Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-03-23

Several Measures Intending to Halt:
Crime Wave Considered
by so!ons.
st. Paul-The Minnesota Legislature
10 giving its attention to laws AFFECT.
Ing the crime wave prevalent over the
Northwest, and several measures are
being considered in both houses to
carry out the suggestions made in Gov.
ernor Preus' special message.
While house members were consid.
ering two rival bills aimed at gun tot.
ing" Senator Charles R. Fowler intro
duced bill in the other branch carry.
ing out the governors ideas for bring
Ing criminals speedily to justice.
The Fowler bill, which has the gov.
ernor's approval, reyerses the rule in
handling criminal cases. It provides
that bail cases shall have precedence
In trial instead of Jail cases. It pro.
vides for expediting trial Of all crimi-
nal cases, with strict rules against
granting continuances. 80.
After prisoner has been found
guilty, he is to be sentenced forthwith
and kept in custody, bail not being al:
lowed unless the trial judges or three
supreme court judges hle certificate
OF probable cause for granting 4 new
trial. Sureties on bail bonds are re-
Quired to file detailed schedules of IN.
formation as to their property and
county attorneys are permitted. to ex.
anime them under oath as to their
statements. No stay is permitted in .
criminal case except as provided in the
act: Hsapplies only to counties of 2oO,-
oo0 population.
Farm Bills All Get BY. a ~r4
Tie farmers program" measures
adopted by the lower house of the Min.
nesota legislature some days back,
were approved by the Senate with q
few minor amendments, Wednesday
afternoon, and we're sent to4the Cover
nor for his approval or rejection.
There was but little, if any, .opposi.
ton to the bills, although several Of
the senator's took the floor and spoke
against their passage All of the
measures have had the approval sof
the agricultural committees, and were
passed at the urgent demand Through.
out the state. for remedial legislation
anect1ng farm marketing and control.
The measures that went to Cover
nor Preus Wednesday afternoon were
as follows: zssa,..5s.szs. -.,,,s-5, .-...,
Bill to prohibit trading in grain tn.
lures. except for purposes of hedging.
Bill making Minneapolis Chamber
OF Commerce. Duluth Board Of Trade
and South St Paul Live Stock Elk.
change open markets, by requiring
them to admit to membership co-opera.
tive associations of all kinds
Concurrent resolution, requiring the
state boards of grain appeal to re-es-
tabiish Minnesota grades
Bill submitting constitutional amend
ment. providing for establishment Of
a: rural credits SYSTEM
The Senate had made minor amend
ments to three Of the bills, and these
were reported to the House late in the
afternoon. The lower branch promptly
accepted them, and the measures were
sent on their way to Governor Preus.
From the very first, in the Senate,
1t was evident that senators would fol-
low the lead-of their House colleagues
in passing all the bills in the farmers
program" regardless of what those
bills might do. Complete dominance
bys agrfcultural interests was the rule.
As passed the anti-futures bill de-
fines gambling contract as an agree
nfent wherein the actual delivery of
the commodity sold is not, in good
faith, contemplated, or intended by the
contracting parties"
In the House bill the last clause Of
that definition read "by one or both of
the contracting parties" On motion
of Senator F. H. Peterson, the words
zone or both Of were stricken out az
unnecessary and confusing.
Service Bill Approved.
House bills passed require certain
employers-to furnish goggles and he'll
NETS for protection of employees eyes
and compel the employe to wear these
contrivances; provide for experiments
onspeat and sandy lands: regulate man.
ufac ture and sale OF soft drinks: to
regulate cold storage, and place en-
forcement of cold storage statutes un..
der the commissioner Of agriculture.
and to permit cities under 10 900 inhab-.
ttants to arrange for heating plant,
either privately or municipality owned.
Would Bar Glaring Headlights.
State legislation covering gIarinr.
headlights IS proposed In bill intro.
duced in the House by Representatives
Thomas Girling and John G. Gerlich.
The measure provides that all vehicles
except motorcycles shall have two
lights, displayed on two sides Of the,
car. and these lights shall be Of. such,
intensity that the driver can see per.
son or vehicle at least 200 feet ahead.
except in the case OF tractors or yehi.
cles, which cannot travel more than is.