The Tomahawk., 1917-08-16
COST TO STATE Or
FOURTH INFANTRY
EXPENSE AMOUNTS TO HALF MIL.
LION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR
ONLY FIVE COMPANIES.
NO CHANGE IN FOOD PLANS
State Dairy Commissioner Gives Opin.
ions on Distribution Following Con-
ference He Attended at WASH
ington.
St. Paul.

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St. Paul.
A war bill for Minnesota taxpayers
will be increased at tle rate OF an adj
ditional 100000 year for mainte-
nance of the new Fourth infantry OF
the Minnesota national guard which Is
being organized to remain at home and
relieve the First Minnesota infantry
and other forces now guarding indus
tries and other property. Capt. w. F.
Rhinow, military secretary to the gov
ernor, announced that the new regi.
ment would be maintained from the
general revenue fund of the state I'm.
der legal provision.
| Announcement Of the plans for or
ganization Of the new regiment caused
much speculation as to how 1t would
| be financed. Guardsmen in state Serv-
ice receive 81 day and IS cents adj
ditional for subsistence, and military
statistician estimated that mainte-
nance Of full regiment would cost
the state approximately 100000 a
1year. Then it was explained that only
five companies are to be recruited and
the expense probably would not exceed
100000 year.
| ! Subsequent reports were that the
regular national guard funds Of about
$4,000 for the current year and a
balance of approximately 100000 in
the $1,OO0,O0O appropriation of the
Public Safety commission would not
warrant such an expenditure. The an.
nouncement by Captain Rhinow yes
terday that the general revenue funds
of the state may be drawn upon for
the maintenance of the new regiment
ended speculation on the subject OF
finances.
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No Change in Food Distribution.
Continuation of food distribution
through the usual channels without
important changes in methods during
the war was predicted by Commission.
er J. J. Farrell of the State Dairy and
Food commission. He has just re-
turned from a brief conference in
Washington, D. c., with Herbert C.
Hoover, federal food controller, and
the annual meeting at Atlantic City OF
the American Association of Dairy,
Food and Drug Officials, of which he
was president.
Food distribution will go on
through the regular established chan
nels, in my opinion" said Mr.. Far.
rell, land the most important wartime
regulation will be toward preventing
waste and speculation.
"Government officials may be expect
ed to keep in close touch with avail
able supplies to guard against unnec'
essary shortages. The federal control
will be primarily to conserve food
stuffs.
"The merchants in transit those
who keep food SURPRISES In cars on
track and pay demurrage and still
make big profits, will be eliminated to
a great extent, believe"
To Charge for State Patients.
Secretary Downer and E. w. Allen,
an agent Of the State Board of Con-
troll, have gone to Columbus, Ohio, to
inspect a system by which that state
collects $40 a month for the care OF
patients in state hospitals and asy-
lums for the insane. A similar sys'
tenn is to be established in Minnesota
under a 1917 law and may be copied
after the Ohio plan. Investigation, to
determine which patients are finan-
cially able or who have relatives who
can partly reimburse the state for
their care, was begun several weeks
ago by the board Of control. The
board of control members are in st.
Cloud today for quarterly conference
with superintendents of state institu-
tions on new laws relating to child
welfare.
Anti-Draft Talk Wide.
Anti-draft sentiment has infected
large areas in scattered sections OF
Minnesota and is fast spreading, Sec
rotary John S. Pardee Of the Public
Safety Commission said, following re-
ceipt of reports of new outbreaks in
various districts and in advance Of a
conference of safety commissioners to
further discuss the existing conditions.
The state war board has given much
| consideration to the prevalence OF un'
American sentiment in various local.
ties Of the state, but has yet to make
public any moves to counteract 1t 9TH
er than to instruct local authorities or
their sworn duty to prevent disorder
and to enforce the laws, notably that
relating to unlawful assembly.
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