Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
BOARD'SFUNOSMAY
NOT Be SUFFICIENT
EXTRA SESSION OF legislature
HELD THREATENED ~ HIGH
PRICE OF COAL.
us. CALL TO MILITIA AWAITED
Governor Ready to Recruit Three In
fantry Regiments and First Artil-
Iery to Full War Strength
Units to Be Ready July IS.

Units to BE Ready July IS.
st. Paul.
An extra session of the Legislature
Is threatened unless some way is
found to provide the state institutions
with coal and other necessities at
prices lower than those now asked.
At these prices coal alone will cost
the state $125,OOO more than it did a
year ago. Dealers are not seeking
contracts, as they have no authority
to contract for a given amount, but
prices quoted to the board of control
have advanced from $2.35 a ton asked
last year to Sc and over.
Coal Is just one item IN the list Of
| supplies that will have to be pur-
chased for the state institutions and
prices Of all have been advanced far
beyond expectation, members Of the
board of control say.
The Legislature pared the appro-
priations to the limit, and now there
is prospect that they may run short
before the two-year period for which
they were made is up. They may run
| short this year, as in many cases
specific amounts are allowed for 1917
| and other amounts for 1918.
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To Recruit Guard to War Basis.
Governor Burnquist awaits orders
from Washington to recruit all Ma.
tional Guard units in Minnesota to
war strength, following announce
ment from Washington that all Ma
tional Guard organizations in the
United States will be called into Fed
eral service between July Is and Au.
gust 5. The order is believed to por-
tend early sending of troops to
| France.
The Minnesota units arc the First,
Second and Third infantry, and the
First Field artillery.
Captain w. F. Rhinow military sec,
rotary to Governor Burnquist, said:
Every effort will be made to get
Minnesota's units into condition to,
respond July Is to q Federal mobi-
lization order"
Formal incorporation of the guard
into the armies of the United States,
terminating for the war period its
status as state troops. is understood
to be based on the possibility of sup
plying full war equipment for the
troops.
More Than 5000 Minnesotans Enlist.
MinnesOta's answer to the eastern
charge that the midwest was apathetic
regarding the war has been refuted in
smashing style. More than 5000 sons
OF Minnesota have already enlisted
in various branches of the military
and naval service. Recruiting officers
say they are now out to get 1900 more
volunteers in territory within a few
hundred miles OF Fort Smelling. The
selective draft is to supply an approx.
mate 10000 and all of these in addi.
ton to the men who are enlisted in
the three infantry regiments and the
First artillery. II Minnesota is apa.
thetic the apathy seems to be directed
against remaining out Of service.
Static Electricity Starts Fires.
For some time reports have been
received of fires originating during
the handling Of gasoline" Fire Mar.
shall Hargadine says, when there ap-
parently was no means Of starting q
fire. No persons near the gasoline
were smoking and there were no open
lights in the vicinity. To all appear
ances the fires just happened. This.
OF course. Is contrary to all experience.
and after considerable investigation
the fires have been found to be due to
ignition by static electricity"
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Federal Aid 10 Withheld.
No financial accounting to The war
department for money received as fed,
eral aid to the Minnesota national
guard has been made for more than
10 years. 1t has just been learned,
Minnesota's 1916 allotment Of federal
funds. due Dec. 81. amounting to about
10000. has been withheld and will not
be paid until the accounting is made.
This was not denied by guard officers,
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Warm Weather Affects Diseases.
Abatement Of the epidemic Of spinal
meningitis ard increase in the number
OF cases Of poliomyelitis, or infantile
paralysis. are both charged to warmer
weather by Dr. A. j. Chesley, director
OF the state division Of communicable
diseases.
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States Sanatoria Best in v. s.
Equipment OF tuberculosis sanatoria
in Minnesota Is the best in the United
States. by the decision Of the National
tuberculosis conference. which has
just concluded its annual meeting at
Cincinnati. DR.. l. J. Murphy Of the
public health association attended the
meeting. "The total number OF beds
available for tuberculosis patients in