The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-26

ers of the state. Mr.. Flowers was
chairman of the house tax committee
and was endorsed to the extent that
practically every measure approved by
his committee prevailed.
Oscar Arneson, chief clerk of the
house which is now history, was a
beneficiary of the legislative session
to the extent that when he returns
to his duties in the state auditors Of
fee he will draw stipend of $4,000 a
year. He and one other member Of
Auditor Preus' clerical force were ele-
waited to that figure. The one other to
benefit was Matt Desmond, chief book
keeper under Mr.. Preus. Mr.. Arne-
son, by grace of the legislature, was
made superintendent of state lands
and timber with the salary mentioned.
Speaking of the Arnesons, Jim Ar
neson, a brother of Oscar and secre-
tary to Speaker Parker, announces his
retirement from the political game.
When the session closed he left for
the Dakotas, where, with a brother, he
will take up the growing of flax. The
two have taken over four sections OF
land and will put it all in the staple
named. Jim says he is through, but
friends refuse to believe it. In the
selection of a speaker of the recent
house he was one of the chief factors.
Accepting what friends claim, Gov
ernor Burnquist owes his present Off
cial connection to Jim. AS manager
of the gubernatorial ambitions of Sam
Y Gordon of Browns Valley he was
instrumental in securing Governor
Burnquist as a running mate for his
man and later aided in the campaign
that put the St. Paul man over as
governor. At the present time, how
ever, Governor Burnquist and Jim do
not hitch.
The military is in possession of the
state capitol and no one, unless he has
business in the marble pile on Capitol
hill, is admitted. The new order went
into effect with the close of the legis-
lature. Under the rules adopted only
those having business may enter the
building. All sightseers are barred.
Within the next week it is expected
hat the rule will be strengthened to
the extent of allowing only those hav-
ing a permit to enter the building.
Khaki clad men now patrol the
grounds and everyone approaching is
closely questioned. Only one door,
and that leading to the main entrance,
is open.
Minnesota's latest creation, public
safety commission, will meet shortly
for the purpose of putting the state on
a war basis. The commission is the
idea on Senator George Sullivan OF
Washington county and by it's terms
practically places the policing of the
state in the control of i've men. They
are former Governor John Lind and
Judge Niece of Minneapolis, Charles
March of Litchfeld, C. w. Ames Of
st. Paul and A. C. Weiss of Duluth.
The commission was named by Gov
ernor Burnquist and is regarded as
exceptionally strong. The commission
has been provided with an appropria-
ton of 81 100000. 1t is also entrusted
with the payment Of $500,000' on the
basis of so cents per day per man to
those members of the national guard
who served on the Mexican border.
Governor Burnquist has signed the
bill creating additional judgeships in
Ramsey. Hennepin and St. Louis coun-
ties. Charles C. Haupt, member of
the St. Paul law firm of Durment,
Moore, Oppenheimer & Haupt and
former United States district actor
ney for Minnesota, YVES named by the
governor for the Ramsey ounty dis
trict. The other judges named are {.
J. lockwood of Minneapolis for the
Henepin county district court and Ed
ward Freeman of Chisholm for the St.
Louis county judgeship.
The omission of six words from the
text of the flood control bill>will ne
ccssitate taking the law to court. The
error was discovered by Oscar Arne-
son, chief clerk of the house. The
words omitted are: "Shall name and
appoint such directors" This elimi-
mates from the law the express au-
thority of the court to appoint direc-
tors for food control districts and
would render the bill worthless If it
were not the practice of the state SUI
preme court to read in omissions OF
this kind where the intent Of the leg
islature is clear.
Tom Davis of Marshall is credited
with finishing the last of the attempt
ed primary law changes when he as
sailed the Putman-Sullivan bill de-
signed to select judges of the supreme
court by convention. In an impas-
stoned speech before the house he
charged the whole thing as a lawyers
combine and was convincing enough