River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-27
HOSPITAL CARE
FOR INEBRIATES
Bill for Purpose introduced In
State Legislature.
MATTER OF VAST IMPORTlso

Milwaukee Thoroughly Alarmed over
the Efforts to Remove the STAT.
Fair from That city-Defeat Of s.
ator Martins Resolution Affec;:aa
Lobbyists-Express Rates.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 5.-(Specian
Judge Rosa has introduced in the
assembly a bill of tremendous import
ance His measure provides for the
erection Of 100000 state hospital
for the care of inebriates, and per-
sons who have fallen victims to drug
habits, including those who have
smoked cigarettes until they have be-
come public charges. To commit such
unfortunate persons to insane asy-
| lums and other state institutions he
considers to be the wrong plan, as
| patients who are badly in need of
treatment in these places are some
times crowded out.
| The expense of the institution pro-
| posed by Judge Rosa is to be main
| tanned out of the license money col
| lected from the saloons of the state,
| the amount to be properly apportion-
ed SO that every city and village main
tanning saloons shall pay it's share of
! the expense
| Judge Rosa believes that a farm
| should be maintained in connection
with the hospital and that inmates
| should be worked, under the care of
Hl1oxr ,1aSn he fol
should be made self supporting as far
as possible.
The measure is one Of the partic-
ularly interesting and out of the ordi-
nary bills before the legislature.
Milwaukee Is Alarmed.
Milwaukee is now thoroughly alarm
ed over the movement to remove the
state fair from that city. Madison is
| in line for the big show. The Car
| penter bill to create a commission of
! eleven members to select a new site
| for the fair and make a report to the
next legislature will be favorably
voted upon by the assembly commit
| tee on agriculture. A careful convass
| has been made of the lower house and
| indications are that the bill will be
passed in the assembly by big vote.
| What it's fate will be in the senate
| is still a matter of speculation.
Befoye the committee on agricul-
ture Assemblyman Carpenter spoke
for the bill and J. P. Keenan,, secre-
| tary of the Citizens Business league
of Milwaukee, and Assemblyman
Everett spoke against the bill.
Declaring that the fair was fail
| ure at Milwaukee, Mr.. Carpenter said
| the reason for this is that the 1oca-
| ton is in an extreme corner of the
| state, with a broad expanse of water
| on one side and removed far from
| the agricultural center of the state.
Mr.. CARPENTER showed that the at
| tendance at the Wisconsin fair, as in,
Dictated by the gate receipts, is less
than in any neighboring state; that
the Nebraska fair at Lincoln with only
| 10000 population shows gate receipts
! of SIS 900 more than Wisconsin, and
| that at the Illinois state fair at Spring.
| field, comparatively small city, the
attendance is double that of Wiscon-
| sin.
State Board Wants 100000.
Mr.. Carpenter said that the state
board Of agriculture is asking the pres
ent legislature for 100000. He
! thought that good business sense, in
view of the general complaint through
out the state, would suggest that the
| plan of this bill should be worked out
now so that it might be fully deter
mined before any more money is put
| into the Milwaukee site.
J. P. Keenan,, secretary of the Citi-
zens' Business league, spoke against
the bill He said that Milwaukee is
the only city in the state that can
properly care for the patrons of the
state fair.
Assemblyman C. H. Everett, who re
Gently was member of the board Of
agriculture, made an extended protest
! against the bill.
Mr. Everett said about $4,000
worth of buildings is needed at the
present fair grounds and more thar
1 this amount would be required in a
4 new site In this estimate of 100000
/ he includes a grandstand costing $780,
! 600, merchants and manufacturers
/ building at $4,000 and a Woman's
building at $4,000
Mothers Pension Bill.
If a mothers pension bill is enact
ed at this session Of the legislature
the passage of the measure will only
come after hard fight.
Two bills providing for mother pen
sions have been introduced in the as
sembly, one by Assemblyman He'd
ding and one by Assemblyman
4 Schnitzler. The great difference OF
opinion on this subject now seems tc
center in the most feasible system oil
administration. There will be de-
cided split on this phase.
The Schnftzler bill, for instances,
provides that agents shall be appoint
ed to the several counties of the state.
+ 1t is estimated that if his bill is pass
ed that over 100 new positions will
be created. The administration OF
mothers pension as outlined in the
Hedding bill is left to present ofhclals
in the counties and cities.
There is a little politics entering IN
to the situation. Some of the mem
bers aia opposed to the plan Of Great
ing large number of positions. for
the reason that they believe Il would