The Tomahawk., 1917-06-21
U. 5. COURTS DECISIONS MAY
AFFECT sITUATloN-MOVE TO
BE CONTESTED.
GUARDS TO GO TO NEW MEXICO
Location of Training Camp for Thir-
teenth Area Comprising Minnesota,
Iowa, North and South Dakota
= and Nebraska Announced.

Minnesota's 2cent passenger rate
| may be attacked as result OF de-
| cision in the United States circuit
| court at St. Louis and the decision
| rendered by the United States SUI
preme Court in the South Dakota ex-
press rate case.
Such an attempt is considered prob
| able by c. E. Elmquist, member Of
| the State Railroad Commission, who
says that any such action ir Mime
sofa will be vigorously contested.
| f. c. Lindley. general counsel Of
the Great Northern railroad. said
the Great Northern railroad, said
| in these two cases might be broad
enough to affect the situation in Min
Ecsota, but that he could not say def
nitely until he had seen the text Of
the DECISIONS Nothing new in princi-
pie is involved, he said.
| X X X
To Train at Dem1ne, New Mexico.
Minnesota guardsmen, as well as
those Of the 18th divisional area COM
prising Minnesota Iowa, North and
South Dakota and Nebraska. will put
in their period of training at Deming,
N. NJ. This information is carried in
an announcement Of Secretary Of War
Newton D. Baker relative to the loca-
ton Of guardsmen training camps in
the south and southwest. Officers or
| the First artillery greeted the war de-
partment announcement with warm
approval today.
| IF he
finest camp sites On the border, Col
onel George E. Leach said. "There is
plenty of room for artillery maneuvers
and we should be able to get the boys
in fine trim for anything after short
training course there
1t is reaf1irmed that the guard on
mobilization will be held about two
weeks in the armorcs to allow the
men to arrange home affairs or attend
to business details. They will then be
sent to Demins making it probable
that Minnesota'H guard troops will be
on their way to the border again about
Aug. l.
Murphy Colonel Of Second Artillery.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has
announced the promotion OF LieuteH-
ant Colonel William j. Murphy of st.
Paul to the colonelcy Of the Second
Minnesota Field artillery. The ap-
Dointment was recommended some
time ago by the state military board
and has been ratified by the governor.
Major w. G.. Rutherford, St. Paul, was
at the same time appointed to have
charge Of the organization of the new
field hospital corps. Commissions will
be issued at once according to the an
nouncement of Captain w. +. RhinOW,
military secretary to the governor.
Immediate work on the reorganization
Of these units will start.
Summer Session at ~" Open.
The summer session Of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota has just opened with
full curriculum and large teaching
force For the 1rst time the summer
session will retain the form of regis
tration in use during the regular col
lege year and offer only courses OF
strictly college grade, l.. d. Coffman,
dean of the college of education, and
director of the GUNNER session, an
nounced.
New State Tuberculosis Resort.
Proposals to erect the joint Crow
Wing Aitkin county tuberculosis sanl-
tarium at DeerwOod have been re.
ceived by. the State Board of Control.
The new sanitarium will be located
on the old state fish hatchery site at
Deerwood. 1t will be the eighteenth
tuberculosis hospital erected under the
law providing that the state will bear
half the cost up to ssh, 900 maximum.
4 r. X
Receives Loan Applications.
The State Board of Investment has
voted to again begin receiving appli-
cations for state loans from counties:
municipalities aDd schools, beginning
July !. The board last December de-
cided to take no further applications
until a long pending lat was dis
posed Of.
To Aid Guards Attain War Strength.
The commander of each Minnesota
rational guard regiment was author
lied to expend $4,000 to bring his unit
to the full quota at a conference be-
tween Governor Burnquist and the
State Public Safety Commission. There
are four units.
4 X
Pine Rust Fight IS Begun.
Six experts from the state entomolo-
gists office have begun campaign
for the eradication of the white pine
blister rust. Every nursery, park,
cemetery and private grove in the
staate is to be Inspected. F. l.. Wash
burn, state entomolocist, is in charge
of the work and his five assistants are
running down every lead from in
fected nurseries, In two instances
diseased stock has been found and adj
joining pines destroyed. The work or
inspection is not confined to pine