The Tomahawk., 1925-03-12
Asks Araonne Farms Inquiry.

A sweeping investigation of the Ar
gonne Farms project fer former SOL
diers in the World war by joint leg
islative committee and representa-
tives of the federal government is pro-
posed to the legislature by Senator C.
A. Lund, of Vining, chairman Of the
rural credits investigating committee.
Our committee was authorized to in
yestigate rural credit bureau loans"
Mr.. Lund said. "Some Of the loans
were made to former soldiers at Ar
gonne Farms and these were investi.
gated. This phase of the investiga-
ton convinced me that the best in
terests of the soldier boys are not be-
ing protected in this project. We owe
it to these boys to go to the bottom Of
Argonne Farms. We had no time or
disposition to investigate the condi-
tions which surround this project but,
although unsolicited. information was
brought out which, believe, the leg
islature and government officials
should investigate thoroughly"
Bill To Give Vote To Vets.
First steps were taken to avoid the
situation by which large number of
disabled World war veterans in gov.
eminent hospitals in Minneapolis and
st. Paul were deprived of their votes
last fall. Senator E. w. Cameron and
F. H. Stevens of Minneapolis intro
duced bill providing that any vet.
eran Of the World war who has been
a patient at veterans hospital for
80 days prior to election day shall be
deemed resident Of the election dis
trict in which the hospital is located
and shall be entitled to vote.
House Passes Sterilization Bill.
The sterilization bill passed the
house Of representatives by a vote of
SO to a. The bill provides for the
sterilization of feeble-minded and in.
sane persons on requests of their
guardians, nearest of kin or spouse,
when such person has been lawfully
committed to the guardianship Of the
state. A similar bill is on the calen.
dar of the senate No discussion was
held on the floor of the house, when
the bill came up for passage.
Among house files recommended to
pass by the committee Of the whole |
was the Wilkinson bill, creating
county board reimbursement fund. I'm.
der this bill the commissioner of high. |
ways would be authorized and re.
quired to annually set aside from the
trunk highway fund such amounts as
may be required to pay the interest
as it accrues on the principal when
due of all county bonds issued for
permanently improving trunk high.
ways.
Persons not citizens of the United
States would be prohibited from teach.
ing in any elementary public school
in the state, under bill introduced
by representatives E. L. MacLean and
L. E. Brophy of Minneapolis.
Representative A. S. Bearson and +,
others introduced a bill in the house,
which provides for the organization
of a state bar association.
Reforestation Bills In.
Senator ]. E. Diesen, of Cloquet, in. |
troduced two bills in the senate, both
aimed to encourage demonstration.
One bill calls for an investigation by !
the state timber board into the avail.
ability of white and Norway pine and
spruce on state timber lands. The
board would be required to suspend
sale of pine, except mature trees, un.
til July 1, 1929, and limit the total
amount of spruce sold in any year to
10000 single cords, until July 1, 1929.
The other bill would establish forest
nursery at the Cloquet Forest Expert
mental station at Cloquet and enable
the station to sell small trees to far.
mers. The law now prevents sales to
individuals