The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-09-24
WOULD ORGANIZE
STATE BOOSTERS
GOVERNOR HAMMOND HAS PLAN
TO UNITE SOCIETIES TO
CALL MEETING.
EVENTS AT STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important Happenings
of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven-
fence of Busy Readers.

ST. Paul.
Governor Hammond has a plan to
cement into one organization the va
rious booster elements of Minnesota.
He said he expects to call his pro.
posed development meeting in st. Paul
as soon as possible after the county
fairs have closed, probably in October
or November.
"At present there are booster organ.
izations in all sections of the state"
he said. There should be some way
in which they could work together
My idea is to have the organizations
send representatives here.
Each man will know definitely what
his particular section of the state
needs. Then when they are assembled
let suggestions be made. When these
are all received let the conferees get
together and concentrate their efforts
on those things which will aid in the
development of the state as whole
"As result the attention of the 1917
Legislature should be called to what
is needed most over the whole state
in the way of development"
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For Rural School Week.
To bring the rural schools in closer
touch with the remainder of the
states educational system, C. G.
Schulz, state superintendent of educa-
ton, is arranging for rural school
week." October II to Is.
He has addressed notices to the
county superintendent inviting their
assistance and suggestions.
'The five normal schools, the Uni
versity of Minnesota, the college of
education, the school of agriculture
and the inspectors and assistants in
this department" said Mr.. Schulz,
have arranged to give their services
to visiting rural schools under direc-
ton of the county superintendent"
The objects of this suggested CO.
operative visiting are to offer support
of the educational institutions and
state department to the rural schools
to establish closer relationship and
to observe conditions in the rural
schools with view of such changes
and betterments as a study of this
kind may suggest.
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To Discuss Health Needs.
''The Newer Public Health and Min
nesota Health Needs" will be discussed
by Governor Hammond and President
Vincent of the university at the state
sanitary conference and public health
convention at Rochester, September
20. A call announcing the Importance
of the sanitary conference, issued by
Governor Hammond, points to the
death of 1900 people in Minnesota dur
ing the past year from preventable
diseases.
"Clean Milk" as a means of pre-
venting the spread of disease, will be
one of the leading topics of the con-
vention. DR.. r. w. Archibald of Wi
mona will tell how his city solved the
problem of obtaining clean milk.
DR.. A. T. Laird, superintendent of
the Nopeming sanitarium, will talk on
Community Control of tuberculosis;
Miss Alma Wrestling, school nurse at
Albert Lea, will discuss school and
municipal health nursing.
State May Enter Fight.
The states legal department may
take hand in the fight over the mu-
nicipal judgeship in Duluth to settle
whether Judge w. L. Window or
Judge w. H. Smallwood is the legal
incumbent.
Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
said he is studying the statutes to
see if he cannot bring quo warranto
proceedings in the supreme court to
summon both judges there and have
them show by what warrant they ex-
pect to hold the municipal judgeship.
Judge Window clings to the bench
with the argument that he is Judge
until his successor has been elected
and qualified.
Judge Smallwood argues that he is
the judge because the Governor ap-
pointed him to the Office.
For Teachers Pension Fund.
Answering an inquiry from State
Auditor ]. A. o. Preus, Assistant At
torney General w. j. Stevenson has
ruled that all taxable property in the
state outside the three cities of the
first class, which have their own sys-
TENS for teachers pensions, is liable
for the tax of one-twentieth Of a mill
for the state teachers pension fund.
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Would Abolish Boards.
Abolition Of the state Drainage Com.
mission, the state Board of Immigra-
ton, the Board of Audit and the posi-
ton of clerk of government surveys
was recommended by julius A.
Schmahl, secretary of state, to the
Efficiency and Economy Commission,
which has sent letters to the heads of |