The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-03-26

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is pure cloth measure which would
compel all manufacturers, wholesalers
and retailers or agents handling wear.
ing apparel to certify the percentage
of wool, cotton or silk contained in
the garments offered for sale.
For Pure Butter.
Another pure measure" is the bill
introduced by Senator GROCER at the
request of Commissioner Helme of the
state dairy and food department Sen
ator Groger's bill creates state seal
for butter. 1t provides that when
buttermaker manufactures a product
which receives a score of "a he shall
be entitled to use the state stamp
upon it as proof to the consumer that
the product is of the very highest
grade and first-class in every respect.
In addition to this Senator GROCER
has introduced bill providing a uni
form standard for milk bottles. This
bill is also one requested by the state
dairy and food department. The SEN
ator is coming in for considerable
ator in the hands of his colleagues
because he announced at the begin
ming Of the session that he would alb
solutely introduce nothing except ap-
preparation measures.
The second measure from Senator
GROCER sets forth the standards de-
sired and prescribes that the capacity
Of the bottle shall be, blown in it's side.
1t also requires manufacturers to fur
nish $500 bond guaranteeing that their
product will hold full measure.
New Labor Bill.
Senator Gansser of Bay City has
introduced a pro-labor measure at the
request of the State Federation ,of
Labor in the shape of an anti-injunc-
ton bill.
The measures would make it i'm
possible for a court to issue a re-
straining order during an industrial
dispute unless there was reason TO be-
lieVe that it was necessary in order
to protect property and lives and for
such injuries as there is no adequate
remedy at law One prominent fea-
ture of the bill is that it would cur
tail the rights of courts to issue in
functions against picketing.
AS expected, the anti-tipping bill was
killed by the legislature without even
a slight symptom of mercy. When it
came before the house several of the
representatives arose and lambasted
it numerically. Rep. Follett, its
author, pleaded for it's passage, but
was silenced by colleagues who point
ed out the fact that he had sent the
bill in under a misleading title. The
title OF the bill stated that it con
cerned farmers and farm employees.
This caused it to be sent to Rep. Fol
let's own committee instead Of to the
committee where it belonged. If any
thing was needed to make the fate OF
the bill certain this furnished it.
M. A. c. May Get Mill Tax.
If the proposals now under consid
GRAFTON are favored by the two finance
committees of house and senate, Mich.
igan Agricultural College may yet get
the one-fifth mill tax which it has been
seeking at this session Of the legisla
ture.
Former State Senator A. J. Doherty
of Clare and VIM. II. Wallace of Sagi-
nav, both members of the agricultural
board, went before the ways and
means committee Of the house with
the proposal that if the legislature
would give the college the one-fifth
mill tax all other bills asking for ap-
preparations would be withdrawn.
1t has been evident that the college
was COINS to be cut somewhere and
the board thought this the best way of
getting around the matter. 1t was
agreed that if the legislature would
consent to such a course that the
much needed gymnasium which has
been promised would be the first thing
built out of the appropriation money.
After that the board agreed that it
would be able to take care of the col
lege's running expenses without any
trouble and could also take up the
pending market commission program
and carry it out.
The finance committees of both
houses are determined that the
students shall not be robbed of the
gymnasium for which they worked so
Loyalty and since they have the assur.
ance that it will be built if the one.
fifth mill tax passes, they will probably
withdraw the appropriation bill which
provides for the gymnasium and pass
the tax measure.
Scientists are Protected.
A decision of the supreme court
which upholds the medical law of the
state and establishes the fact that CHR.
opractors cannot practice until they
have passed state examination
caused some Juror in the Legislature
because of it's phraseology. The de-
cision was interpreted by some as
meaning that Christian Scientists could
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