
kota, that "the government supplies
every man with clothes. food and
equipment to keep him in good physi,
cal condition, but does not make al,
l0Wance for recreation equipment such
as bascballs, boxing gloves, footballs.
books, papers, and many other little
Things that make Il sol&.er'.; lie more
happy and contentei IS we'll as max,
ing him d better soldier"
Institutes decided On.
thirty applications for farmers in,
stitutcs. to be conducted by the com,
missioner OF agriculture and lAl.or
during a law passed by the last legis.
Iature making especial appropria,
tion for this purpose. have been re,
ceived by Commissioner John N. Ha.
gan.
To date one complete corps Of
speakers has been arranged for.
Mathew Duffy. we'll known practical
farmer of Esmond, will speak on live,
stock; State Dairy Commissioner J. ].
Osterhaus, a graduate of the Wiscon.
sin agricultural college, will discuss
North Dakota's dairy problems and
possibilities. Of which he has made Z
special study, and Miss Katherine
Staley of Garrison, . graduate of thu
Valley City normal and of Stout
institute, Menomonie, Wis, will leo
, ture on subjects of especial interes,
to women. Edgar Olson. forme,
county agent at Grand Forks, will
discuss farm crops.
State Plan Approved.
N. c. Macdonald. state superintend
ent Of public instruction. is in receipl
of advice from Washington to the el
feet that the states plan Of prepar
fng teachers for vocational training q,
the North Dakota agricultural college
is approved by the government, thu,
, assuring the state federal appropria
ton under the Slnith.Hughes bill q
: $4,000 for the first year. A bill max
ing possible the states acceptance :,
4 this aid was passed through the effo.t
b Of Superintendent Macdonald at tn
!. last session of the legislature. who's.
!. D8orts for this end have been untilina