The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-20
Rev. Myron Adams Of the Detroit
Church Will File Charge
Against State Labor
Commissioner
APPROPRIATION FOR ROADS
Big Annual Sum Desired by Depart
ment to Carry on Work OF Build
ing Good Highways-Other
Bills Presented.

Myron c. Adams, OF Detroit, will pre-
fer formal charge of criminal coll
lusion against Labor Commissioner
Richard Fletcher with Governor Os-
born. The minister announced his
purpose after a talk with the govern
or at the executive office Tuesday.
The Rev Mr.. Adams first brought
TO the attention of Deputy Factory
Inspector Charles Johnson the condi-
tions in a candy factory in Detroit,
that later led to a complaint and as
sessment of a fine of $50 against the
manager of the company, after he had
pleaded guilty. Mr.. Adams charged
the company was employing women
under conditions forbidden by the state
law
The charges brought by Rev. Ad-
ans have been in the hands of the
governor since shortly after his cleo
ton last November, and they have
figured largely i'm the action of the
governor in naming Perry F. Powers
to succeed Commissioner Fletcher be-
fore the end OF his term in an inform
prepared the case from the first COM
plant to the pleading Of guilty by the
factory manager. and he will pre-
sent ii with legal support for each step
in the narrative he declares
"One feature that is apt to take a
large part of the report is an exam
ination of the factory by the Detroit
board Of health" said Rev. Mr.. Adams.
The matter would have come to light
before If the case brought in the court
had ever come TO the point of taking
evidence. Now we will present to the
governor the same case that we had
proposed to make in court. as bearing
on Mr.. Fletcher's responsibility for the
condition"
Appropriation for Roads.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 20.-State High
way Commissioner T. A. Ely will ask
the legislature for an appropriation of
s25O.OOO annually for the ensuing two
years to conduct the highway depart
ment and provide for state rewards on
good roads. The last appropriation was
for S150.000 annually and the work OF
the department consumed the entire
amount and the balance of $4,000 i'm
the treasury when Commissioner Ely
was appointed. About 300 miles OF
state reward road was built during the
last fiscal year, and already applica-
tions are on file for $50 miles for the
coming year, and il is estimated that
the full amount of the appropriation
asked for will be necessary 10 provide
for the natural growth Of the busi-
ness of the department for the next
two years.
Michigan G. A. r. Memorial.
The Department of Michigan, G.. A.
r., has a bill prepared and which will
be introduced in the legislature soon
providing for a Memorial building to
be erected in Lansing at a cost of
100000. the amount to be secured
through per cent bonds.
The G. A. r. will soon lose its head
quarters i'm the capitol building and for
this reason it is deemed fitting that
such memorial building should be
constructed.
Other Legislative Affairs.
The committees on federal relations
of both houses have reported out the
income tax amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States and from
present indications il will be passed
by the Michigan Legislature. Thus far
no opposition has been heard.
The judiciary committee Of the
house. on motion of Representative
Verdier. has pigeonholed the bill to re-
duce the mill tax for the benefit of the
University of Michigan from * of a
mill on the dollar to a mill.
The house judiciary committee has
reported out Mr.. Verdier's bill pro-
hibiting the intermarriage OF whites
and blacks and whites and members
of the yellow race.
Representative Averill OF Kent in
troduced a bill today prohibiting the
use OF bill boards or other picture ad-
vertising except on property on which
"for sale" or "for rent" ads may be
placed.
Representative c. NJ. Green Of st
Clair introduced a bill giving to drug
gists the right OF appeal TO the courts
from the decisions of the state board
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