The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-07
MINNESOTANS WARNED AGAINST
IMPORTING TREES BY STATE
ENTOMOLOGlST
USE MEAL IN PLACE OF FLOUR
Appeal to Minnesotans to Assist in
Conservation Of Food for Exporta-
ton Is Issued-Policies Are
Outlined.

rust which, if it should get into Min
nesota, would ruin the white pine in
dustry in this state, F. L. Washburn
state entomologist, is urging residents
not to import white or other five
leafed pines.
His appeal is based on the fact that
white pines and evergreens are being
shipped in from Illinois. While at
present the nursery from which these
shipments have been made is sup
posed to be free from rust, shipments
from 1908-1909 are believed to have
been the source of Infection around
St. Croix Falls, Wis, and across the
St. Croix river in Minnesota. The
state entomologist has power to de
stroy suspicious stock within a radius
Of half mile of paintings or nurseries
containing such stock.
A quarantine recently was estab
lished against Maine, New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey:
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Use of Corn Meal Urged.
A. D. Wilson, head of the agricul'
tural department of the Minnesota
Agricultural college, who recently was
appointed chairman of the committee
on food production and food conserva.
ton, in an interview, has outlined the
general policy which will be pursued
in the committees fight for the pres
ervation of food during the war.
This year the question of conserva.
ton is much greater than that of pro.
duction," Mr.. Wilson said. what
we intend doing is to urge the use OF
corn meal in place of white -four, cut
meat consumption 10 pounds per cap.
tia annually and try to abolish the
manufacture of liquors in which grain
Is used. The substitution of corn
meal for flour will not be undertaken
unless great economy becomes abso.
lutely necessary, but If the need
should arise we could save 15O,OOO,OOO
bushels of wheat for export through
this single change. The substitution
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Sanitary Corps for Army Camps.
Creation of state sanitary corps
to safeguard the moral and physi.
cal welfare of men in Minnesota mill
tary camps have been recommended
by DR.. H. NJ. Bracken, executive Off
Ger of the State Board of Health, to
Governor Burnquist and it probably
will be referred to the State Public
Safety Commission for early action.
DR.. Bracken's suggestion is in line
with that made by Secretary of War
Baker in a letter to governors of all
the states, calling for cooperation.
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Ruling on School Appropriations.
The school appropriations made by
the 1917 Legislature can be used for
meeting any school obligations in
Cured to that time. This is the opin-
ion of Attorney General Lyndon A..
Smith, expressed in letter to Gov
ernor Burnquist, who, in vetoing a
portion of the school aid appropria-
tons bill several weeks ago. declared
it was not clear to him whether school
funds could be used for meeting prior
moral obligations"
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Urges Coal Relief Measures.
A telegram urging that "extraordi-
nary measures" be adopted immedi-
ately to avert threatened fuel short
age in the Northwest by insuring an
adequate supply of bituminous coal
moving to Lake Erie for the head Of
Lake Superior has been sent Pres1-
dent Wilson by Governor Burnquist,
following a conference between the
governor and prominent coal dock men
Of Duluth.
State Seal Butter to Be Worth More.
Betterments of market conditions to
increase the value of the official state
brand Of butter were planned at a con-
ference between Commissioner ]. J.
Farrell of the State Dairy and Food
department and the managers and
butter makers Of 10 Minnesota cream
cries using the brand.
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Avery Announces New Reserve.
Commissioner Carlos Avery has an
nounced the establishment of the first
new game refuge this year by the
state game and fish department, in
the prairie chicken country south of
Little Falls. 1t covers about Is Sec
lions between the Mississippi and
Platte rivers.
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State to Inspect "Movie" Theaters.
The office force of the state fire mar
shal%has begun the task of putting into
operation the law passed by the last
legislature providing for state super.
vision of all motion picture theaters.
Blanks are being sent to proprietors
Of all such places of amusement to be
filed out and returned. The blanks
provide for specific details, especially
as regards seating accommodations
exits, fire hazards, and provisions
made to pSeyent. fires or explosions
Return OF the forms will be followed
by Inspection