The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-27
SHORTAGE Of SEED
CORN IS SERIOUS
STATE FOOD COMMITTEE CALLS
FOR SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN
! ALL AVAILABLE SUPPLIES.
BIG RECRUITING DRIVE ENDS
Nearly 1900 Young Men OF Minnesota
Offer Services To Country For "
War in First Two Weeks of
Month.
St, Paul.

Month. "
St. Paul. 4
So serious is the seed corn shortage
believed to be that the crops DIVISION
of the state food committee has called
for an immediate survey OF available
supplies: C. i. Hill, secretary, aas
written to high school superintendent
asking that high school agricultural IN
tructors be released for ten days or
two weeks to help make the survey.
| County agents will work with them,
and as many farms as possible will be
vitcd.
| Mr.. Bull states that the seed corn
| shortage is being intensified by action
of other north central states IN buy
ing from Minnesota's stock to make up
their own shortages.
Much seed corn that has been saved
is said to be wet and mouldy, OF ques-
tionable terminating value, because OF
unfavorable weather in the curing sea-
son. Survey forces are advised to help
farmers in making provisions to dry
corn by artificial heat, where it has
not already spoiled. g"
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Big Recruiting Drive Ends.
Final details of the biggest recruit
ing drive ever conducted in Minnesota,
have been wound up at recruiting sta
tons of the army and navy in the cit
les of the state where recruiting was
DONE Totals for both branches of the
service showed that nearly 1000 VOL
unteeers were accepted in Minnesota
in the first two weeks of December.
A few less than 5000 joined the army.
Navy enlistments fell a few short of
900. Included in the army figures
was the total for the largest naval
recruiting week on record, 451 men in
seven days from Dec. 6 to 13.
Figures received from Washington
showed that the army alone had drawn
| 1858 recruits from Minnesota since
April I. At that time the state was as
signed a voluntary quota of 1850,
which has nearly been doubled.
High figures set by the navy recruit
ing force last spring, were surpassed
on several days recently, Lieutenant
George Treadwell, chief recruiting Of
ficer, announced. Major John D.
Yost, head of army recruiting for the
state, said the drive had been the
greatest in his experience. Major
Yost gave credit to the press of the
northwest for making the big drive
possible by keeping the public inform
ed as to the possibilities.
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Prod,cers Want Menher
Urging that he allow producing
farmer to sit and advise with the fair
food price committee of the state food
price committee of the state food ad-
ministration, the Hennepin County
Farm Bureau association sent res0lu-
| ton to A. D. Wilson, state food admin
istrator after a meeting, and named
J. B. Irwin, farmer and president of
the Twin City Milk Producers associ-
alton, as the man for the place.
| Farmers contend that there should
be on the committee representatives
of the various lines of food merchan-
dising and commission man to rep
resent interests of those producing
foods on the farm and requested Mr..
| Wilson to allow some such representa-
tive to at least confer with the fair
food price committee.
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BentaTf Gets Third Stay.
A third stay of sentence has been
awarded J. o. Benta1l, Socialist candi-
date for governor last year. who was
convicted and sentenced to spend one
year in prison for Inducing his hired
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The stay was continued so that +.
F.. Latiner, his attorney, can argue for
new trial. When first sentenced by
Judge Booth, Bent;1l WIS given q stay
Of 80 days. The stay was later con-
tinued until December Is to give his
attorneys time to perfect an appeal.
It was asked again that the stay be
continued until the return of Mr.. Lat1-
mer, who is in Washington filing briefs
against the draft law now being test
ed before the United States supreme
court.
War On Minnesota Rodents.
The State Public Safety commission
has declared war on rats, and has or
dered that they be trapped, shot, pois-
oned and otherwise destroyed in fur
thering the governments food conser-
walton plans. 1t is estimated that rats
destroy each year 100000 worth of
food products. The commission sug-
gests that the work of extermintion be
organized by communities in order
that it be effective.
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To Work Out Budget.
The Minnesota State Hygiene com
mission has named committees to
work out budget plan for the CON-
mission and seek an executive secre-
tary. The commission was organized
to control infectious diseases, especial
ly those that menace the efficiency of
the army. DR.. Henry Wireman Cook,
DR.. R. o. Beard and Mrs. Gustav
Schwyzer compose the committee
Charles L.. Sommers, chairman OF the
commission, will head a committee of