Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-27
STATE BOARD To
PASS ON MOVIES
Bill to Be Offered Senate Asks
Censorship Body.
PRODUCERS TO FIGHT BILL
Representatives Of Film Companies
and Actresses Expected TO Appear
In Madison to Oppose Passage
of Measure.

Madlson.-Before any moving pic
ture can be shown in Wisconsin II
may have TO pass the approval of a
state board OF censorship.
Senator j. ii. Bennett, Viroqua, has
introduced a moving picture censor
Ship bill and when the measures comes
up for consideration in about two
weeks representatives Of all of the
leading film companies and many NOV
ing picture actresses are expected 10
be in Madison TO oppose the passage
OF the measure. A board would be APP
pointed TO administer the law.
The board will be composed of three
members appointed by the Industrial
commission and subject TO connrma-
ton of the senate. Ii would have at
least one woman member and would
have the right to prohibit any picture
they saw fit from being exhibited IN
the state. This board would be known
as the Wisconsin state board OF re-
view and would be under the super
vision III the industrial commission.
The three members would have
three-year term, with salary OF $4'-
600 annually. This board would be
authorized to employ such assistants
as necessary, and heavy penalty -
provided for violations by the movie
men. This law would not apply to
educational films or those exhibited 10y
schools. churches and other private IN
stitutions.
Senator Arnold introduced a bill
providing for an appropriation OF S'o'-
600 for the erection of an aquarium nj
Mckinley Beach. Milwaukee. This
would not be built under the bill until
the city Of Milwaukee had donated the
necessary land approved by the con-
servation commission.
Social diseases were put into class
where houses may be placarded, ac-
cording 10 action taken by the assem-
bly,. II is probably the most far reach
ING health provision ever put over IN
he legislature. The name of every
person In any town, village or city
found To be suffering with Il social
disease must he Immediately reported
"a the local town officer. Passage was
given 10 the Higgins resolution grant
inc the use Of certain submerged lands
IN Milwaukee 20 the city for the park
purposes.
After being killed in the house, the
assembly retraced its steps ana en-
crossed the Edwards bill, giving 1Oper
cent of grain taxes collected TO the
state 20 per cent 10 the county and
20 per cent 10 the locality. BY vote
Of a 20 ~. the house refused to kill
the bin and then engrossed ii ~ To Al.
Edwards led the fight Cor the bill ana
Assemblyman ]. Il. French opposed u.
To aid cities that may desire 10
nurchase public utilities and operate
them the assembly passed the Ruling
amendment to the constitution to al
low an Increase Of municipal indebted
moss from : 10 10 per cent This
amendment now goes 20 the senate. IL
n Is passed there II will have 10 he
approved nv the people before II he
comes effective.
Members Of the legislature are get
ting anxious about bringing the work
~ the session 10 a close. Two reS"lu-
lions 10 hasten the work were offered
IN the assembly this week. Assembly
man Lamb offered resolution for an
adjournment Of the legislature on
Nav u. Assemblyman Frank III. Han
son. Mansion. offered a resolution 10
REQUIRE that all assembly bills be re-
porfed hy committees on April. 26. All
bills in committees at that time shall
be sent 10 the calendar for action. No
action will he taken on either resolu-
ton this week.
on motion Of AsSemhlyman Young.
the house killed the Freehoff bin
which would allow all agricultural and
poultry associations TO receive state
aid BY a vote 81 53 10 % the house
concurred in the Huber bin giving the
state humane agent supervision over
stock yards shipments. Benfy's bin,
appropriating $500 for the Spanish
American war encampment. and
Burke's bill. allowing the state 10 buy
lands sold for taxes for forestry pur-
poses. were both advanced.
Assemhlyman Olson's bin fixing dog
taxes M Al and So was given final pas
sage in the house and now goes TO the
senate.
Assemblyman Lambs resolution for
the appointment OF a committee 10
determine the feasibility of operating
a state-owned beet sugar plant at
waupun nrison met with defeat In the
senate.
Gravel Rate Causes Loss TO Roads.
That the railroads have lost $500