River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-14
MORE POWER TO
FIGHT DISEASE
State Board of Health to Eradi-
cate Tuberculosis.
SPECIAL DEPARTMENT TO ACT
New Law Passed by Legislature Gre
ating Body Gives 1t Greater Power
Than Is Exercised by Boards
in Other States.

in Other States.
Madison.-No single department of
government was clothed with greater
power at this session than the state
board of health. The law creating the
board of health was entirely rewritten
and additional powers were given to
the board exercised by few health COM
missions in the country. Already the
board has begun to reorgan1ze It's
force in accordance with the demands
of the legislature. During the next two
years special attention will be given
to the subject of eradicating tuberculo-
sis. Under the Cannon bill visiting
nurses may be appointed by counties
to aid tubercular patients. The new
board of health law creates special
department to devote it's entire ener-
gies to eradicating the white plague.
BY the terms of the Rosa bill the
state board Of health will license all
hotels, restaurants and roomlng
houses. Inspectors of the board will
make periodical inspections of all no.
tells, etc., and the board is empowered
to make needed rules and regulations
governing sanitary conditions to pro-
| tect public health.
The Cannon plumbing bill imposes
on the state board of health the duty
of supervising all plumbing in the
state after October g Each city will
have corps of inspectors supervised
by a state inspector. Other public
| health measures are:
Sommerfield-Pr Prohibiting anyone
not licensed embalmer from practic-
ing the art.
McComb-Prohibiting the use of the
common drinking cup in public places
and buildings.
notwithstanding railroad COM
panies to furnish free paper drinking
cups.
MISUNDERSTANDING all trains to car
ry medical supplies for use in case of
accident.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the sale of CO
caine or any mixture containing it ex-
cept upon a physicians prescription.
Goff-Counties, cities and. villages
/
may maintain public slaughter houses.
slaughter houses.
Observation-Disclosures fee-splitting
among physicians.
The legislature extended by two
pay for cattle condemned for tuber
culosis. Other important agricultural
bills were:
Don C. Hall-Providing a method
for the organization of farm mort
gage societies.
Nye-A joint resolution to permit
the state to loan money to settlers
for the improvement of their farms.
Ehgebretson.-Univ agricul-
tural department to manufacture hog
| farmers at cost.
| Potts-Counties not having an agri-
cultural school to receive $1,000 to-
ward the payment of an agricultural
representative.
Hull-The establishment of three
county agricultural schools annually.
Nye-Counties may pay not to ex-
coed fifteen cents for the killing of
crows.
participating contractors to pay
the amount agreed on upon the deliv-
cry of a crop. The bill is aimed at
tobacco buyers who purchase a crop
at one price and upon delivery refuse
to accept it except at a lower figure.
Two of the last official acts of Gov
ernor McGovern in connection with
the legislature were vetoes of two
insurance bills. The governor vetoed
the bill providing for an investigation
of the subject of occupational diseases.
He contends that the appropriation
for the investigation was excessive
and that the investigation can be con-
Quoted with less expense by the reor-
ganiZed state board of health and the
| Industrial commission.
Governor McGovern also returned
to the senate without approval the
zophy bill which has for it's purpose
the exclusion from the operation of
certain restrictive features of the ac-
cident insurance law, policies sold in
lots of fifty or more and given away
by the purchaser to patrons or GUS
toners, Governor McGovern says
that the exemption provided for will
encourage rebating, a thing Wisconsin
has been fighting against.
IF accident policies are to be given
away, let them be so framed as to
protect the holder In case of injury"
says the executive.
Engineers Wanted.
Examinations are announced by the
civil service commission for steam en-
gineer (grade AZ, including head en-
! efneer in the state institutions and as