Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-22

ROVER Tor GOUNIy Boards.
In line with the movement to take
the county superintendent out of poll
ties as much as possible, Assembly
man Roessler Of Jefferson is drafting
a bill giving to the county boards in
the several counties the power to ap-
point board of education which shall
have the power to appoint the county
superintendent
Bills to prohibit the marriage of
first cousins, to hold the primary cleo
ton in the spring and to prohibit
breweries from running saloons have
been presented in the assembly.
Assemblyman Fred L. Holmes of
Madison introduced two bills dealing
with labor problems. One bill re-
verses the present process of election
under the workmen's compensation
| act SO that all employers and en-
ployes are to be regarded as under
the act unless they vote to not come
under it. The other bill removes the
defense of contributory negligence in
personal injury cases.
Butter and Cheese Bill.
The butter and cheese men of Wis
cOnsin are vitality interested in plan
| of Importance not only to them but
to the general agricultural interests
of the state which will come before
the legislature in the form of bill
| inspired by Former Senator Henry G.
| Krumrey Of Sheboygan county. The
! plan is to first secure an investigation
by the state of all conditions in the
| making and marketing of cheese and
butter and to secure laws for co-opera-
tive associations among farmers so
that buyers or middle men are done
away with. Mr. Krumrey contends
that under the present system the
largest profits are made by the middle
men and not the farmers.
A tentative bill has already been
adopted and if it is enacted by the
legislature an important change will
| be made in the marketing Of farm and
| dairy products. In outlining this
measure Mr. Krumrey has been in
| conference with Professor H. G. Tay-
lor of the agricultural college. The
bill will call for an appropriation of
| $4,000 to carry out the plan.
In the making of cheese and it's
marketing it is proposed to eliminate
the cheese or dairy boards as they
are now constituted The claim is
made that these boards amount to
cheese buyers. He proposes to pay
the factory for the making of the
product and under the organization Of
cooperative societies who are to act
for the farmer as board of sellers in
stead of buyers will establish the price
as we'll as attend to the marketing.
Under the Krumrey plan it is pro-
posed to name an agent of the farm
! ers is a cheese producing center, this
agent to be chosen by the farmers
themselves. Agents representing vari-
Gus centers of production are to con-
stitute a marketing force. In connect
ing the state with this plan the idea
becomes one of wide Importance for
| the reason that it will ultimately
reach out to general agricultural sub
jects
DruoIess Practitioners.
A bill which is expected to meet
with considerable opposition from the
regularly licensed physicians Of the
state and their organizations will be
one providing for the licensing of
chiropractors now established in the
state and the creation Of an eXamin-
ing board for the chiropractors to give
examinations and issue licenses to
practitioners of their school. At pres
ent chiropractors or drugless practi-
TONERS, as they style themselves, have
no legal standing in the state and are
in danger of doing something which
will subject them to prosecution for
practicing without licenses and it is
to get this legal standing and safe
guard against prosecution that the
new legislation is desired.
At a recent state meeting of chiro-
practors held at Amigo bill to be
submitted to the legislature was drawn
up. It provides for the appointment
| bv the governor of a board of five
chiropractors who shall meet twice a
year at Madison and give examina-
lions to applicants for drugless prac-
| tice. The members shall receive S15
day while sitting as an examining
board. The bill defines the drugless
| practice as including "all the systems
in which drugs are not prescribed or
operative surgery performed"
| Sale of Wisconsin Lands.
AssembIyman K. A. Johnson of
Portage is one of several members of
the lower house who is interested in
all forms of legislation which will
tend to develop northern Wisconsin.
He believes in the plan Of selling land
on the basis of long time payments at
low rate of interest. Mr.. Johnson
intends to consult with the legislative
reference library relative to any bills
that may be drafted by the state
board of public affairs on this subject
| AssembIyman Johnson will also in
troduce a bill calling for state aid in