The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-13

students OF those institu-
tions. Some six years ago no credit
whatever was accorded the normal
school graduates by the University of
Minnesota Through the efforts of the
presidents of the schools, however, In
conference with President Northrop,
the university made concession OF
one year of advanced credit to holders
of the normal school diplomas.
The outlook for water power in
at the present time Is du-
bious Practically all the rivers of the
state are below their normal level and
unless copious rains fall within short
time many of the mills of the state will
be forced to close down and a paper
famine may prevail. Conditions have
been bad for the past two years in
this respect. but this year they are
worse than ever. Steam power will
be available in the case of some of the
paper mills, but in others and in the
pulp mills, nothing but water power
can be used.
Unless the United States circuit
court grants stay which Attorney
General George T. Simpson and his
associate counsel, Edward T. Young,
have asked in the Minnesota rate case,
the Scent passenger rate will be re-
stored June / on three Minnesota rail-
roads. A week ago the attorneys for
the railroads. and for the state in con-
ference, agreed that the stay should
be asked in order that the appeal of
the case to the United States supreme
court be not delayed by complications.
It remains, however, with Judge Wal
ter H. Sanborn, to grant or deny the
application, and while it is assumed
that it will be granted there is no as
surance of it. The commodity rates in
controversy never have been applied,
but the merchandise rates have been
in force for the past four years. If
no stay is granted merchandise rates
will have to be advanced on the roads
not included in the ruling of Judge
SanbOrn.
Union of the Southern Minnesota
Medical association and the Minnesota
Valley Medical association may be eff
fected in the near future. When the
Southern Minnesota Medical associa
ton held it's convention in Winona
last August there was strong senti
ment in favor of union. Last week the
Minnesota Valley Medical association
held its annual convention in Mankato
and it voted unanimously in favor OF
forming such a union and appointed
a committe with power to act in carry
ing on negotiations. It is expected
that when the Southern Minnesota as
ISOLATION holds it's annual convention
next August a similar committee viii
be appointed, and that union of the
two associations will take place short
ly thereafter.
The forestry service of the nationa
government is beginning the season II
Montana with energetic work toward
retaining the land devastated by thu
great forest fires last year. A nurser.
is maintained by the forest service il
| the Helena national forest reserve
about seven miles from Boulder. Tbs
nursery is on Muskrat creek and ha
approximately 100000 seedlings, tn
varieties represented including yellow
pine, Douglas fir, white pine and Engle
man spruce. The Deer Lodge forester
are planting 10000 from the nurser
along the line of the Great Northern
railroad in a tract that was cut man
years ago. Altogether the forests Q
Montana are to transplant 10000
treelets this year. The seedlings ar
about three inches high; the root
are nearly three times as long.
There is no denying the fact that tn
situation in Mexico is more perilou
than ever. This may be the proverbla
darkness before the dawn, but state
ment Of the Foreign Office that Ger
Madero will be expected to restor
tranquility in the country tends t
dispel the little remaining hope of tn
success of the peace negotiations.
is now certain that the situation j
beyond the control of any party
Restoration of order in the countr
will be the work of months under an
circumstances. Peace with Gen. Ms
dero, however, would greatly simplif
the problem A state of anarchy pre-
walls in the interior of the States c
Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, Durango
Sonora and Coahuil, and in section
of nearly every other state in the r.
public, with the exception Of Oaxac
and Chiapas and the Federal district.
A deal has been closed throug
which Watertown is to have the la
gest and finest hotel in South Dakot;
The Midwest Hotel company operatin
a string of the best hotels in the stat
have signed a ten-year lease for
four-story brick and concrete fireproe
structure to be erected by Hess an
Rau, local firm. Work on the built