The Marshall republican., 1913-02-07
REPRESENTATIVE
BREWERS
Says Abuse Of Intoxicents Cannot lie
Prevented by Legislation.

', III ~ aSiNaI VI "a hhhg
county unit bill. appeared Thursday
night before the House Criminal
Jurisprudence committee. He ie-
clared that If the effect of the mea-
sure would be to increase temper
ance he would not oppose It.
But" he added, IL don't believe
it's passage will bring about ilore
temperance.
The result OF all local option laws
has been to make some men abstiin
because IL was harder to get It. II
has made others drink to excess he
cause to get liquor they must pur-
chase in large quantities and keen it
where they can get it,"
The bill proposes to make It i'm
possible for cities of less than $500
Inhabitants to decide separately from
the remainder of the county in which
they are. No decision was reached
by the committee.
BiII 60 License Movies shows.
a measure OF Representative j.
Scott Wolff OF jefferson county. in
tfoduced into the House. II Il passes,
cXacts a state license from every
muying-picture or similar SHOW In
the state. The tax is fixed at $50 n
year.
The secretary OF the state Is to
issue the license and enforce the pro-
visions OF the act. The building In
which the show II To he held must be
described and the exact nature OF the
performance set out. The money
derived from the sale OF
licenses Is to 20 into the good roads
fund II will probably o TO
$4,000 a year.
The Orr bill prohibiting fortune
telling and ~clairvoyancy was ordered
engrossed by the House Thursday
morning and probably will be passed
without a dissenting vote.
a bill authorizing the appointment
OF a minimum wage commission by
the governor for a term OF four
years. was introduced by Kennedy OF
Jackson. II provides that one mem
Der shall be q woman. Each mem
her shall receive $4,000 annually.
and a secretary shall receive $500.
II the commission believes wages
! paid women and minors IN any oc-
oupation Is inadequate, they shall
have authority 10 appoint n wage
board 10 investigate that occupation.
The wage boards shall consist OF six
representatives OF the employers. six
OF the employees, and not more than
half that number disintercsted rep
tes%entatiyes OF the public.
May Fix Minimum Wage Scale
After Investigation the commission
may establish n minimum wage for
the particular occupation, II two
thirds OF the board have agreed TO
do so. II II decides to do this Il
shall advertise this intention In one
paper In each county In the state. and
announce a public hearing In the
matter.
II may order the establishment OF
the rate not less than sixty days after
Its finding. and each employer who
violates the decision of the commits
sion shall be fined not more than
$50. or imprisoned not more than
three months.
II a majority. but not tw%o-thirds,
OF the board agree. the commission
Tay report TO the General Assembly
It's findings and recommendations.
A divorce proctor for Jackson
rcounty to take testimony In divorce
cases and make his recommended
lions TO the court IL provided In a
bill introduced by Hicks Of Kansas
City,
A bill requiring IN appropriation
OF $4,000 for the building OF a
plant by the state board of agrlcul-
ture for the manufacture OF hog
cholera serum. to he sold at cost to
the farmers OF the state, was intro
duced by Brett OF 81. Joseph.
A hill giving insurance companies
the right TO insure securities being
transported by registered mail and
automobiles was introduced by Val,
%entine OF Putnam, and one regulat'
ing the investments of insurance
companies by T%egethoff OF st. Louis
county.
The Hull automobile amendmen.
bill went to Gov, Major for his sigma
ture. The Senate also reported 1
had passed the second House bill
changing time OF holding court in st
Francois county.
Mothers Can Safely Buy
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