River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-10


intendent in his single-handed fight
AS matter of plain truth, Mr.. Cary
appears to be the real reason for the
election of Mr.. Cary.
The state superintendent has in
dicated that he intends to issue a
statement on the election. During the
campaign he maintained that the Of
flee should be removed from politics
as much as possible and gave that as
the reason why he was not making
hustling campaign. In his state
ment following his election, Cary ex-
pressed the opinion that the vote in
dicated that the people of the state
wanted the superintendency taken out
Of politics.
Cash for Injured Workmen.
An important addition has been
made to the amendment to the work
mans compensation act. The amend
ment to the amendment provides COM
pensation up to $3.50 for injured work
men, who suffer Disagreement, the
theory being that personal disfigure-
ment often makes it difficult to Sc
cure employment.
The Carpenter bill creating a COM
mission to look into the feasibility of
removing the state fair from Milwau-
kee will be recommended for passage.
The creation Of this commission
will be followed by lively public hear
ings in which cities wishing to secure
the fair will present their claims.
Madison, through a committee of citi-
zens. including in it's membership
some Of the best known businessmen
here, will make strong bid for the
fair, and the sentiment favoring the
| capital city appears to be rapidly
crystallizipg. Former Mayor J. C.
| Schubert, representing Madison's com
mittee Of citizens, appeared before a
| joint committee of the finance commit
tees of the assembly and the senate
and spoke in favor Of the Carpenter
bill
1--WE were informed" said Mr.. Schu-
bert, that there existed throughout
should be removed from Milwaukee.
In Justice to Milwaukee and the citi-
zens of the state our committee has
conducted an investigation to ascer-
tain the facts We found that such
| feeling exists and that it is general.
90 Per Cent Favor New Site.
1--WE sent out about 300 circular let
tiers asking people, mainly exhibitors
at the state fair, if they thought that
the fair should be removed from Mil
waukee. These letters were mailed
about a week ago and already we have
these are in favor of new site for
the fair. The letters were mailed to
exhibitors in all classes. Among those
who believe that the fair should re-
main in Milwaukee was the largest
bee exhibitor at the fair. His motive
was selfish one, as he frankly admit
ted that it was an easy matter for him
to dispose of in Milwaukee the carload
of honey that he displays each year at
the fair.
eve feel that the bill to create a
commission to make careful investi-
passed. All cities desiring to secure
the fair would then be given an equal
chance to present their claims, and
the legislature would have in hand a
complete and intelligent summary of
the entire situation"
State Emergency Fund.
At a joint meeting of the legislative
committees on finance it was practi-
cally decided to recommend for pass
age the bill introduced by Assembly
man Holmes of Madison providing for
state emergency fund to be used by
the state in cases of disaster and
epidemics.
This bill is of particular interest be-
cause of the clause which opens the
way for the purchase by the state of
the so-called Friedman cure for tu-
berculosis or any cure which is ap-
proved by the government health de-
partment at Washington Mr.. Holmes
appeared before the committee and
spoke for the bill L. w. Hutchcrofe
of the state board of health was also
present and urged the committee to
make a Favorable report upon the
bill.
Aid for Falsely Imprisoned People.
The Holmes bill providing for in
demnity for persons falsely imprison-
ed through an error in criminal JUS
tice has been reported out for passage.
At a hearing on this bill the author
of the measure said that the state has
established the policy Of compensat-
ing for property but that up to this
time it has failed to extend that same
thought to the question of human lib
erty. He believes that it was a mat
ter of consistency in state policy to
now take the stand that human liber-
ty is entitled to the same considera-
ton as property.
The bill introduced by Thomas
Steward of Dane county giving to the
state railroad commission the right to
order woven wire fences instead of
barb wire fence along the right of way
of railway companies has been recon-
mended for passage. This measure is
of special interest to the farmers Of
the state.
FRED G. SHEASBY.