The Tomahawk., 1918-01-17
WEEKLY POTATO
DAYS ARE URGED
Administrator Wilson Says Min
nesota Crop Must Be Utilized
BY Consumer.
TO VISIT STATE TROOPS
Delegation From Safety Commission &c
Go To Camps Cody and Dodge
Soon to See Minnesota
Soldiers.

Soon to See Minnesota
Soldiers.
St. Paul
Inauguration of potato day each
week by grocers of the state on which
special prices for potatoes would be
made, and the cooperation of house.
wives to purchase enough potatoes to
last them through the week on such
days, would utilize last years crop to
the advantage of the consumer, distrib'
utor and grower, says A. D. Wilson,
state food administrator.
1T is necessary now as a war meas.
ure for everyone to eat potatoes and
to purchase them in fairly regular
quantities each week." Mr.. Wilson
says. "In this way, distribution would
be regular everywhere during the next
five or six months"
As result of the food production
campaign of last spring, Minnesota
planted one of it's largest acreages and
raised one of it's largest potato crops.
1t now rests with the housewife to use
the potato freely in her home or a
great part of the value of the crop
will be wasted, it was said.
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To Visit Minneapolis Troops.
Governor Burnquist, Attorney Cen
eral Smith and Commissioner March
have been designated to visit the mill
tary training camps in which more
than 10000 Minnesota men are in
training.
THE idea is to obtain first hand
knowledge of actual conditions in the
camps, although no complaints have
been received" Secretary H. w. Libby
explained. 1.-The commission wished to
keep in touch with the Minnesota bows
and show them that the state is be-
hind them"
Governor Burnquist said that be-
! cause of the commissions action. Ad
jutant General Rhinow probably will
abandon his proposed trip to Camp
Cody to investigate criticisms made by
St. Paul clothier, who recently visit.
ed there.
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May Send Member to France
A member of the public safety com
mission may be sent to France to re-
ceive the vote of Minnesota men there,
and arrangements will be made to en-.
able the Minnesota men in the Ameri.
can camps to exercise their right OF
franchise, according to proposals dis.
cussed at a recent meeting. Only the
preliminaries were considered, howev.
er, as many legal questions remain to
be answered, the secretary said, before
any definite action can be taken. 1t is
expected, however, that the plan can
be put into operation without enact
ment Of amendments to election laws
which would necessitate an extra ses'
sion of the legislature.
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Pool Room Plea Denied.
The offer of pool room proprietors to
donate a new ambulance monthly to
the Red Cross, on condition that they
are permitted to keep open until mid
night and from noon until II p. NJ.
on Sundays, failed to influence tho
state safety commission to change it's
recent early closing order.
The commission also denied the
petition of a delegation of Blooming
Prairie citizens, including four . sa-
loonkeepers, for repeal of, the com.
mission order limiting liquor sales
there to quantities consumed il the
saloons.
Guard Against careIessness.
G. c. Pierson, director of the divi-
sion of records, has reported to the
state board of health that large losses
of state-supplied anti.toxin are suffer
ed through carelessness on the part OF
local health officers, acting as distri-
button agents. With a view to cor
recting the condition, the board au-
thorized DR.. H. NJ. Bracken, executive
officer to withdraw supplies from
; careless health officers, and appoint
druggists or town officers - distrib-
uting agents.
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Many Aliens Bear FIrearm.
On Aug. 1, a law went into effect in
Minnesota, making it illegal for aliens
to hunt in this state, or to have in
their possession firearms Of any kind,
but this does not apply to persons Of
foreign birth who have taken out their
first papers. Under this act, the game
wardens have prosecuted and convict
ed fifty-one persons for illegal posses
sion of firearms and have confiscated
1875 firearms Of various kinds IRON
aliens.
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Organizes soeiaI Disease Division.
The State Board of Health created
division on venereal disease and
then discussed proposed regulation I'M