The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-12
make PUBLISHER
RESPONSIBLE FOR
DISHONEST ADS.
Rep. 0ppenborn Will Add This
Feature To Bill He Has Already
introduced Against Fraudulent
Publicity.
Alpena Member Is Making Himself
Heard Early in the Session as
a Progressive.
(From a staff Correspondent

NE'Su OtcH SOTTCSpOHucntJ
LANSING, Mich, Sept 12.-Rep.
Oppenborn, of Alpena, graduate OF
the Detroit College of Law, is being
heard from early in the session. He
introduced a bill Monday night to
prohibit fraudulent advertising OF
stock corporations. This bill was
framed before Gov. Osborns mes.
sage was made public. Mr.. Oppenborn
stated yesterday that If some one else
did not do SO first, he would frame
another bill following the recommen.
dation In the governors message, to
make publishers Of newspapers re-
sponsible for misleading advertise
ments which they published
He is also the father Of bill to
reform the primary election system.
The bill provides for the holding of
general primary in September at
which all state and county officers
and members of the legislature shall
be nominated, as well as city officers
where the city election is held In the
fail. Another primary is to be held
in March, as al present, to nominate
all state, judicial, county and city Of
ficers coming mp for election In the
spring. The dates are unified, doing
away with the present confusion. 1t
takes away the present disability OF
women To vote at the primaries for
school and other officers for whom
they can vote at the election.
The bill repeals the provision for
party enrolment, and allows any quail
flied elector to vote at any primary
without declaring his party afiliation.
Party caucuses are allowed for the
purpose OF maintaining party organiz-
alton and the election of delegates to
national conventions and choosing
candidates for presidential electors.
Yesterday Mr.. Oppenborn introduced
a bill to establish state normal
school at Alpena. Rep. Sapborn, his
predecessor, attempted to have the
school established two years ago, but
failed Oppenborn insists the people
are entitled to 1t, and that he will
fight for II to the end of the session.
Rep. Smith, of Lapeer, introduced
bill to compel the teaching OF music in
all the public schools of Michigan.
Sorry for Tabooing Junket
Memories of the luxurious parlor
cars. the good things in the larders
and the banquets at which they were
extolled by leading citizens or the
various burgs having state institutions,
have caused some OF the members of.
the house OF representatives to regret
the action that has been taken cutting
out the junket vacation and sending
the chairman of each committee and
a member of the ways and means COM
mittee on a quiet gum-shoe weekend
trip OF inspection. A resolution 20
that effect was passed day or two
ago, and came up again at the session
yesterday afternoon on a motion to
re-enact as joint resolution. The
present plan is to have the chairman
OF the corresponding committee in the
senate and a member of the senate
finance committee also members OF
the party.
When Rep. Woodwork made the
motion for reconsideration yesterday
afternoon, Rep. Noble Ashley, OF De-
trOit, sarcastically made the motion
that in view of this action all Other
members of the various committees
be excused from further duty. The
motion was naturally ruled out OF
order
measure has been made on the floor
OIL the UOusts Dut many
are heard in the cloak-room. The
principal argument is that the people
never have complained OF junket ex-
penses.
The people let julius G, Burrows
represent Michigan in the United
States senate for years, but you no.
tice there is a new order Of things, .
said Speaker Baker, when he over
heard such a remark yesterday.
| With interest centering in the OK
ccutive session at the other end Of
\ the capitol. little business was trans
acted at the house session
i Reps. Symonds and Lucas each in
troduced a bill for two-cent fares in
the upper peninsula. Rep. Bricker
introduced a bill for uniform express
rates. Rep. Balls bill for a state are
marshal was referred to the commit.
! tee on insurance. SANFORD.