The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-01-01

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practices act. He was recently in
dicted. Buell. was best known for
his book on no IS who il the Leg
islature'' in which he endeavored to
place on the black list members who
failed to come up to his standard III
Q legislative way. His one hobby
was q single tax and his general
grievance the corporations as a
whole. His League connection was
principally devoted to selecting leg.
islative candidates that would come
up to his own and League demands.
Pamphlets and books on 'tWho is
who" in the house and senate. have
for some years past been a profit
able source of revenue for their au-
thors and it is said another edition
by new author is in contemplation
for the coming session Of the legis-
lature. One Lynn Haines, a clerk in
the house, who was later fired for
biting the hand that fed him was
the first to pick on the legislative
records of the members as a source
of revenues. In the elections which
followed opposing candidates used
the Haines book in putting more
than one sitting member. out of bust.
ness and Haines waxed fat in conse.
quence. Later .Haines transferred his
activities to Washington where it is
said the grass was not so green
Buell. did the 'Who' is who" act TO,
the past two years but will have t.
give way this time to Minneapolis
party who needs the money. While
the books so far published can moi
exactly be termed blackmail, thei1
contents have been used to lull more
than one ambitious member to sleep
1t would not be surprising if an eff
fort were made this session to SUP
press future editions.
c. G. Schulz, state superintendent
of instruction who was given his
walking papers by Gov. Burnquist
some weeks ago, wild become con
nected with the federal government
Immediately on his retirement. He
has accepted responsible position
in the federal educational depart
ment. Supt. Schulz blames the activ
tiles of certain religious enthusias:
tics for his retirement. He has long
advocated law placing all parochia
and private schools under state con
troll.
The Dassell Anchor, a weekly pub
LEGATION taken over by persons
friendly to the Nonpartisan League
and which was later transferred tt
Litchfieh where it is listed as thu
Meeker County News, is to be reviv
ed. Chas. w. Henke, former publish
err of the Anchor and at present pub
licity director for the state safet,
commission, will be the publisher
and the sole owner. From all &C
counts the attempt to- inflict Town
leyism on Dassell and the surround
ing country was a failure. The towr
and the merchants would have none
of it.
Though the job only. pays S. a da,
the chaplainship of the house anc
senate is a much sought after Job
At least a dozen ministers, it is said
have put in an application for the
position in the two houses and it i:
said that others are on their way
The position in each case is an cleo
tive one. In the past several at
tempts have been made to do away
with the office of chaplain, but they
failed in each case.
One of the certainties this session
of the legislature will be bill fol
the repeal of the Minnesota tele
phone control law. This law passed
four years ago placed all telephone!
in the state under the control of thi
railroad and warehouse commissio,
and it has been a source of irritation
ever since. Hardly had the ac1
reached the status of a law than ,
raise in toll rates from Is to SO II;
per cent followed and now the twt
big companies the Tri-State and tn
Northwestern, are before the com
mission with an application for an
other increase and that in the fac,
of the poorest service Twin Cit,
subscribers have ever seen. And tn,
worst of it all is that the chance!
of the companies having their appli
cation for a raise granted is excel
lent. To all intents and purposes tn
telephone companies are now under
federal control, but subscribers O.
the two companies have not benefit
ed much from the fact. The sam,
might be said of the railroad ant
! warehouse commission which seems