Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-03
School of Public Service,

service at the university which shall
bear The name of Richard T. Ely
school Of Public Service. This T.
probably the first time that 7bill OF
This character Ia name one of the
courses at the university after a pro-
fessor has been iutr@luced In the Wis
conSiu legislature The measure is Of
fered by Senator Byron Barwig.
without expressing aay opinion as
10 the origin and new ideas before the
country. 1t is AT least interesting 10
look into the case 81 Richard 7. Els.
one time instructor vi Woodrow Viii
son in economics and now professor
AT the University OF Wisconsin. Thirty
Years ago child labor regulation, gov
erumenta activities in fixing freight
rates and municipal ownership enter
priseS were talked of by only few
one Of the men TO oppose the old or
der Of things seems to have been Pro-
fesSor Ely. then Il teacher al Johns
Hopkins university. lie was for great
or activity in governmental affairs.
Tax Commission Report.
There are $50 taxpayers ia WILSON,
sin who have incomes in excess of $lo.-
600 annually. These constitute one
sixth of one per cent OF the total rum
Der of income taxpayers, VINO are as
seSsed for 1896 per cent Of the aggre-
gate tax and the average tax on each
person in this group is S4S65.62.
These facts are contained In The forth
coming report OF the WISCONSIN tax
commission. For the year 1916, which
tax is now being collected, n total tax
of $5.344, 393.51 was assessed. OF this
sum $3.743. IS016 was assessed against
corporations aud $l,G0l2l3,3J against
individuals Corporations pay approx
imately 20 per cent of the tax as
sessed
A total OF G22T2 individuals paid in
come taxes in Wisconsin this year, and
of this number a., ~ had assessable
incomes of 81 900 or less. There are
II persons in Wisconsin who have in
comes in excess of 100000. and these
"A individuals pay slightly better than
> per cent Of the entire tax assessed
against individuals Contrary to the
common belief, farmers OF The state
are assessed $50 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 ap-
proXima, ely 40 districts and a deputy
assessor is chosen over each district
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 c. f. Hanson
/ has q bill to have the county board Sc
+ lect list Of eligibles from which the
tax commissioner will make the APP
i pointmeutS.
Letter Threatens Senator Burke.
i \ threatening letter based on The
legislative joint resolution pledgng
support 70 the federal government in
+ the present international crisis. has
been received by Senator Timothy
Burke. Green Bay The letter. which
! bears Milwaukee posimark, 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 a
az .,r.N 81
/ sentence no man can gall lower than
"a soldier underlined
Social Insurance.
The creation Of plan Of social in
surance is provided for In a bill which
has been offered IN the lower house by
Assemblyman Henry OH of Milwaukee.
In its general provisions The measure
follows the one adopted by the Amer
icau Association for Labor Legislation.
Pending also before the legislature are
two joint resolutions. one by Assem-
hlymou John c. Chapple of Ashland and
another 10y Senator Roy Z. Wilcox of
Fan Claire. asking for q legislative in
|NeStigatiou OF the subject. The OIL
bin provides complete plan of social
Insurance.
Every person engaged i'm manual la
Dor getting ,eSS than $t00 month
must he insured Those receiving in
excess of that much may elect TO be
insured. All persons under the act
VIII receive benefits in case of sick
ness. accident or death, not covered by
the warkmen's compensation act Ma