The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-10-03
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COMMITTEE OF NE. FAMED TO
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.5Ssss o'F=; GERMAN MATTER.
sHldll.P GRAIN, FAR MERs URGED

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1: e. G. Schulz, state superintendent of
education y has announced i. the ap-
pointmentf Of a committee fof nine to
investigate German textbooks used in
Minnesota schools. as requested by the
State Public Safety commission. The
investigation will determine, it is ex-
pected,, whether the German texts tend
to excite admiration of German ideals
or principles. The committee members
chosen as being competent and un-
biased, Superintendent Schulz said,
are as follows: -. w..
Chairman J. G. Norby, superinten-
dent of schools, Fergus Falls; Prof. J.
S. King, Hamline university, ST. Paul;
H. June Streeter, principal of the high
school, Albert Lea; Amelia Weir, prin-
cipal high school, Blue Earth; Peter
Olesen, superintendent of schools, Clio.
quet; Augusta Zeigler, head of German
department., Central High school,
Duluth; Aleene Sherwood, teacher of
German, Litchf1eld; Emma G. Freeman,
teacher of German, Johnson high
school, st. Paul; Hermione Koenig,
teacher of German, North High school,
Minneapolis.
The committee will meet at the cap.
itol as soon as samples of the German
texts have been received, probably
within two weeks, superintendent
Schulz said.
Farmers Urged to Ship Grain.
Farmers are urged to ship their
wheat and other food products as
patriotic measure. Secretary G.. w.
Murnane Of the railroad war boards
Northwest committee on car service,
said:
"The roads can promptly handle
wheat to storage centers now, and
such movement will facilitate thd
manufacture of flour for domestic
consumption and for export to Out
allies. That is why the railways are
appealing to farmers for quick action,
Later the demand for hauling soldiers,
and supplies will be an increasing
burden which may hamper the move
ment Of food supplies"
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More Wooden Bridges.
The construction and maintenance
OF wooden bridges in Minnesota will
be revolutionized and in many places
will be erected where concrete and
steel bridges have been planned. The
Minnesota Highway commission has
been investigating every form OF
bridge construction in seeking to
overcome the prohibitive prices OF
steel and concrete
The chief objection to wooden
bridges has been the annual cost of
replanking. In Minnesota alone re.
planking has cost $4,000 on wooden
bridges.
After an exhaustive investigation,
the Highway commission has found a
bituminous surfacing that will last
astslong as the average plank floor,
and will cost only one-third as much.
The bituminous surfacing is spread
easily over the plank floor and be-
comes smooth in a short time.
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Consider Lid fitting Charge.
Complaints that several Minneapolis
| cafes have violated Orde- No. Z, pro-
hibiting sales of liquor to women and
cabaret performances in cafes, were
considered by the state public safety
commission in executive session. No
action was announced. A committee
from the Minneapolis city council out.
lined municipal market plans before
the commission.
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Price Inquiry Postponed.
A weeks postponement of the meet.
ing of the state commission investl
eating prices of food, fuel and other
necessities of life was ordered by the
chairman, Colonel c.. H. March of
Litchfield. Information sought on var.
ious subjects is not ready for consid.
GRAFTON, it was explained, and the COM
missioners had important business en-
gagements elsewhere.
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Asks Protection for Sand.
Charging that dredging companies
| have taken approximately 100000
worth of sand and gravel from Lake
Superior along the Cook county shore
without state permission, State Auditor
J. A. o. Preus, back yesterday from an
investigation trip, asked the attorney
general to restrain further operations
and collect for the sand and gravel al.
ready taken. -
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Governor Boosts War Library Fund,
I Governor Burnquist has appealed
to- the citizens of Minnesota to con.
tribute to the national war !, library
fund The national war library coun.
Gil, appointed by Secretary Baker, is
cooperating with the American Libra.