The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-01-04

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doubtedly some provision will be.
made for the propagation of wild life.
as all conservationists are agreed on
that question.
"A great many are CT the opinion
that the work Of protecting the song
and insectivorous birds should be I'M
der the care of those directly interest
tectors. The last legislature did very
little to help. We are all hoping for
better treatment during the coming
winter"
Change Plan Of Mine Appraisal.
In his biennial report. State Geolo-
gist r. G. Allen advocates that the
geological survey take over the ap-
praising Of mining properties. now
done by the state tax commission.
The recommendation is made on the
ground that local assessing officers
and are subject to social and political
usually know little of mineral values
influences Of the mining corporations.
Several instances are cited to show
The state tax commission also has no
under-assessmen by the assessors.
one familiar with mineral values.
1t is the contention of Professor AL
be paying proposition for the state.
len that such an arrangement would
The work would be started with one
engineer and an assistant.
Mines would be assessed on all the
minerals they owned, with the cost OF
mining and marketing deducted.
Normal Schools to Teach SpecialtIes.
The state board Of education re-
Gently took action leading toward the
specialization in the different normal
schools of the new special branches.
The State Normal college will train
teachers In domestic science and
household arts; the Central Normal
at Mt. Pleasant will train teachers In
agriculture, and the Western Normal
school at Kalamazoo will train teach
ers in manual training. The Northern
Normal school at Marquette Is still
to be considered, and the details Of
the plan are not yet worked out. Ger
tificates given hitherto by any of
these schools in any of the subjects
will not be invalidated. however. The
State Normal college has very excel
lent manual training department.
which may be, In part at least, re-
tanned.
5000, ooo, 900 Cigarettes Used In State.
According to figures gathered by
the State Association of Farmers
clubs, which advocates a law prohibit
ing the sale of cigarettes, there are
about three billion of the short
pipes used in the state yearly. 1t is
figured that one person in every five
smokes and that four-fifths Of the
smokers indulge in the short pipes.
On this basis there are about 10000
smokers in the state. This would al
low each smoker over 400 cigarettes
q year, or less than two per day.
Cigarette smoking Is said to have
doubled in the last six years and
other forms of smoking have held
their own.
Next G. o. p. Convention for Lansing.
Lansing has secured the next Re-
publican state convention, which will
convene Tuesday. February IL. The
convention was secured through the
efforts of DIR. Bret Nottingham, mem
Der Of the state central committee.
The Lansing chamber OF commerce as
sisted. The victory for Lansing was
won after Claude Hamilton, Grand
Rapids, had made, an urgent plea in
which he extolled the virtues and at.
fractions of his city. For the first
time In years Lansing will have big
political banquet ahead Of the Lincoln
banquet given annually at Grand Rap
ide. The Zach Chandler banquet will
be held on the night. of the conven-
ton and one day previous to the Grand
Rapids banquet.
It is expected that about 1900 dele
gates will be present at the Lansing
banquet and that another 100 promi-
nent Republicans from all parts of the
country will also participate in the
banquet. Business sessions will be
held in the Gladmer theater, the ban
quet at the Masonic temple.
Governor Hadley OF Missouri and
other prominent Republicans from all
parts of the country will probably be
present. Efforts are being made by
Lansing Republicans to bring notable
statesmen OF the nation to Lansing.
The business sessions will begin at
eleven o'clock Tuesday morning.