Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-07

LlOuS WHICH would De 30 lIhSly W
carry a direct appeal to the common
people" as this one, for it affects the
{pocketbook of every one who deposits
money IN 3 bank, Even aside from
the question of whether the principle
j Be Fight Or Esr Ggs. II theory or In
practice, 1t would BE- difficult TO pre-
vent the idea from being taken up
and placed in party platforms. The
Socialists alone profess to see no
great moment in the situation, all
though they voted for the bill in the
senate, for the reason that they be-
lieve their communistic plan would
render such law unnecessary. They
would have all the banking done by
the state.
The former bogy of reapportonment
seems to have decreased greatly IL
size, and the prospects are growing
for the quick passage of re-distrcting
bills. once they have been drawn by
Cor for) the joint special committee
having the matter in charge. Accord
| ing to the results of the federal CEN
sus, the unit of population for assem-
| bly, districts upon which the new ap-
| portionment will be based is 23,38S,
| and the unit for senatorial districts
will be 70,872. According to the for
mer figure, Milwaukee will be entitled
to 18 assemblymen, with a major frac-
ton left over which may give that
county still another representative in
the lower house. However, this propo-
sition will be vigorously fought by
| members from other parts of the
state The county now has IL assem-
| blymen Reapportionment also may
give Milwaukee county seven sena-
tors instead of six.
With reapportionment out of the
way, the plan to effect final adjourn
ment by Friday, June %, seems quite
feasible. Under this plan the legtsla-
ture would take a weeks recess on
June 16, to give Governor McGovern
the time allowed him by the constitu
ton in which to consider the last
bills of the session. These measures
doubtless will be the major appropria-
ton bills, and 1t will be necessary for
a quorum to be on hand to receive and
act on any veto or other messages
from the governor.
Incidentally, it has been noticed
with considerable interest of late that
Governor McGovern is not vetoing
bills so far this session. He has
signed nearly zoo, and on account of
his recent trip to Vfcksburg the bills
have accumulated and he will be ex-
ceedingIy busy from now on trying to
keep up with the legislature.
When the women's suffrage bill,
decorated with a slight assembly
amendment, came up In the SEN
ate, the upper house did not upset
the dope" but concurred in the re-
vised measure which now goes to the
governor and then, if signed, to the
voters of the state at the general
election next year.
Another measure of interest, espe-
cially in Milwaukee, the Vint bill pro-
hibiting the smoke nuisance in Mil
waukee and within one mile OF the
city limits, was also concurFed in.
This includes the West Milwaukee
shops.
Among the important bills intro
duced was one making It a felony for
any person to pass himself off as a
licensed physician when he is not
Name Speakers on Teachers Program.
The program of the fifty-ninth an
nual meeting of the Wisconsin
Teachers association, to be held in
AZ -
1911, was announced. The speakers
are called "the greatest array of tai
ent ever brought to Wisconsin," and
their names include many of the best
known educators of the country.
Among them are David Starr Jor-
dan, Leland Stanford university Book
er T. Washington, Tuskegee institute;
Earl Barnes, Philadelphia university
extension lecturer; Sarah Louise Ar
mold, Boston; Henry Turner Bailey,
Massachusetts manual arts expert;
Dean L. H Bailey, Cornell university;
FIG. Blair, Illinois state school super
intendent; Ethel Smith Davis, worlds
superintendent Of w. G. T. U. work;
William R. George; William +. Frost,
Kentucky. authority on southern
mountain whites; F. A. Barbour, Mich
fgan; W. N. Ferris, Ferris institute;
Clara Wheeler, Grand Rapids, Mich,
kindergarten training school, and
| Mrs Mary Boomer Page, Chicago,
kindergarten expert.
The convention will be opened
Thursday morning in the Auditorium
by an address of welcome by Gov
ernor McGovern. Charles G. Parlin
and David Starr Jordan will speak.
Thursday night Booker T. Washing
ton will make an address. Friday
morning will be devoted to two ad-
dresses, end at night musical festi-
val will be held. Saturday morning
will be devoted to addresses, and in
the afternoon there will be meetings
of the various sections. Subsections
will meet Friday afternoon.
At the end of the program is
note:
This program is a live one. The
president Is going to Boston, but the
program remains at Milwaukee. II
10psf hoIfoua io live ono