Charlevoix county herald., 1921-04-01


men are fighting hard against a cen
sorship claiming that the Detroit po-
lice censorship is all that is neces-
sary in Michigan.
Two bills to establish a poll tai
made their appearance in the house
on the same day, one being introduced
by Rep. Smith and the other by Rep.
Rowe. The Smith bill would levy a
poll tax annually on every citizen be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and fifty
and the Rowe bill would levy it on all
citizens between the ages of twenty
one and sixty.
COUNCIL "FRIEND IN NEED"
This legislature still is making
record for inve Jtigations, most OF
which are far from completion accord
ing to present indications. The Baker
inquiry into the Michigan Community
Council Commission, one Of the first
started at this session. bobs up weekly
with a few added details but with no
sign of ending. American Legion Of
ficers gave interest to recent hear
ing by insisting on filing a statement
they had prepared In which they de
/ clared little had been done for the re
turned soldiers, but giving the Com
munity Council credit for real aid, one
of the concluding paragraphs Of their
statement declaring:
when the government of the Uni
ted States and the government of
Michigan, with all their resources,
failed to bring relief at time when
it was needed most, the Community
| Council Commission, first with an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for organiza-
| ton work and later with $4,000, has
| been the only organization that has
risen to the occasion ind made avail
able funds whereby the veterans of
Michigan could present their claims
and demand the recognition to which
| they were entitled"
The balance of funds of the Com
munity Council Commission are to be
| turned over to the Legion, it is plan
| ned, but the way the veterans came
to bat on the side of the commission
was surprise to the investigators.
| Investigations into the defalcations at
Marquette prison, into alleged illtreat
ment of boys in the Industrial school
and into health conditions at the Cold
water school also are proceeding.
ASKS RATE REGULATION.
Interurban railway rates were
| brought to the fore in the house when
| Rep. Glaspie put in bill to allow
| Scent per mile fares on all such roads
earning less than $4,000 a mile; 2 IL
| cent fares on roads earning from ST.
| 900 to $4,000 mile and l LIZ cent
| fares on roads earning more than $16,.
| 600 a mile. These rates would pre-
vail while the public utilities COM
| mission is making inventories and ap-
| praisals on which to base permanent
| rates, those to be on the basis of a
| fair return" on the investment. A
bill introduced some time ago by Sen
| ator Osborn turns the whole matter
| of interurban rates over to the utili-
| ties commission at once, but it is cues
toned in some quarters if the legis-
lature can delegate it's rate-making
power to any other body.
The house is considering the Town
send bill for the creation of a state
advisory health council and for full
time health officers in all counties, the
measure having been reported out
favorably. 1t has the backing of DR..
X. M. Olin, state health commissioner,
who declares it will reduce by one
half the death rate from commune
able diseases Under the terms of the
bill there would be Al health officers
at salaries of $4,000 a year; IL at
SO 500; two at $4,000 and one at $4,-
500. The state would pay one-half the
salaries and the counties the other
half. DR.. Olin says the expense would
be Offset largely by savings on present
expenses, as the bill would abolish
about LOO health jurisdictions which
now cost about 800 each.
REGULATE WIRE FENCING.
Senator Wilcox put in bill to al
low voters Of towns to utilize for road
purposes money previously raised for
town halls, if they so elect. The
house military affairs committee has
reported out a bill carrying appro-
priations of 100000 for next year
and 100000 for the year after for
armories. Flint and Lansing are in
Guided for 100000 each for armories
in the first year and Detroit for two
armories in 1923.
Senator Wood, of Detroit, has In.
troduced a bill to provide for the
Torrens system of land transfers, a
measure which has been the subject
of contest in several recent legis-
latures.
Senator Eva Hamilton has introduc-
ed a bill to amend the teachers re-
tirement fund act so that any teacher
retiring at the age of 60 would receive
5000 a year, half from the state and
half from the fund maintained by con-
trihutions from teachers. A. board
consisting of the superintendent of
IL