Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
ANTl-sALooN LEAGUE TO HOLD
RATIFICATION MEETING AND
THEN BEGIN COUNTY
CAMPAIGN.
ASKS 10 CENT GAS RATE
IN CITIES OVER 50, 900
Gill Introduced In House Would Fix
Maximum Price for Illuminating
Gas-Auto License Fee Measure
10 Recommended for
Passage.

st. Paul, March 2,--Couuty option lie
now operative in Minnesota. Governor
Hammond signed the option bill but
few hours after it reached his Office,
1t will go On the statute books as No.
% Of the Laws of 1915.
The Anti-Saloon league plans to hold
ratification meeting In some Mime
apoais church uext Sunday and then
proceed to the first county campaign.
The league officers have not decided
definitely in which county to start. but
the scheme is to begin with counties
sure to roll UP big dry" majorities
and then sweep down on Hennepin.
A special order ON E. E. Lobeck's
statewide statutory prohibition bill for
Friday in the senate was to be asked
by the author when that body met.
The bill was reported by the temper
ance committee without recommends
ton. Opponents OF prohibition de-
cline TO say in advance of the meet,
ing whether they would oppose a spe-
cial order.
Sets Maximum Gas Price.
Richard Dunleavy of Minneapolis
introduced a bill in the hause max
ing the maximum price of Illuminating
gas 20 cents per 1000 feet in all cities
of $4,000 population or more The bill
also requires that gas test 500 British
thermal units per cubic foot and give
16-candlepower light without a mantle,
with flow of feet per hour. No
exceptions are made to any of these
requirements and penalty of 81, 900
day is provided for transgressing any
Of them.
Creates Child Welfare Commission.
The house committee on board OF
control introduced q bill creating
child welfare commission OF seven
members, to be appointed by the gov
ernor. This commission is to study
the laws regarding defective, neglect.
ed, dependent and delinquent children
and prepare a revision Of such laws
and report to the next legislature
Nine Bills on Taxes.
Nine bills were introduced by the
house committee on taxes, proposing
sundry changes in the tax laws. One
OF these makes April /, instead of May
], the time OF assessment of real and
personal property. so as TO catch those
who move on the usual day in the
spring. Another measure provides
that telephone companies which earn
less than $40 annually on each instru.
ment shall be taxed 30 cents ON each,
while other companies will lie taxed
3 per cent OF their earnings as at
present.
Recommend Auto Measure.
The house recommended for passage
the bill increasing the automobile H.
cense fee from 81 80 TO S., for three
years, The money derived therefrom
would be used for road and bridge
building.
The bin would make /. a felony In.
stead o. a misdemeanOT o steal an au-
tomoble. Several amendments were
adopted, only one which IS of an i'm
portant nature This would limit to
$4,000 the amount of money in the
automobile fund expended in three
years. The bill in its original form
made no limitation on the expenditure
of funds. merely leaving 1t to the dis
erection of the secretary Of state. The
amendment was offered by RcPresen-
tative Thomas Girling.
The bin will go on the calendar sub
ject to amendment
The initiative and referendum bill,
by II. O. Bjorge and C. NJ Bendixen
was made a special order in the house
for Wednesday at II a, III. The meas
ure is the same as failed of adoption
by the people in the 1914 election.