The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-16
Cut Normal School Appropriation.

duced the requested appropriations Of
the nine state normal schools S125,OOO.
The regents of the normal schools vii.
make an effort TO have this amount re-
stored to the normal school appropria-
ton bill. Over the vigorous objections
by Senator Fred a. Baxter, speaking
for the finance committee, the senate
has adopted q motion to hear argu-
ments on the normal school appropria-
ton bill before the senate sitting as
| committee of the whole. Senator Bax-
ter declared that the motion virtually
! undid everything the finance commit
tee has accomplished within the last
three months.
The assembly has engrOssed a bill
changing the apportionment of street
railway taxes. Under the present law
50 per cent of these taxes are dfstrlb-
uted among the localities through
which the interurban operates and 10
per cent goes to the state for making
the assessment. The bill as engrossed
in the assembly provides that 10 per
cent of the taxes shall 90 TO the state,
60 per cent to the towns and 20 per
cent to the counties in which these
lines operate.
Check on High Prices.
A bill to check abnormally high
prices by giving the attorney general
additional powers TO prosecute combi-
nations and cOnspiracies TO raise prices
has been offered in the lower house OF
the Wisconsin Legislature by Speaker
! Z. G. Whittet. The bill is the out
growth of an attempt in the city of
Madison and other sections of the
state to raise milk prices and prices
on other articles of food. In state
ment to newspaper correspondents
few days ago Attorney General Owen
| outlined his plan of campaign against
| combinations which are formed for
the purpose of boosting prices, and de-
clared that such combinations would
be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law. He pointed out, however,
that there were some drawbacks in the
Wisconsin statutes which should be
corrected
Acting upon the suggestion of At
torney General Owen, Speaker L. G.
Whittet has drafted q bill which de-
fines cOnspiracies and combinations
formed for the purpose of boosting
prices. 1t makes such combinations
unlawful and not only gives the attor-
ney general Of the state power to
prosecute these combinations, but
clothes this officer with power to make
full investigation of suspected cOmbi-
nations
Food Emergency Agents.
Assistant food emergency agents
have been appointed in several coun-
ties. They will aid the agricultural
| representatives of these counties and
act in cooperation with the state and
county Councils of Defense.
Gus Sell, agricultural instructor in
| the OmrO High school, will assist in
the Winnebago county Defense Coun-
| ell for which Reid F. Murray is the
emergency food agent. L. J. Martell,
superintendent of Brown county
| schools, has been secured to aid the
local committees in food production at
! Green Bay, under the leadership of Z.
| A. CarncrOss, agricultural representa-
| tive.
X. E. BraSure, principal of the Gran
don high school, will help Agricultural
Representative Swenehart in his cam
paign in Forest county j. E. Phillips,
county superintendent of Taylor cOun-
ty schools, has responded to the call
and will join forces with farmers and
business men working in conjunction
with r. A. Kolb, county agricultural
agent.
Sank county's farm defense program
| for this season will be placed in im-
mediate charge of George W. Davies,
county superintendent of schools,
working in co-opera ton with field men
from the College of Agriculture.
Announcements of other appoint
ments in the emergency service will be
made from time to time, following def
| mite action by local authorities.
Selling Crops and Silage.
plan now for soiIing crops and
silage to save hay and grain and to
| supplement- tne ScduI pastures VI uiu-
| summer"
| This foresighted policy is being con-
| sidered by dairy and beef cattle farm
ers in many parts of Wisconsin, and a
/ strong appeal along this line is being
voiced by G. Q. Humphrey, animal hus-
bandry- department, College of Agri-
| culture.
In view of the immediate need for
| Wisconsin farmers to secure a maxi
/ mum production this season as an es-
| sential defense measure, the points
| emphasized by Mr.. Humphrey regard
| ing summer live stock feeding are
| highly important. In brief, they are:
"Supplementing pastures, and saw
/ ing hay and grain with succulent feeds
/ such as Silage and soiling crops; these
permit larger herd to be kept
throughout the year, the normal pro-
ducton more evenly maintained, and
| COWS will be in better shape TO enter
the winter.
by planning for a series of soiling
crops, starting early in the spring,
using clover, alfalfa, peas, sweet corn
and 'succotash,' which can be placed
in the silo between June 10 and July
1. if necessary, farmers are insured
against loss
Railroad Taxes Pourino in