The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13


ing lands in Northeastern Minnesota
make it necessary for the state to go
into the business before unsettled
lands in that part of the state are de-
veloped.
Honor Senator Nelson. ...
Sunday was Senator Knute Nelson's
seventy-sixth birthday, and the Min
ored the senator by unanimously pass
ing resolution paying tribute to his
worth as a soldier, citizen and states.
man. A certified copy was ordered
forwarded TO Senator Nelson at Wash.
ington. @' ~ y :.
Want Wheat Price Kept.
Senator Charles w. Gillian of Win
dom, chairman Of the senate grain and
warehouse committee, and Represen.
tative L. o. Teigen, member Of the
house committee, have gone to Wash.
ingtQn in company with o. P. b. Jacob
son, of the railroad and warehouse
committee, to urge that the govern:
ment price of 1926 on wheat be main
tanned until next spring. They will
appear before the house committee on
agriculture in Washington. 80
Hits Auto Thefts. -,
The Corning, Nimocks, Lennon,
Nordlin bill, providing for the regis
tration of automobiles with the reg
lister of deeds and the transfer and
! recording of titles, as in real estate,
has been passed by the house. It is
aimed to prevent the sale Of stolen
l cars.
Would Certify Potatoes. !
As a result of the collaboration Of
potato growers in the house.. Repre-.
sentative Daniel De Lury of Walker
has prepared bill authorizing q
board of potato seed inspection and
certification, with five members, who
| shall be the dean of the department
| of agriculture of the University Of
Minnesota, the president of the State
Potato Growers association, and three
members to be appointed by the gov
ernor. These members shall serve
without pay.
The bill calls for inspection during
the growing season and after the har.
| vest. -..-
Certification of seed is being in.
| creasingly demanded by the southern
states, said Representative De Lury,
| Oklahoma, and Texas will not allow
seed potatoes to be shipped in with.
out being tagged. The states of Wis
consin and Michigan already have a
similar law, and the seed from these
states sells for approximately 81 per
| k,,v fhnn
from Minnesota.
State Grain Grades Asked.
Re-establishment of Minnesota grain
grades in intrastate commerce, in
preference to the Federal grades, is
asked in joint resolution prepared by
Senator John L. Void of Twin Valley
and Representative Nels T. Moen Of
Fergus Falls.
Federal grades, the resolution as
serts, are too technical for comprehen-
sive use by small shippers, and are
far more strict than those employed
by the state.
Four Motor Corps Regiments.
The new Motor Corps bill provides
that the corps shall consist Of not
more than four regiments, with SIX
teen companies to the regiment, each
company to consist of sixty-two enlist
ed men and three commissioned off,
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The new bill also adds an airplane
squadron to be attached to the motor
corps for administrative purposes.
The flying squadron is to consist Of
three officers and thirty enlisted men
to each airplane. Two motorcycles
have been added to each motor com.
pany. The motorcycles we're not pro-
vided in the original bill.
The appropriation is increased from
100000 provided in the original bill
to $15O,OOO, of which $125,O0O is for
uniforms and equipment.
Congress Asked to Release Wheat.
A memorial to congress, asking that
means be provided Immediately by the
government to permit the shipment of
one-third of last years wheat crop held
on northwest farms by embargo. was
passed by the house with but one dis.
senting vote. The grain, according to
Representatives o. G. Neuman, J. B.
Gislason and o. A. Swenson, who
framed the resolution, is \jeopardized
by the Embargo because the farmers
have no facilities for storing it.
Good Roads Measure.
The good roads bill, covering the
Babcock plan, introduced by Senator
McGarry will. If 1t passes the senate
and house, go before the people ii
the next general election as a pro
posed amendment to the state consti
tuition. In brief, 1t establishes q state
trunk highway system Of approximate
" 5000 miles and limits the state road
construction work to these trunk
roads. which are to be built Of hard
surfaced material. Tax on motor vehi
cles and, II necessary. q bond issue
will furnish the 500, 00O, 900 appropri
alton necessary for the prosecution Of
the work.
A secondary system, approximately