The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
BY W. L. CALNoN

tStdr Correspondent Detroit Timer
LANSING. Mich. April l3.-The
house OF Representatives yesterday
afternoon formally approved amend
ments TO the Culver military bill
that cover the matter OF protecting
Michigan soldiers and their families
The lives of soldiers will be insured
for $1,000. their families 60 get this
sum in case they die In service or
are killed In action. Insurance up
Go $500 In case OF injury also il
provided
Wives OF soldiers win be paid $50
q month and $3.50 per month also
viii be allowed for each child under
is. The amendments provide that
the state may carry It's own liAoil-
tty in these matters,
II also r. provided that the gov
ernor may assemble = home guard
OF 5000 men. TO be uniformed and
Go serve enlistments OF three years
unless their services are required
for a lesser time The governor In
&c be the head OF this force. and be
assisted by a personal staR OF i've
coioncls. az well as by a state mill
tary board TO consist OF the elective
state oficers. The home guard will
be known as the Michigan state
troops.
Most Of the above provisions
were originally intended 10 be Gov
cred by the bill authorizing a sS,-
600 900 state war loan. II was
thought. however. that Il would be
more appropriate to have them en-
bodied In the state military laws,
which were being amended in other
ways by the Culver bill. 60 the lat
ter bill, which already had passed
both houses. was recalled from the
governors once by the house, and
transmitted to the senate. The lat
ter body put IN the above amend
ments and the house now has con.
Cured IN them. The bill again goes
10 the governor for his signature.
The $1,000. 900 war loan hill still
r. pending I'm the house, the latter
body having dropped lts own bill
and having on third reading the sen
ate bill. identical with the house
bill. The ave days which the sen
etc bill must lie on tina table will
not be mp until tomorrow, when
there probably will be no session. 90
the house expects 10 vote on II
MONDAY. when II reassembles for the
ANAL week OF the session.
II IL planned 10 have q real cele-
bration when the bill passes the
house, the band from the boys IN
dustrial school playing military airs
and a huge American naK heins
dropped from the gallery railing
when the vote IL announced that
sends the bill 10 the governor for
his signature.
Along with these military prepare
tons is proceeding the food prepHrS
edness plan OF Gov. Sleeper The
conference called for yesterday sf.
ternoon by the governor was attend
ed by 40 TO 80 farmers, food manu-
facturers and business men. They
went over the food situation which
win be faced by the state and ma
|tion and agreed that q maximum
food production in Michigan 10 need
ed this year.
The need Of more men on farms
10 help with the crops was smphR
sired. together with the need OF
seed. Some OF the farmers wanted
20 feel sure that an extra large pro-
duction would not mean price de-
creases Of a sire that would make
barge crops Improbable
The outcome OF the meeting was
The determination 20 have q commit.
Tee named that viii assist the gov.
ernor in devising ways and means
't encouraging All forms OF food pro
duction increase To this special
food committee the war prepared.
ness board turnes over one sugges-
hon embodied In a letter from W. y,
lfsckel, Of Grand Rapids. state