Charlevoix county herald., 1921-02-25

| dineuuiilcut W the pTeSeuL law VIII
increase the limit from to 10 pei
| cent of assessed valuation.
Declaring that a duty on Canadian
lumber will work an untold hardship
| on home owners and tend to provoke
| retaliatory measures by our northern
neighbor, Rep. Arlie Hopkins. has In
troduced resoiutt n calling on Con
gress to refrain from placing a duty
on lumber imported from Canada. II
sets forth that there is no need for
protective tariff as American lum
Der is produced cheaper than any
other in the world.
May Sell State House
| With several prospective purchas
ers reported to be clamoring for an
opportunity to bid on the old state
iouse building and site, the board OF
auditors suggested to Governor Groes
beck that an act of the legisl: ture
was all that is needed to bring about
S3OO,O00 into the state treasury The
old building could be used until the
new state office building is completed
A. N. Farmer, executive secretary OF
the Michigan Community Council
commission, testified before the joint
committee investigating the commits
sion that the offices of the organiza.
tion had been burglarized three times
and that number of the records had
been stolen. He submitted a state.
ment showing that the $2,165, ,924.3S
patriotic fund had been disbursed in
ten items but that he could not state
what disposition was made of the
money by the organizations to which
testified balance of $166,000 in a
Grand Rapids bank and about $51 ZOO
in Detroit bank
State supervision of all private.
parochial and denominational schools
of Michigan is provided for in a meas
ure prepared by the attorney-general's
department and which will have the
support of Governor Groesbeck and
his administrative board when 1t is
presented in the legislature. 1t is un.
derstood that the bill has been ap
proved by the institutions affected.
Under the terms OF the bill, all
teachers in private and parochial
schools are required to hold a certifi
cate of qualification, and are given
until 1923 to qualify for the issuance
Of such certificate. These schools
would then come under the supervi
sion of the superintendent of public
instruction.
Farmers Want Income Tax.
Assertions that many Michigan
farmers will be forced to abandon
their farms unless taxes are reduced
are contained in proposals presented to
Governor Groesbeck and the tax com.
mittees of both houses by a special
committee representing farm organi.
cations. Legislation providing for
state income tax Is urged in the pro-
posal, which calls for a Joint resolu-
ton providing for a constitutional
amendment to be submitted at the
April election.
An income tax, members Of the
farm organization committee say,
would spread tax burdens more
equitably and reduce the levy on real
property. Members of the committee
are: N. p. Hull, president of the state
grange Insurance.; A. B. Cook, master
of the state grange; Fred Smith of
the state farm bureau;sI. |. X. Water
bury of the Michigan Farmer; and
Mrs. Dora Stockman of the state
board of agriculture.
Investigation of alleged unlawful
lobbying among members of the leg
islature was begun early in the week.
The committee consists of Represen-
tatives Thomas d. Meggison, chair
man. George Lord, Detroit, John Hol-
land, Bessemer, Frank b. Aldrich,
Long Point, and William Ewing, Mar
quette.
Health Bills introduced.
Presentation of a physicians certi.
ficate showing a clean bill Of health
will be required of all couples making
application for marriage licenses in
Michigan, If the bill introduced in the
house by Rep. Fred Dunn, Highland
Park, is enacted into law. The bill
also provides that period of 10 days
must elapse between the time appli-
cation is made and the issuance of
the license.
County health officers, to perform
the same functions for counties that
city health officers now perform for
their communities. is the PROVISION of
a bill introduced by Rep. Edw. G. Read,
Kalamazoo. The measure provides
for the appointment by the board of
supervisors of licensed physicians at
a salary of $4,000 per year, half to be
paid by the county and half by the
state.
The designation of party Affiliations
to the election officials and enroll.
ment accordingly, is called for in
bill introduced by Senator Arthur e.
Wood. Detroit. IL also requires voters