The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-04-08

empted from the tar. will be taxed
one mill, the tax in no case to exceed
$4,000 year. Mines will pay IL
mills, the tax not to exceed $4,000
a year. and non-producing mines to
be exempt. The bill does not apply
to foreign insurance companies doing
business In Michigan.
The 1919 legislature. desirous of
| getting the corporation laws In briefer
form and bringing them up to date as
we'll, passed a law directing the attor-
ney generals Office to make the codifi.
cation and present It to the 1921 leg.
islature. This was done, the measure
being handed to Rep. George Lord,
Of Detroit. to introduce.
Three bills affecting the crossing OF
one railways tracks by those Of an
| other line have mado their appear
ance. Two OF them are the same mea-
sure. one being introduced in the
house by Rep. Copley and the other in
the senate by Senator Hayes. These
are Detroit measures, designed to
help the municipal ownership lines be.
ing constructed there by giving the
city council power to order the cross
ings. The third bill, introduced by
Rep. Pitlsin, followed the two Detroit
bills and aims to give the state pub
lie utilities commission the sole pow
er to order crossings and to state how
they shall be made. WI
DEPARTMENT HEAD NAMED.
The governor, having signed the
act creating a state department of
conservation, which came into exist.
ence at once because the bill was
given immediate effect. has named
John Baird, OF Saginaw, the state
game warden. to be director Of the de-
partment. This is the first of the new
departments to be organized. Five
of the seven members of the conser-
walton board also were named at the
same time that Baird's appointment
was announced. They are William
H. Wallace, Of Saginaw; Prof. Philip
Roth, Of Ann Arbor; Fred T. Pant
lind. Of Grand Rapids; Thomas F.
Marston., of Bay City; and Charles
Lawrence, of Iron River.
Still another new department may
be urged by the governor on the law
makers for the establishment and
maintenance OF a stato drainage sys.
tenn, to be made up from a combina-
tion Of present county drainage sys.
TENS. with statewide drains establish.
ed where necessary. This depart.
ment, II decided upon. will function In
regard to drains much the same as
the state highway department does in
regard to roads. In fact, 1t may be
planned as an adjunct to the highway
department.
Both houses have passed the Baker
bill to have. primary elections in town.
ships instead Of caucuses. the present
limit of 10000 population in order to
hold primaries being removed and no
limit placed. The holding Of primar-
les is left optional with the townships.
however.
REGULATE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
A bill to place all private and |
parochial schools under the supervi- |
sion OF the state department of public
instruction caused rather lively pub
lie hearing at which the bill was at.
tackled as unconstitutional Among
the speakers against the bill was
James Hamilton, of Detroit, leader of
the forces favoring the constitutional
amendment, defeated last fall. which
I~AIs Oh II. a.
parochial schools. Trained nurses ap-
peared at another hearing in opposi.
tion to a bill to provide for the reg.
istration OF practical nurses under
the title OF trained attendants".
Final departure OF Michigan's glory
as lumber state would seem to be
IL a bill introduced by
Rep. Robinson is made law. The
bill aims to prohibit the use Of wooden
on any building put up in
Michigan after next year.
Rep. Wells has introduced bill to
repeal the law establishing the state
boxing commission and the house com.
mittee on education has 1t under con.
sideratiop.
Rep. Culver, who led in the house
debate against the capital punish
ment bill. has sent to Delaware for
copy OF the law In that state estab-
fishing the whipping post as punish.
nent for certain offenses. Mr.. Gull
YER states that he will introduce a
similar bill in the Michigan house.
BARAGA NEWS NOTES
Misses Bernadette Raymond and
3ernice Cote Of L'Anse were Baraga
alters last Friday.
Mrs. Tobey Anttila Of Hubbell re- =
urncd to her home Wednesday, af-
er q weeks visit with Mrs. Sven
I'LL.
Ed Mitchell returned last Saturday
from the SoU with new team Of
iraft horses for work on his farm. I
Mike Shanahan was in Pequaming
he first Of the week.