Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-02-20

COUNT amy Instances this latter
earn$| 9.s to help support families
af>6 thus not only encouraging
sf<FE hut greatly benefiting wives.
0lhers and children OF convicts In
Their hard struggle for existence dur
Ing the enforced absence OF the prin-
cipal wage Garner OF the family
Pays $50, 900 for Free Labor.
Attention Is called by Warden Fuller
to the fact that, In addition TO what II
pays the state and the convlcts. the
chair contract pays $5O.00O annually
for free labor In IonIa. not taking into
account large sums paid for free Tabor
that enters into materials procured
away from the city. II is figured by
the warden that this contract pays to
Michigan free labor, either directly or
indirectly. fully $133.0OO per year. and
he contends that this more than COM
pensates free labor for the alleged In
fury done the 100 persons employed in
the manufacture Of reed goods h
Michigan.
Fight Finally Settled.
The fight which for several years
has been waged between the State
Agricultural society. with headquar-
quarters I'm Detroit. and the West
Michigan Agricultural Society, Grand
Rapids, has finally been settled. the
result being that both societies will
benefit financially. Up TO the present
time neither fair has been granted
state aid. Two years ago the state as
ISOLATION would have been n beneficr-
AIRY TO the extent of $4,000 per yenr
bad ID not been for the other fair asso-
citation. which opposed the measure.
AS the result of the adjustment of
their difficulties there Is little doubt
that the state association will be given
an appropriation of $4,000 and the
West Michigan association $1,000 for
each OF the ensuing two years. This
money is to be used exclusively for
the payment of premiums OH Michigan
live stock. and agricultural ana horti-
cultural products.
Teachers Want More Pay.
The State Teachers association will
make strenuous effort this winter TO
increase the wages OF public school
teachers I'm Michigan. 1t has for a
number of years been notorious that
the wages paid in this state have been
much less than those paid in adjoining
states. and at its last annual meeting
the state association took the matter
/ in hand. A bill prepared by a COM
mlttee OF the association and intro
duced by Sepator Smith provides for
a salary of $50 per month for teachers
holding third grade certificates. $40 for
teachers having SECOND grade certifi-
! Gates. $45 for teachers having first
grade certificates and $50 for teachers
holding university diplomas Of life GER
tificates issued by the State Board Of
Education. The bill further contem-
| plates an increase for teachers OF the
several grades OF $3.50 per month I'M
The improvement of district schools
Is further contemplated I'm bill pro-
viding that each district be supplied
with library which has been offered
by Representative Dewey.
Provost from Druggists.
Both the wholesale and retail drug
gists are making vigorous protest
against the passage OF Senator Reyes
bill providing that all packages con-
tanning patent medicines shall be en-
bellished with labels setting forth fully
the name and trade mark OF the manu-
facturer. and further that no patent
medicine shalls be manufactured or
sold In Michigan until there has been
filed with the State Board OF Health
formula and sample OF the article.
which formula Is TO be published in a
bulletin for the information of the gen.
eral public a further provision Of
the bill is that every manufacturer OF
patent medicine shall annually pay
the state license fee OF $1,000. IT is
argued that inasmuch as there is
scarcely n druggist In the state who
does not manufacture number Of sim
pie remedies. the situation would be a
most serious one for this class OF
tradesmen IL they were held TO be
manufacturers under this proposed
law. The penalty for violation is Sc
we're. being fine Of from $500 TO
$1,000 or Imprisonment for not less
than one nor more than two years.
Less Drastic Measure.
In the house restrictive measure
less drastic in its provisions has beer
introduced. This provides for printing
the formula on the package labels. the
word poison" In letters one-quarter OF
an inch high to appear on all pack
ages containing alcohol and so-called
hablt-forming drugs like cocaine. NOR
phine. etc. Bills providing for the APP
pearance OF the formula on labels have
been offered at several previous ses-
sions. but all have been killed. The
unusually extreme provisions OF the
two measures now before the legisla-
ture are more than likely to he their
undoing.
Primary School Fund.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
Wright has formally taken decided
stand i'm favor OF change i'm the pres