Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
VAUGHN ASSAILS
SOCIALISTS ACT
Assemblyman Charges Objection
able Paper Was Put in Desk.
SECRECY CLAUSE IN HOUSE
Business Men Demand Legislature
Protect Them-Both Houses Pass
Bill to Care for Troops in
New York.

Madison.-O. 2. Vaughan, the only
legislator to lose a son in action, and
who recently stopped the petition of
Milwaukee clergy for amnesty for con-
scientious DIRECTORS, white with anger,
addressed the Socialist members of the
assembly, saying:
Il thought 1 locked my desk last
night, but l find-I did not, and here is
copy of the Milwaukee Socialist
Daily. l object to having a paper that
is barred from the mails showed under
my nose in this manner"
The assembly advanced the measure
prohibiting any alderman from doing
business with a public utility in any
city. 1t was charged that throwing
business to alderman is one way utility
companies have of influencing legisla-
ton. Opponents said that this bill
would make it hard for a good bust
ness man to enter politics and that it
was hard enough now to get good men
TO take public office.
The secrecy clause in the income tax
law came up for reconsideration after
the action of the senate last week
to disclose all data of business of
individuals and corporations to any
inquirer. Business men demand that
heir affairs be protected from the
scrutiny of competitors.
The Wisconsin legislature tackled
IS work with vigor this week and is
passing and killing many bills.
Assemblyman A. M. McClone, Outa-
gamie county, will ask unanimous con-
sent Of the assembly this week to in
troduce a bill amending the "whey but
ter" law to require branding it "SWeeG
Milk Butter" Several members have
already declared they will object and
McClone will then offer the bill to the
committee on agriculture and attempt
to secure a hearing.
Assemblyman Walter b. Chilsen,
Merrill, served notice in the assembly
Friday that if the Olson bill repeating
the whey butter" act was killed, like
Strickland w. GilIilan's "Finnegan," it
would come "on again" until the mat
Ter has been finally sttled in justice
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Opponents of the whey butter law
declare the name itself is a detriment
to the product and keeps the price be-
low what the article is really worth
and it is to provide better name that
McClone had drafted his bill, which
reads as follows:
Section 4607d-3 of the statutes is
amended to read: mo person shall by
himself, his agent or servant sell, offer
or expose for sale, or have in his pos
session with intent to sell or exchange
or deliver any butter manufactured in
whole or in part from whey cream.
unless such butter shall have the
words Sweet Milk Butter conspicu-
ouSly stamped, labeled or marked in
plain Gothic letters at least three
eighths of an inch square, so that the
words cannot be easily defaced, upon
two sides of each and every tub, trkin,
box or package containing said Sweet
Milk Butter; or if such butter is ex-
posed for sale uncovered or not in
case or package, placard containing
said words in the form described in
this section shall be attached TO the
mass in such manner as to be easily
seen and read by the purchaser. Any
person who violates any of the provi-
siOns of this section shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and, upon conviction
hereof, shall be fined not less than
% nor more than $780,"
''Whey butter always has been mis-
named" declared Assemblyman Nc
Clone. at is true that whey is used
to a certain extent in IL manufacture,
)ut sweet milk and cream are also re-
ufred. and it should be rightfully
siven a different and better name. l
hink to call it sweet milk butter
would serve every purpose of the so
allied whey butter law and at the
ame time would lift the stigma which
lany concede there is to the present
anne. and would permit the farmers
nd cheese dealers to utilize this by
roduct of the cheese factory to advan-
age"
fruction measures. The senate COM
littee on reconstruction and readjust-
lent held a hearing on three recon
truction bills this week and later will
iold a public hearing to receive sug-
-estions from the general public.
The legislature may borrow money
" issuing serial bonds for the con-
truction or Improvement of highways,
nut the debt thereby created shall
lever in the aggregate exceed S50,0O0,-
100.
Senator Wilcox proposes to amend
the constitution to permit the state to
issue bonds for S50,000000 for the per
manent improvement of the highway
system of the state, as will be done by
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Mime