The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-21

republican state central committee,
and private secretary to the governor,
will shortly retire from the latter po-
sition to enter the banking business
and the gossips are busy trying to fig-
ure out his successor. From the IN
side, however, comes the story that a
successor will not be named but that
John B. Sanborn, state insurance COM
missioner and a close friends of the ex
ecutive will divide his time between
the two jobs. In order to give him
more time for the position of execu-
tive adviser, it is said that a new po-
sition will be created in the insurance
department which will be filled by 9
st. Paul attorney. The favored man
is reported to be C. c. Wright, for
mer st. Paul letter carrier. Since
breaking with his former political ad-
visers the governor has almost wholly
confined his political confidence to
Mr.. Sanborn.
) C. G. Schulz a young Minneapolis
attorney, has been named secretary of
the new "Blue Sky commission Gre
ated by the last legislature. The posi-
ton which carries a salary of $4,000 a
year was bitterly contested for and
naturally there are a number of sore
ones as a result. Mr.. Schulz is con-
,nected with a Minneapolis political
faction that is somewhat in the minor
ity and the leaders Of the majority
have taken Mr.. Schulz appointment
as an affront.
Cafe, hotel and saloon circles in st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth suffer-
ed jolt this week when the State
Safety Commission in an order issued,
directed the closing of all saloons be-
tween the house Of 10 p. m. and a.
M, and the denial of liquor to women.
Cabarets to were put out of business.
Saloon men generally ACCEPTED the Or
der without "a murmur, but the hotels
and cafes were inclined to object and
it is now possible that proceedings
will be started by the latter to test
the commissions authority. The or
der has in a measure killed the big
end of the cafe and hotel dining room
business as the naughty theatre
crowds have always been a profitable
source of revenue. Though the press
is now permitted to sit in at the COM
missions biweekly meetings the COM
mission is still pretty much of close
corporation and this fact has been re-
sponsible for much gossip. One of
the stories given circulation this week
was to the effect that relations be-
tween certain members of the commits
sion weren't any to friendly and that
there had been several nasty rows. 1t
was said that one member contemplate
ed resignation because of this fact.
The State Safety Commission with
its 100000 appropriation was the
creation of Senator G. H. Sullivan of
Saltwater and he forced the measure
through in the fact of opposition in a
way that still compells admiration. It
was said then that the object of the
bill was not entirely a war measure,
but it had to do with certain things
peculiar to Minneapolis and in which
certain interests operating in that city
are interested. Be that as it may, the
original object of that part of it which
the public was not let into has not
been running smoothly and this fact
it is said is responsible for some of
the reported inside friction. Quoting
a close official, the saloon closing or
der as issued by the commission was
largely for the benefit of Minneap-
oils and was for the purpose of mini
MIXING criminal conditions there which
it is claimed jeopardized the selection
of Fort Smelling as a great assem-
bling point for the militia of the coun-
try. Instead protesting, however,
saloons and cafes affect
ed, together with Mayor VanLear, the
Socialist executive of the Mill City,
have arranged to obey the order to
the letter. 1t was expected by some
that Mayor VanLear would protest
and thus lay the ground work for his
forced removal from office. He is
still on the job, however, and besides
is keeping a closed mouth.
The securing of a sufficient supply
of coal for the coming year for the
sixteen or more state institutions
which are the care of the state board
of control is causing the board some
sleepless nights. In fact the situa-
ton is rapidly approaching the SER
ious. Coal bids opened some days ago
by the board showed an advance of
better than $4,000 over year ago,
with transportation conditions attach
ed that practically placed the coal sit
uation at the mercy of the coal opera
tors and the railroads. In brief, the
best the coal companies would do even
at the advanced figure was to offer
day to day delivery. No guarantee