Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-06

week was the fight over Lenr00ts blll
TO check common councils III tnelf
reckless gift of franchises. II provides
that where 10 per cent of citizens pc
tition for referendum within SIXTY
days after action by common coiilcu
the issue of the franchise shall be SUD
mitted to the people. Superior ma :
had great disputes over franchises and
the brilliant young representative or
that city forced his bill through the
assembly. lie proposed to exempt
Milwaukee IN hopes Of avoiding oppo.
stion to the bill. Int Judge orion took
tie ground that the big city most need
ed protection from its common c0un-
ell and il was Included in the bill as
passed Strangely enough. some Of
the smallest communities stand In
with Milwaukee gsseiablymen against
the bill. for Il may interfere with
telephone and electric lighting prof.
ects. The opposition oh Get to popn-
lar vote on franchises. saying 'lat
demagogues can stir mp the people.
or at least get a majority vote at the
polls by hustling for support. II seems
to be question of whom you would
trust most, a common council or pop
ular vote-not the people unfortunate
~. for all the people win not vote.
Lenroot's friends fear the senate.
A dozen important measures are
now in the throes The friends of este
opathy are likely to succeed in legal
izng their school of medical pFatice,
though the old-school physicians do not
relish il. Osteopathy has succeeded in
many states, California being the last
TO recognize ii by a vote Of AZ to ..
Superintendent Harvey has some
educational hills to raise the stand
ards. OIL. IT them giving the Madison
office mora power over county super
intendppts Some teachers are WRIT
ing to che members in opposition on
the ground hat II Will. make the exam
nations much harder and VIII pre-
vent those who do not hold some form
of state certificate from teaching in
schools of the first and second class
unless they obtain certificates -rnder
the provisions of this act
Superintendent Henry Is one OF the
most efficient workers when he starts
out 10 achieve anything. He Was
turned down hard two years ago. but
Inv moderating his efforts il il not un-
Mr.. Adams the dairy and food COM
missioner, failed 10 get additional in
specturs in his department, and there
was some gossip as to the GOV ernor's
lieutenant being thus refused. but It
was on the ground Of economy and
some ardent LaFollette supporters
voted against the increase.
The Northwestern Mutu.l Life In
suriance company has secured some
100000 annual relief from the Orton
law
No class of citizens are more sens!-
tive to- what they deem invasion OF
their rights than veterans of the ctvil
war. The proposal to keep the flags
IN the new library kindled them quick
and for a time there was glow OF
ovatory. They want the flags in the
capitol. where they are seem by all anu
n I the flags should be where the de-
tenders want them. the matter was
soon settled. Senator Martin, who is
one of the governors advisers. has
has bills In ~ authorize a woman
factory inspector and woman mem-
Der of the board of university regents.
The latter bill provides that the wom-
an member shall be one of the re-
gents st large. This is along the line
of the recommendation of the inau-
gural.
Working for Right Labor Conditions.
Next Friday the Wisconsin Consum-
ers' league holds a meeting. The
league includes. with two local lea
CUES, at Milwaukee and at Oshkosh.
about $50 new men and women, and
as il has only been in existence few
months. is still in its infancy. But
among the persons who are officers or
much interested In the work, and who
will probably be at Madison are Mrs.
G. S. Morris, first president of the
State Federation of Women's clubs;
Mrs. 4. G. Neville the reiFing presi-
dent of the same organization. and
Mrs. Youmans, now it's president;
Judge Noyes and wife of Milwaukee,
ex- Senator Witnee. Professor w. A.
Scott. Mrs. b. G. Gudden Of Oshkosh,
and Others Mrs Grisv old Buckstaff
writes of the movement:
"The main work OF the state league,
apart from securing half holidays for
clerks and other desirable improve
ments in their condition, Is to create
demand for the garments bearing the
label of the league, which Is guar
antee of excellent conditions Of max
ing. We find we are already creating
"A sentiment. or giving force to one
airead existing in many quarters
aga hist sweatshop products, and the
mel chants are In sympathy with us"
There are busy leagues in eight
states, besides the most important
ia .fV.ar ty.s,k
year of It's work. the National Consum-
ers' league has confined itself TO an In
vestiga ion of the conditions of manu-
facture Of white muslin underwear;
to the Sc lection. adoption and promo
ton of rs label; and to the education
of purcf asers by means of lectures
literature and organization. The
league t6s learned alDabout the indus
try and has q list ef<ifteen great con-
Germs which are making white muslin
underv ear under the league label.
An Incidental discovery Is the fact
that goods of cheap and medium
grades are now made under better con
dltions than the most expensive goods.
The league has a list of concerns who
advertise that their goods are made on
their own premises. while In fact,
only a portion Of the goods are so
made. ana the factories or workrooms
which are shown alike to the profess
sional buyer for the trade aud inquir-
ing shopper are mere masks for the
sweatshops and tenement homes from
which they serve 10 distract attention.
ORLANDO BURNETT.
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