Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-06-27
Protects the Soldier.


sons residents of Wisconsin, now In
the military of the United States or
of this state, and all those who may
hereafter enlist or be drafted for the
purpose of the present war, shall, our
ing such service, be exempt from all
civil nrocess. The law further pro-
yides that in all civil cases now pend
ing against such persons or such per
son the proceedings shall be contla-
ued in the state until the discharge
of such person, but that such exemp-
ton or stay of the proceedings snail IN
no case extend or be extended for
more than three years from the time
of the mastering of such person INTO
service. 1t is made the duty of any
court or judges and Of any justice OF
the peace to dismiss suits brought
against persons in the nature OF clVll
action, while such persons are en-
gagged in the service. The bill provides
that these persons shall furnish afii-
davit or information from the mus
ter roles in the state, showing that they
are engaged in military service. The
provisions of the bill, however, do not
extend or apply to persons who are
prosecuted as executors or admins
traitors of estates. or for debts created
in fiduciary capacities.
1.-The time during which any person
is exempt from the service OF civil
process under the provisions of this
section shall not be taken as any part
of the time limited by law for the
commencement of any civil action in
favor Of or against any such person,
declare the statutes. This provision
means that the statute of limitations
does not run against the claim held
by a person against a soldier.
Dr. Charles Mccarthy, librarian of
the legislative reference department
has been appointed by Herbert Hoov-
err the food administrator whom
President Wilson has called to the
service of the country, as an assist
ant in food administration work.
Doctor Mccarthy returned to Mad
ison from Washington early in the
week and leaves again for Washing
ton on Thursday. Governor Phlllpp
has received wire from Hoover ask
ing the release of Doctor Mccarthy
on leave of absence.
The number of bills introduced at
this session of the Legislature is some
what smaller than in a number of years
past In 1911 there were 1917 bills IN
troduced into the assembly and 633 In
| the senate.
Wants Pictures Removed.
Senator Henry f. Roethe of Fenni-
more attempted to have the Slo,OOV
| art pictures in the senate chamber
! Obliterated from the walls. He intro
! duced a resolution in the senate de-
| claring that the decorations on the
| walls are offensive and in high de-
! gree inappropriate and in bad taste.
His resolution asked that the capltol
! commission be directed to remove the
| paintings and restore the walls TO
| their original unadorned condition.
The resolution was defeated with only
| Senator Roethe voting for it,
The paintings are considered some
| of the finest in the capitol and typlfy
the union of the Atlantic and Paclnc
oceans through the completion OF the
Panama canal Several unadorned hg-
ures appear in the pictures, and it was
| TO these that Senator ROethe object
| ed. Roethe declared that the pictures
were shame to the state and asked
the members of the senate tostand by
him in asking that they be torn from
! the walls Only Senator R0ethe sup
ported the resolution when put to
vote.
/ Refuse to Send Conference Committee.
| The assembly the other day refused
| to proceed for selection OF members
| of a conference committee on the SEN
| ate amendment to the bill for the
printing and distribution of the presi-
| dents war message. The amendment
! inserted the declaratory preamble of
| the Wilcox joint resolution asserting
| the American principles on which the
war is waged. and the assembly killed
the amendment.
In the senate Senator Wilcox said
/ the refusal of a conference was
novel procedure, the senate having re-
! quested conference; that under joint
rule 2 it was provided the other house
shall" appoint committee for CON
ference, and the rule was binding on
| each house He moved that the bill
and the record be returned to the
house with a request that the joint
rule be examined and that it be
complied with or reasons given for not
doing so. The motion carried. The
lower house has sent the bill back
| with the understanding that 1T did not
desire conference.
The assembly passed the Everett bill
providing for reciprocal taxation Of
I foreign insurance companies, after AS
semblyman Rosa withdrew an amend
ment which had held the bill up.
The Schultz bill providing for the
regulation of private detective agen-
ces in the form wanted by Chief JAMS