The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16


been presented through the senate
committee on judiciary. 1t covers 156
typewriter pages and Is complete
revision Of all of the game laws OF
the state. The bill was drafted by
Arthur f. Belitz, assistant revisor OF
the statutes. In the foreword to the
bill the purpose is stated to be to re-
duce these laws to system. The re-
vision embraces all statutes now In
force relating to wild animals. The
measure does not seek to change the
present laws but to codify and simplify
them. Senator Timothy Burke OF
Green Bay, who is interested in the
game laws, has announced that a
hearing will probably be arranged on
the bill for next week.
The railroad map, which is now dis
tributed to members of the legisla-
ture in 100 lots for distribution among
their constituents, may be published
only once every four years. Senator
George e. Scott has offered a measure
to do away with the biennial publica-
ton. Instead of giving each member
of the legislature 100 copies of the
maps as at present, the Scott bill pro-
vides for the giving of only seventy
five maps. This bill relates only to
| mounted maps; the railroad commits
| sion will still be given paper maps for
free distribution.
Assemblyman Edward Nordman Is
making an investigation to ascertain
| whether waterpower problems cannot
be solved by means of privilege tax,
He says that such legislation would
be sustained under the income tax
amendment to the constitution. MT
while inspecting woodworking
| plant a Wisconsin industrial commits.
sion deputy found a square-headed
| jointer. He ordered the installation
| 7 have no employees; this plant be-
longs to me and my brother and no
one else is allowed to use this jointer
1t has been in just that condition fol
over twenty years, and neither of us
has received a scratch from it. We
will not install a circular head until
we have to-
| "In less than ten days after this
conversation this same man was
caught in the jointer knives, and four
fingers were cut off. He then com
planned because the deputy had moi
| forced him to install round head
Immediately"
This is only one of several instances
related in new pamphlet issued by
the Wisconsin industrial commission
under the title "Wisconsin's Move
ment for Industrial Safety"
The pamphlet is issued in response
to a growing demand for information
about the states work in the reduc
ton of industrial accidents. The bull
letin not only relates the results oil
the safety campaign which began in
1911 but goes into the philosophy anG
theory behind the Wisconsin safety
movement. The subject Is not treat
ed exclusively from a Wisconsin
standpoint but is looked at in it's ma
tional aspect. Quotations from promi
nent writer's on the subject are scat
tered throughout the sixteen pages
| of the pamphlet. Suggested legisla
| tive enactments are also incorporated
During the year 1884, says the bull
letin, about twelve thousand acct
dents causing disability of more than
one week occurred in the 10000 fac
tories and workshops of Wisconsin
In this one year 1853 men were killed
The toll of industry upon human lives
human resources and happiness is ap
palling. Our problem is to reduce the
losses and suffering due to accidents
The size of the establishment or the
nature Of the industry is Of little sig
nificance. All factories may cause &C
cidents. The hazard differs only in
degree. To protect our workmen, each
place must be safeguarded. One man
ufacturer in Wisconsin reduced his &C
cidents rs per cent the first year, and
| two-thirds of this reduction he attrib
utes directly to the educating OF
his men. Reductions ranging from &c
per cent to 60 per cent experienced
during the first two years of safety
| work are common"
State Treasurer Issues Report.
The March statement of the treas
urer of state shows that there was {