Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-09
HOUSE PASSES
AN OLEO BILL
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a banking business under the laws of
the state of Minnesota, is on the bor-
der line of closing, depositors repre-
senting two-thirds of the total de-
posits, cooperating with the State
Commissioner of Banks, may close the
institution for period of thirty days.
An additional sixty days may also be
provided for if deemed necessary by
the Commissioner of Banks. Actions
along those lines have been taken
and are being taken in other states
also.
Hearings Galore.
No less than four public hearings
were conducted one evening this week
on Thursday. The Senate special
investigating committee on state high
way contracts drolled away in the
Senate while another like committee
of the House labored in the House
Chamber. Governor Olson threw
bomb shell into the Investigations
started by the Senate, when he, ap-
pearing before the House committee
Thursday evening, called. the Senate
proceedings a political investigation
and also severely criticised the State
Supreme Court for the political de-
cisiOn which it rendered. The COVER
nor emphasized the fact that he is not
in any way trying to shield the big
contractors and if there has been any
collision, let them suffer the conse-
quences. The past policy of the state
in trying to keep the work at home
was simply adhered to through his
order, limiting the bigger road con-
tracts to those contractors who had
previously fulfilled jobs Of S.4 miles of
pavement. Previous to Olson bccom-
ing governor, the limit was 10 miles.
The Hibbing north forty proposition
involving controversies between the
iron mining companies and the citi-
zens left high and dry in the old part
of Hibbing village, which is now al
most surrounded by open pit mines.
was another hearing that attracted
much attention.
A bill for the elimination Of COM
pulsory military drills at the State
University was heard before the SEN
ate committee in the auditorium of
the State Office building. Many uni
versity students were in the hall and
there was fiery debate. Apparently,
the greater percentage of the students
are opposed to the compulsory drill.
Arguments were brought out that the
drill is of little avail and does little
good in preparing person for pos
sible later service in the military for
ces of the country. One man, for
mer student, argued that he was
taught more about discipline and the
taking of orders the first day he
served in the regular army than he
learned in his two years of compul-
sorry military drills at the university.
1t was also argued that true patri-
Otism is not brought about by force
and that the university regents had
been petitiOned time and again to do
away with the compulsory part of the
drill but had never needed the petit
tions. Prof. Geo. P. COnger declared
that the drill brushes all Individual
ISM" Joseph P. O'Hara of Glencoe,
past department commander of the
American Legion, and Carl r. Gray,
Jr., general manager of the Omaha
Railway, were among the leaders up
holding the compulsory drill.
Preparing for Repeal.
Various plans for Minnesota's par
ticipation in the vote on the repeal
of the 18th Amendment to the federal
constitution, are being brought out
these days. Some desire precinct
caucuses all over the state, at which
delegates would be chosen for county
conventions; there in turn, delegates
would be chosen to the state conven-
ton to be held, later. Delegates would
run as vets and drys.
Sheriffs and county attorneys have
been notified that the Legislature has
legalized the postponement of mort
gage foreclosures as ordered by Cover.
nor Olson.
Rep. Stockwel's bill for a constitu-
tional amendment, permitting the
state of Minnesota to develop water
power and to go into the electric