Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-27
FAVOR PASSAGE
OF RED FLAG BILL
Kandutsch Measure to Prohibit
Use of Anarchist Emblem.
BEFORE ASSEMBLY FEB. rs
Senator Nye Introduces Measure
Which Provides That Common
Council of Any City Can Sell
Liquor Seized by Police.
Bv FRED /. HOLMES.

tive opposition materialiZed at the
hearing of the committee on state al
fairs to consider the KandutSch bill
prohibiting the use of the red nag. sew
eral questions were raised as TO now
the measure would affect display or
emblems of labor unions and other or
CARNATIONS. The bill has been recon-
mended for passage, with only Assem-
blyman E. w. Knappc in opposition.
The bill will be on Wednesday s calen-
dar for consideration.
At the hearing, Assemb!yman E. W.
Knappe, milwaukee, Socialist, asked
Mrs. r. H. Hess, representing the War
Mothers Of America, who appeared in
favor of the bill, whether she was in
favor of preventing soldiers who re-
turned from Europe from displaying
the red flag.
''They should most decidedly be pro-
hibited from displaying the red flag
said Mrs. Hess II do not believe, in
the first place, that any soldier Wou
want to do it. Any service that he
might have rendered to his country
would be completely blotted out by al
legiance to the red flag"
Glenn Turner, former Socialist as
semblyman from Milwaukee, who rep
resents the State Federation of Labor,
said he did not oppose the bill, but
wished to know whether it would pre-
vent certain unions from carrying their
insignia in parades. He was told that
an amendment which has been offered
would not stand in the way of lodges
and societies retaining and displaying
their present emblems.
Prof e. A. Gilmore appeared to
urge passage of the Buckley bill, which
recOnstructs those sections of the stat
ute pertaining to the Dissertation or i'm
proper use of the flag He claimed that
the bill made no changes, but only
made clearer those sections which pre-
vent the use Of the flag for advertis-
ing purposes. He said that he repre-
scented the wisconsin commission to
promote uniformity in laws and that
the bill was drawn up in conformity
with the ideas of the National Confer
ence of Commissioners on Uniformity.
In reply to a question from Mr.. Tur-
ner, Professor Gilmore gave it as his
opinion that it is illegal to wear a la
. button with an Insignia of the flag
on which letters Of any kind appear.
There was no opposition to the bill.
The Buckley flag bill was recommend
ed for passage unanimously and will
be on Wednesdays calendar for con-
siderati0n.
Senator Ray J. Nye has introduced
bill in the upper house which pro-
vides that "the common council of any
city may sell any property, including
intoxicating liquors heretofore or here
after seized and held Or confscated
and forfeited, pursuant to any ordi
nance Of such city prohibiting the sale
Of, or traffic in, Intoxicating liquors,
the proceeds Of such sale, after deduct
ing the expense thereof, to be, paid
into the police pension fund of such
city. Any such sale may be made in
the manner provided by ordinance of
said city Or as provided by law for the
sale Of personal property on execution
issued out of justice court"
A bill is being pushed in the legis-
lature which if passed will make per-
manent the tenure of the superintend-
ent of the Milwaukee public
schools. Senator Bird. Wausau,
who introduced the bill, stated that it
was introduced by the request of S. B.
Toby, Wausau, secretary of the teach
ers' committee Of the State Teachers
association.
One provision is that the board, at
the first March meeting following it's
election, shall eIect@a superintendent of
schools for term of three years. Fol
lowing his first probationary term of
three years, the superintendent shall.
If reelected, serve until his removal
for cause. Teachers who have served
three successive years may be removed
only for cause and after a hearing.
To the board is given, among other
powers, the right to establish school
districts, to prescribe courses of study
and the textbooks to be used. to en-
ploy teachers from lists nominated by
the superintendent, TO increase and di-
minish teachers salaries, to purchase
school sites, make financial estimates
for the school year not to exceed 11h
per cent of the last and best valuation
of the city for maintenance of the
school system and to certify the esti-
mates TO the common council. It is
mandatory upon the council to make
levy certified by the board If this tax
is not sufficient to meet payments ON
bonds the board has power to certify
an additional levy for this purpose.
To erect new buildings or make i'm.
provements, the board is authorized to
make estimates and submit proposed
bond issues to the electors or, as a
substitute for bonds, 1t may propose
q special five-year tax.
Senator Huber, Stoughton, has in
PRODUCED q bill to amend the statute
On sale Of cigarettes. substituting in
place of minor In prohibiting sales.