Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-03-07
s.hooI Of Public ssrvicA.

Sefflce AT the university Rllcn silall
bear the name of Richard 4. Ely
School of Public Service" This is
probably the first time that bill OF
this character to name one of the
courses at the university after a pro
lessor has been introduced in the Wis
consin legislature. The measure Is Of
fered by Senator Byron Barwig.
Without expressing any opinion as
to the origin and new ideas before the
country, it is al least interesting to
look into the case Of Richard L. Ely,
one time instructor of Woodrow VIII
son in economics and now professor
at the University of Wisconsin. Thirty
years ago child labor regulation. gov
ernmental activities in fixing freight
rates, and municipal ownership enter
prises We're talked of by only a few.
One of the men TO oppose the old or
der of things seems to have been Pro
| fess0r Ely, then q teacher at Johns
Hopkins university. He was for great
err activity in governmental affairs.
Tax Commission Report.
/ There are 1856 taxpayers in Wiscon-
sin who have incomes in excess of $l5.-
900 annually. These constitute one
sixth of one per cent of the total mum
Der of income taxpayers, who are as
Sessed for 1896 per cent of the aggre-
! gate tax and the average tax on each
! person in this group is S4,S61.62.
These facts are contained in the forth
I coming report of the Wisconsin tax
/ commission For the year 1916 which
tax is now being collected, a total tax
/ of $5.314 ,393.51 was assessed. OF this
! sum So, 1916 was assessed against
corporations and 81 601 ,213.35 against
/ individuals. Corporations pay approx
imately 20 per cent of the tax as
+ seSsed.
/ A total Of 62,2T2 individuals paid in
/ come taxes in Wisconsin this year. and
of this number 42422 had assessable
incomes of 81 900 or less. There are
! IA persons in Wisconsin who have in
/ comes in excess of 100000, and these
] IA individuals pay slightly better than
! l. per cent of the entire tax assessed
/ against individuals. Contrary to the
/ common belief farmers of the state
! are assessed 3.S6 per cent of the entire
tax on individuals.
/ New Way to Name Assessors.
| A proposed change in the present
system of selecting income tax assess
! ors is attracting considerable attention
/ among the members of the legislature.
At present the state is divided into APP
+ proXimately 40 districts and deputy
/ assessor Is chosen over each district.
I He complies and makes the assessment
/ for the individual income tax returns.
/ In addition to this the income tax dep
/ uty acts as supervisor of the real prop
! erty assessment Of the district. These
! deputies are now selected by civil
service. Assemblyman G. f. Hanson
/ has bill 10 have the county board Sc
/ lect a list of eligibles from which the
| tax commissioner will make the APP
pointments.
/ Letter Threatens Senator Burke.
threatening letter based on the
/ legislative joint resolution pledging
/ support to the %ederal government in
the present international crisis. has
/ been received by Senator Timothy
Burke, Green Bay The letter, which
J bears Milwaukee postmark, will be
/ turned over to the postal authorities.
/ In the envelope were two printed slips
marked, Censored by the postmaster
! general" The slips carry part of
story on a Good Soldier" with the
J sentence. NO man can fall lower than
Il soldier underlined
! Social Insurance.
The creation of a plan of social ln-
( surance is provided for in bill which
/ has been offered in the lower house by
/ ASsemblyman Henry Oil of Milwaukee,.
! In its general provisions the measure
/ follows the one adopted by the Amer
/ lean Association for Labor Legislation.
Pending also before the legislature are
/ two joint resolutions, one by Assem-
/ blyman John c. Chapple of Ashland and
another by Senator Roy p. Wilcox of
! Eau Claire, asking for a legislative in
vestigation of the subject The OH
bill provides complete plan of social
/ insurance.
! Every person engaged in manual la
( Dor getting less than 500 a month
must be insured. Those receiving in
/ excess of that much may elect to be
I insured All persons nnder the act
will receive benefits in case of sick
ness, accident or death, not covered by
/ the workmen's compensation act. Ma
! ternity benefits are also provided for.
A cash benefit of two-thirds of the
weekly wages shall be paid beginning
/ the fourth day during disability not
more than 26 weeks in any u months.
/ One-half of the wages of an insured
person. while in the hospital shall he
/ paid to dependents.
I Opposition to Bradley Bill.
There is some opposition TO the
/ Bradley bill. which is still before the
assembly committee on labor. estab-
/ fishing minimum wage for females
and minors until the industrial COM
mission acts This bill would give mi
nors under eighteen 70 cents per day
/ Iaborers and apprentices 81 day, and
I other female workers SD per day.
/ When the bill was given hearing
/ II was opposed by George F. Ham
brecht of the industrial commission.
I Bankers and Farmers to Meet.
Wisconsin farmers and bankers will
meet here on March 1S aud IA for
conference on better farming This
will he the second excursion of this