The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-02-17

legs has wonderful. "a. .easel during
the past few years. 81 lie M oducer
of this bill fears that II tie ruthless
slaughter is permitted TO go on. Ii vii
lie only short time before the
MARSHES OF the state will he wholly
depleted OF frogs.
Child Labor law.
Labor Commissioner Mcleod Will
endevor to induce the present legisla-
ture to materially strengthen the chiid
labor law by extending the provision
prohibiting the employment OF chill
dren under II years of age to theaters
and concert halls where intoxicating
liquors are sold, bowling alleys, ele-
vators and messenger service systems.
Commissioner Mcleod Is especially
anxious TO reach the messenger service
inasmuch as he believes the night en-
ployment of these children who are
obliged to visit all sorts Of resorts Is
particularly demoralizing. The exist
ing statute simply includes factories,
stores and hotels. Other proposed
amendments provide for the estab-
lishment of state employment bureaus
under the auspices of the department
i'm Detroit and Grand Rapids, and re-
quire proprietors of factories to report
all accidents to the department with
in ten days after they occur.
Supervisors and Assessors.
The state association of supervisors
and assessing officers of Michigan was
manual session here during the week,
and the delegates paid particular at
tentiOn to the state tax commission
which they antagonized at all points
in most vigorous manner. The re-
suit Of q prolonged discussion was the
adoption Of resolution requesting the
legislature to pass the Watts Dill
which repeats the law creating the
commission. 1t is not believed that
this measure will become law I'M
less IL is accompanied by another bill
creating commission of three in
stead of five members with somewhat
restricted powers. There is little rea-
son to think that the commissioner
Will be abandoned. The supervisors
also went on record as favoring the
substitution of stated salaries for fees
for compensating all county officers,
opposing the exemption of mortgages
and other credits from taxation and
urging the taxation of mineral reser-
vations.
Another state organization Of con-
siderable Importance that has taken
action looking to legislation during the
week is the Michigan Retail Grocers'
and General Merchants association
which has special grievance against
trading stamp schemes, coupon and
gift schemes. catalogue houses, box
car merchants and peddlers. The
delegates also took firm stand
against the parcels post plan advo-
Gated by c. w. Post. the millionaire
health food manufacturer S9ffferRdrtle
Creek. They ,ect Hill o eee = it a
serious ~771rTG5ce 10 the retail business
rs it would make it easier and less
expensive for people to make their
purchases away from home Congress
and the state legislature were petit
toned to provide the remedial legisla-
ton desired
To Test Purity Of Liquors.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in Governor Warmers sugges-
ton that the state analyst test the
purity Of all alcoholic beverages sold
In the state The governor maintains
with much reason that this matter is
of nearly rs much importance as the
analysis Of food products He is In
clincd to the opinion that if all these
liquids were pure the drinking Of them
would result i'm less crime. He also
suggests that such Il law would be
made practically self-enforcable if
the law required the stamping of
packages containing these liquors, for
people would decline to purchase
drinks that were not labeled.
In furtherance of the adminstra
tons plan to increase the efficiency
Of the food n dairy department as
noted last week large number Of
the LEGISLATORS conferred with Gov
ernor Warner and Commissioner Bird
I'm the executive Office a few evenings
ago regarding the details Of the pro
posed change i'm the laws The plan
agreed upon calls for the inspection Of
dairies and cheese factories for which
an annual fee Of 81 and 81 respcc-
lively will he charged Two addi-
tional regular inspectors will be en-
ploved and the force will he further
increased nv the employment OF
special inspectors as the work de-
mandS.
Subject OF Good Roads.
Governor Warner is greatly inter
estpd I'm the subject Of good roads
In a letter addressed this week to Hon
Martin Dodge. chief Of the good roads
bureau Of the department Of agricul-
ture The governor expresses the be-
lief that tho present legislature will
submit to the people n proposition to
amend the constitution so that the
state may make approximations for the
maintenance Of highways. and gives II
rs his opinion that the' amendment
will No promptly made when sub
mitted. Chief Dodge is Informed that.
I'm the opinion Of the chief executive.