The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-12

I JecI-GIalmeo max COOK IomPanys
Agent MeddIed in Election OF
/! School Superintendent at Winona
Anti-Tuberculin Bill Killed.
st. Paul, Feb. 11.-Representatives
of the Minnesota Employers associa-
ton and Of organized labor argued
before the house committee on labor
for commission to draw up bill to
present to the next legislature provid-
ing compensation for injured en-
ployes, according to the plan outlined
in the governors message to the leg
islature A smaller number of repre-
sentatives of organized labor opposed
the bill, saying that they wanted i'm
mediate relief, and several Republi-
can members wanted to know why
some relief could not be given now.
That w. F. Ellis, an agent of the
American Book company, had been
meddling in the election of a success
sor to G. r. Frazier as superintendent
of the Winona schools, that he had
promised to order timing for his
house from School Director Gelewski,
who is timer, that he had been
spending money freely over the bar of
School Director Szesewski, who has a
saloon, and that he told w. J. Whip
pie, clerk of the board, that he would
make it an object to- do something
which Whipple did not want to hear,
were some of the charges made at the
hearing before the Adams committee
of the house which is investigating
the school book question.
D.. B. Pritchard, president of the
school board, said that Ellis had tried
to overturn the recommendation of the
teachers committee that the new SUI
perintendent be not elected until
March 5. He said that Ellis had tried
through local clergyman to oppose
this recommendation, had: told the
the clergyman that It was time for
him to get results. He also said that
Ellis had contributed to the Bryan
men and also the Johnson men in
some Of their political fights.
Swanson's Measure Killed.
After winning one round in the fight
against the tubercu]in test on the floor
of the senate several days ago, Sen
ator c. J. Swanson of Fridley went
down in temporary defeat before the
senate committee.
Senator Swanson several days ago
introduced bill providing for the
practical abolition of the tuberculin
and maline test for cattle and horses,
anu substituting therefor a visual ex-
animation by three veterinarians, who
might use the tuberculin test, but
could not condemn a COW on that
alone. This bill was before the COM
mittee and after more voluminous tes-
timony and an all afternoon session
was Indefinitely postponed.
The house in committee of the whole
voted in favor of the Spooner bill
which authorizes the board of control
to use the prison revolving fund In
the manufacture of harvester ma
chinery and legalizes the fund, it's
legal status at present being some
what uncertain.
Inc IunQ at at present amounts TO
$1,300,00D, and under the Spooner bill
all of this money may be used for
either the Irvine or the machine plant.
Burdette Thayer Of Spring Valley
wanted this amended so that only
100000 could be used at any time
for the machine plant, but his amend
ment was voted down.
Elementary agriculture will be
taught by mail if a bill by Senator
J. M. Hackney of st. Paul, which was
presented to the senate, becomes a
law. It carries an appropriation of
$4,000 to provide funds and instruc-
tors
Information on Raising Crops.
In connection with the home de-
partment of the state farm there will
be a monthly magazine or bulletin to
dispense information concerning re-
suits at the experiment stations and
the best way of raising the crops
natural to Minnesota. It will be free.
Three deputy state auditors, one
each for the lands, mines and forests
of the state are provided IN a bill by
Senator F.. H. Garfield of Luverne.
These three with clerks are to take
the place of the forestry board, the
timber board, the forestry commits
sinnnr and tho hoard 0f enumeration