Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-26
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Governor Benson appointed four
new University of Minnesota regents
last week. These fill terms which
expired February l. The Legislature,
had failed to agree upon the four ap-
pointees, although the lower house
had asked for a joint session to elect
them quite early in the year.
The Governor appointed George E.
Leonard of Minneapolis, prominent
liberal attorney, and one of the Of
ficers of the National Lawyers Guild;
Lewis E. Lehman of st. Paul, also
liberal attorney and past commander
of the state American Legion; Mar
tin nj. Olson, a farmer in Vining,
Ottertail county; and Ben Dubois,
prominent liberal of Sank Centre and
secretary of the Independent Bankers
Association. The liberals will now
have a majority on the regents board.
The new appointees will serve for
two years.
1.-The people l have appointed are
well-known for their activities in
civic affairs" the Governor declared
when he announced the appointments.
THE University belongs to all the
people in the state. Its knowledge
must be available to all if we are
to solve the new problems which
confront us. And that knowledge,
need l say in passing, must not be
circumscribed by the tenets of an
outworn individualism and the prin-
ciples of laissiez faire"
Officials of the federal Social Sc
curity Board this month complimented
the Minnesota unemployment COM
penSation division on its remarkable
progress in administering its law in
the face of one of the most difficult
problems confronting any state in
the nation.
1t was pointed out at conference
of five northwest states recently in
Duluth that the Minnesota law, which
offers protection to all employees by
applying to employers of one or more
ton with such liberal coverage. In
addition, Minnesota will begin to pay
benefits to eligible unemployed per-
sons after January l, 1888, while 9TH
er states have year and more to pre-
pare themselves for this task.
Despite collection of more gasoline
taxes in July, 1887, than a year ago
less refunds have been paid out or
claims of agricultural and industrial
users of gasoline, according to figures
released this week by George Grit
fifth, chief oil inspector
The oil inspection division turned
over to the state highway fund ST.
934, 852.41 in July of this year as
compared with S1,35O,84165 a year
ago, while it returned in refunds this
year only 1854 SO as compared with
S182, 1926 paid out last year. The
marked reduction in refunds, accord
ing to Griffith, is due largely to in
creased activities of the oil inspec-
ton division in auditing and investi-
eating refund claims that have come
into the office.
A municipality operating a pub
licly-owned light and water plant
may dip into its fund to pay sc
per cent of the premiums for group
life insurance for the benefit of its
employees, it was ruled this week by
| Attorney General William S. Erwin
in reply to an inquiry submitted by
R. S. Thornton, city attorney of
Alexandria.
Erwin stated that the city of Alex
andria under the broad scope of its
home rule charter had the power
to contribute toward the payment of
employees insurance premiums and
that such contributions were for a
public purpose.
Another decision in the ever-re-
curing question as to whether NUM-
clpalities are or are not liable for
personal injuries suffered by per-
sons in public Fairgrounds was
handed down last week by Attorney
General William Erwin.
Mr.. Ervin's opinion was made after
he had studied number of cases in
which the state Supreme Court, had
ruled that towns and cities are not
liable in such accidents. The opinion
was made on the simple basis that
the maintenance of public play
grounds are governmental function
Surely in this day, these cases seem
like echoes from the past.
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