Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-08
Scores Anti-SalOon League in
Rejecting Bill.
INDEFINITE AND UNCERTAIN
Executive IN Message 20 Assembly A.
tacss Dry Lobby-AssSs That New
Enforcement Measure &c
Passed.

Guy. John J. Blaine has vetoed the blI
and asked the legislature "a pass a
new measure that win D. reasonable
and certain In SIS terms"
Incidentally Governor Blaine points
out thar a -peuici0us~ lobby nc the
capitol is % De- blamed for the incon-
-ruuus MrtheSuu enactment. and says
there Is plenty ~ time % enact Cood
srp1ug enforcement measure 81 the leg
fslarure ram free ~itself from the sim
lister Influences of the reu.cious
lobby"
The bin Is unnecessarily long and
Involved. and for Cts enforcement red
tape is given more consideration than
there IS means afforded for effective
enforcement" says Governor Blaine.
The Mathes0n bin makes No penalty
Tor drunkenness. IL leaves stplls.
booths and curtains Inpermit places
r. condition conducive 90 Illicit sale
and consumption a. liquor and other
immoral practices"
Governor Blaine said that n proper
BIZ should suppress the Illicit sale II
.-mUCuShiup~ and indicates that tire
MatheSrn BIN Is weak On this particu-
Tar. Neither IS there anything IN this
bIu o. prevent the Illicit sale ~ flavor
tuE extracts FOR beverage purposes.
Governor Blaine calls upon the leg
ts'aturc t0 pass "A 'plain and definite.
and easily understood enforcement
law
tie says iu part:
Il return herewith. without my ap-
prevail. nm No. 1GA. I have come 20
the conclusion that e. is very defective
as au Enforcement measure aud. in a
communication Co the legislature on
Friday last. I asked that GO De- recalled
fur correction
The hiI requires patient, for
whom liquor fs prescribed hy a ply
stefan. fn make gn affidavit on pre-
srr.heI forms. stating many things in
detail. among which are that he Is
more than tweufy-uue years 81 age.
ana TIRE purposes for which De needs
tEa liquor. Nan'festiy. the doctor Is
the ONE t1 dCts.7uire the necessity 81
any medicine De- may prescribe for n
SEEK rer~1n. MauifeStiy. If liquor may
De- used Tor "a medicine. then it may be
ustHfH by patient under twenry-one
year. uf age. as Wei as Tor one over
that age. And Go should De- apparent
tu every one that "a patient may BE-
teen Tu ta make an affidavit in time 20
JD him auy Eond.
"a -und enforcement act win have
tire sympathetic assistance az the peo-
PIE An espionage law, which pro
vlTe~ flr Spying on che home and the
family ufe. win hecome repulsive and
the reaction ~ the people win endan-
ser the SUCCESS ~ any enforcement
act.
In Crea. many respects IL Is in
definite and uncertain and leaves un-
defined many Important words and
phrases. which produce great con
fusion. ANY Inw Of this kind should
- rTaIn ana definite. and easily under
srnuH. m ignores the fact that the
Constitution ~ the United States and
ffa laws &c cUu-reSs hereunder SIRE
TIE supreme law 80 the land. In some
essential particulars this BIN conflicts
with fha Valsfead. ~ national prohibit
tlon law. 50 that Go % becomes n lrv
there win - ale ts~ by the federal
government and anrrirsr Jaw hy the
sfatr government. Iu cogfiiet with each
other. s1 that people win not know
which law tO obey. This viii result in
unavoidable confusion. I deem the
reasons set forth herein sufficient 20
give fhe BIN my dI~approvaL"
There win Pc mo- change in the sun
Frv laws nt this session Uf the le-isla-
tura. senator Gpur-e CEerwinskf. MI
vrrkre. introduced q BIN 70 repeal
thar section ~ the sunday laws which
prohibits the operation 20 theaters and
baseball games on sundays. He
claimed thar this law was q dead let
ter: thar theaters are Co operation en-
practically every city On the state and
that baseball gaines have come Go be q
REGULAR sunday event
The state affairs committee ~ the
senate has given the Czerwinski bin q
fuu hearing. By unanimous vote the
NtI W~ Wt#N EtNNlaAlatl4AtA AWE MUM
rite uosfponement II IS believed that
the senate win XIII the bin. because IL
e pointed ont that such a measure
would delay closing the legislature.
$1,000 70 Change Rail Beard Name.
Tr win cost the state $1,000 90
eharee the name 81 the railroad COM
mission 90 that ~ the Wisconsin pub
lie utilities commission. A BIN chang
lnr the name has been engrossed I'm
The assembly without opposition. The
cost comes 10 printing. commissioners
pointed out. The Recommendation 10
chau-e the name was made hy special
legislative committee. The original
nh vas - drafted that Il declared the
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