Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-10
PRELIMINARY STEPS TAKEN az
STATE PUBLIC SAFETY COM.
MISSION At MEETING.
HOME GUARDS TO ORGANIZE
Final Plans Presented to Board for
Approvai-LocaI Leaders to Take
Charge In Small Towns and
Cities.
st. Paul

on war OASIS nave been taken by the
state public safety commissioned
100000 Minnesota war board. Meas
ures asked by the national council Of
defense have been taken up. Final
plans for organization Of the Mime.
sofa Home Guard also were presented
to the commission. Immediately after
formal approval is given by the com.
mission. actual forming of the guard
units will begin throughout the state.
Meetings at the armories in st. Paul,
Duluth, and Minneapolis are proposed
to form battalions in each of those
cities. under tho direction OF expert.
enced military men. In smaller cities
and towns local leaders will be author
lied to begin organizing smaller units
until the guard system Is extended to
every locality.
Delayed return of the Washington
delegates may result in confirmation
of the Home Guard plan by a quorum
composed of Governor ]. A. A. Burn
QuSt, Attorney General L. A. Smith,
former Governor John Lind, and A. G..
Weiss Of Duluth.
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Vote to Hold State Fair.
The State Fair managers have voted
to hold the fair in September as usual,
and passed resolution declaring grain
and livestock exhibitions more neces-
sary than before the war, because Of
the necessity for encouraging greater
production of food.
They passed another resolution de,
claring that use of grains for the
manufacture of liquors should be pro-
hibited during the war.
They voted the use of eight acres Of
ground on the State Fair grounds
to the Boy Scouts for the raising Of
vegetables. The tract adjoins the
university farm.
The managers appointed Sam B..
Scott of Zumbrota and John Dwan of
Two Harbors to fill the two additional
places on the board created by the last
Legislature.
The budget for the coming fair will
total $4,000, including the premiums.
automobile and speed departments.
This is about the same amount as
was appropriated last year, but the
premiums were readjusted to allow
an increase In the livestock depart
ment, particularly on the dairy Short
horns.
Ruling on Inheritance Taxes.
The right of the state to levy inner
itance taxes on requests made in trust
in cases where the eventual benefi-
Charles are not ascertainable is upheld
by the supreme court on the appeal
by Attorney General Smith from the
order Of the st. Louis county district
court, in an action growing out Of the
estate OF Mrs. Jane Thorne Cutler, late
of Duluth. This decision is of far.
reaching importance, according to Egg.
bert 8. Oakley, assistant in charge Of
inheritance taxes for the state.
Explains School Aid Veto.
His veto of the item Of 81, 070, 900 for
deficiency school aid WILL help to bring
about change in the laws relating to
state aid, in the opinion Of Governor
Burnquist. In lengthy communica-
ton to N. d. Aygarn. superintendent
Of schools at Sank Center, the Cover.
nor explains his veto in detail. There
has been much criticism throughout
the state on this score, many charging
that the state was morally bound to
make up the deficiency.
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Guard Reorganization Seen.
Appointment Of Capt. Walter F. Rhi
now as military secretary" to Gov
ernor Burnquist with practically ali
the powers and authority Of the adju.
tant generals ONCE 10 taken in many
quarters to presage . sweeping reor
ganization Of the state military depart.
ment. Adjutant General Fred B. Wood
continues to hold the title and draw
the salary OF adjutant general. For
all practical purposes. Captain Rhinow
holds the ONCE.
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Settlers Open New lands.
New settlers pouring into the cheap
er lands Of the Northwest will add
tremendously to the producing acreage
OF this region this year. according ia
immigration officials Of the railroad
companies and Of the state of Mime.
sofa. High prices for farm products
have stimulated immigration move
ment, the officials say.
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New Guard Units Not Wanted.
While Minnesota has legal authority
to raise additional regiments Of the
national guard, announcement by the
war department was that this action
would be deprecated, and that addi-
tional guard regiments probably would
not be recognized at this time. New
units will not be accepted unless there
is assurance they Will have armory
and other facilities after the war. II