Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-07-12
State Capitol News
BY A. l. HARRIS

| "A uTlVc 10 CuTD the practice OF ELL
ploying children in night clubs as
entertainers, has been launched by
the Industrial Commission, Miss Flor
ence Burton, director of the Women's
and Children's Division, announced
Employment of all children in enter
tainment work is under the direction
of the Industrial Commission and per-
mits for theatrical work only are is
sued by that department. The new
drive follows on the heels of an opin-
ion from Attorney General Harry H.
Peterson stating that the booking
agent as well as the operator of the
night club are liable for the employ
ment of minors under the Minnesota
statutes. In most cases, it was re-
vealed children were hired for work
that lasts into late hours of the night
at much smaller wages than would
be acceptable to professional enter
tainers.
Contrary to common impression,
there is only one fund the Department
of Conservation has to meet the hun
dreds of demands for lake improve
ments. This is the fish lakes i'm
provement revolving fund. 1t is made
up of net receipts from the sale of
rough fish. The total receipts for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888,
will be approximately $4,000. The
gross receipts for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 of this year will be about
$4,000. There is now pending be-
fore the department projects which
will require in excess of 100000 for
lake improvements, the great majority
of which are unquestionably meritor-
ious. Drouth conditions has added to
the problem, making the situation in
many places serious in respect to our
waters. 1t has emphasized, as never
before, the need for intelligent and
constructive water conservation laws
for Minnesota, one of the really back
ward states in the union in that re-
spect. Perhaps the next legislature
will not turn a deaf ear to demands
for water conservation legislation.
A school for needy unemployed girls
supported by special relief funds au-
thorized by Washington, opened last
week at the Farm School campus.
One hundred selected girls are being
offered two months schooling in prac-
tical and cultural subjects. In the
nature of an experiment in vocational
education and guidance, the school
also takes over the recreatiOnal
functions of the Seventh Street club
which closed at the end of June.
In the appendix of the Congress
sional Record of June q, there ap-
pears under extension of remarks by
a Minnesota congressman the follow
ing, intended for purely political con-
sumption. when the drouth fell
upon us, the help that came so quick
ly did not come from the state. 1t
came from the government at Wash
ington." The inference that the state
did not aid the drouth-stricken farm
ers is both untruthful and malicious.
While this congressman was on a
sightseeing trip in Europe a year ago,
Governor Olson was making arrange
ments to harvest hay formerly going
to waste on tax-delinquent and state
owned lands, as a result of which A.
600 tons was distributed to farmers.
The work was in charge of George
Lund of the Department of Agricul-
ture. There also was distributed
100000 bushels of grain, the hay
and grain distribution being done at
an expense of a trifle over $4,000. Re
cipients of relief were never asked
whether they were Farmer-Laborites,
Republicans or Democrats. During
the year 1882 the State Executive
Council appropriated $4,000 for
drouth relief; in 1888 $4,000 and to