The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-03-31

lice censorship Is all that is neces-
sary in Michigan.
Two bills to establish poll tax
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
poll tax annually on every citizen be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and htty
and the Rowe bill would levy II on all
citizens between the ages Of twenty
one and sixty.
COUNCIL "FRIEND IN NEED"
This legislature still is making
record for invs 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 few added details but with nc
sign OF ending. American Legion OIL
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
1t 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 and 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, 1t is plan
ned, but the way the veterans came
| to bat on the side of the commission
was a surprise to the investigators
Investigations into the defalcations at
Marquette prison, into alleged ill-treat-
nent 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; IL
cent fares on roads earning from 49,.
600 to $4,000 a mile and ! 1-2 cent
fares on roads earning more than &c.,
600 a mile. These rates would pre-
vail while the public utilities com.
mission is making inventories and APP
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 ques.
toned in some quarters il the legis.
lature can delegate its 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..
r. M. Olin, state health commissioner.
who declares 1t 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
$500; two at $4,000 and one at S4,-
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 100 health jurisdictions which
now cost about 500 each.
REGULATE WIRE FENCING.
Senator Wilcox put in a 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
cluded for $4,000 each for armories
in the first year and Detroit for two
armories in 1928.
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 30 that any teacher
retiring at the age of so would receive
$500 a year, half from the state and
half from the fund maintained by con
tributions from teachers. A board
consisting OF the superintendent Of
public instruction and five others
named by the governor, at least one
h.. 90 he