The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-03-14

university OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Over Removal of State Fair.
Madison, Wis, March 11.-(Special.)
There is bitter family row among
the brewers and saloonkeepers, of the
state which is being thoroughly aired
before the legislature. The friends
of "dry zone bills and prohibition,
quick ito see any advantage for the
legislation they are promoting, are
enjoying the controversy. Members
of the legislature are showing a close
interest in the split for the reason
that in past years the brewing inter
,ests and the saloonkeepers have usu
ally presented a united front.
The trouble dates back to the intro
,fiuction of a bill to divorce the brew
sery and the saloon by not permitting
| the brewers to have anything ito do
| with the retailing of beer, etc. The
| saloOnkeepers are making the general
charge that the brewers own most OF
| the buildings in which saloons are
| conducted and for that reason the sa
! loonkeepers are nothing more than
'Gbartenders' and bottle washers
Realizing that the passage of the bill
| to divorce the brewery and the saloon
would cost the large brewing inter
.ests "a large sum of money, the brew
ers are endeavoring to scare the sa
| lQonkeepers and teach them a lesson
Teasdale Anti-Treating Bill.
While this has not come to the sur
| face in "a eglaring way, it is considered
| the real story back of an unexpected
| vote in the senate the other day on
| the Teasdale anti+treating bill. The
| measure, like majority of measul e,
| of this character, was on the calenda:
| for indefinite postponement. But in
stead of killing the bill the senate, by
| a vote of II to II, declined to indefi
| nitely postpone the measure and then
advanced it to engrossment, all of
| which came as a most profound sur
| prise to the saloonkeepers.
1t is said, upon excellent authority,
| that the brewing interests of the state
encouraged this action by the senate,
| feeling that the bill would be killed
in the assembly, where similar
measure had already been laid to rest.
| 1t is said upon the same authority
| that the brewers favored this action
| by the senate merely to brighten the
| saloonkeepers and break them up in
the fight on the main issue-the So
called saloon divorce bill.
Saloonkeepers of the state are send
ing delegations here on several bills.
1t has developed into free-for-all
traffic.
Troubles of the University.
The University of Wisconsin, al
ways subject over which the legisla
ture quarrels and then invariably falls
into line for the general development
program of the university, is causing
considerable internal trouble. Sena-
tor Culbertson has added to the trou-
bles of the university by the intro
duction of a resolution calling upon
the senate to name committee of
three to confer with the regents rela-
tive to proper steps to improve the
moral life Of students at Wisconsin.
In a few brief remarks to the senate,
he charged that the city officials of
Madison are either lax in the enforce
ment OF the law regulating the NOR
ais of students, or the city of Madison
has not provided proper ordinances
on this subject
In an interview Senator Culbertson
said that there is a suspicion back
in the state that everything at the
university isn't just right" He be-
lieves hat it is in the general inter
ests of the great institution to clear
up this suspicion. His resolution
met with opposition from Senator
Burke of Green Bay, who resented the
inference that the legislature pointed
the finger of suspicion at the very
flower of the boys and girls in Wis
cinsin." The resolution was referred
to a committee, but it's author is de-
termined to get early action on it.
Removal of the State Fair.
Milwaukee feels itself tottering in
the fight over the removal of the
state fair One hundred citizens from
Fond du Lac and Oshkosh and the
Fox river valley, with colors flying
and bubbling over with a boosting
spirit, swooped down upon the legis-
lature last week to speak for a bill
to remove the fair to Oshkosh or to
some point in the Fox River alley
Madison, playing a waiting game, is
also after the big fair.
Boosters from the Fox River valley
contended that the state fair could
never be an agriculturas success a.
long as it is conducted in Milwaukee
for the reason that Milwaukee has
too many counter attractions; because
Milwaukee is not greatly interested
in the fair, and because the farmers
of the state are not exhibiting at the
show. They believe that to make the
show a complete success, financially
and otherwise, the fair would have to
be ia en- to the farmers Ey 20 os-s.o