Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-02
TOWN APPOINTED
To STATE BOARD
Warden of Penitentiary at Wau-
pun, to Succeed E. A. Everett.
GOV. BLAINE NAMES WOMAN
Appoints Mrs. c. A. Kadlna Member
Of Civil Service Commission-No
Reorganization of Boards
of Regents.

MadisOn.-GOvernor Blaine has an
nounced the appointment of Henry
IoWn, warden OF the state peniten-
tary at Waupun, as a member of the
state board OF control His term will
end in February, 1925.
Mr.. Town will take the place of E.
A. Everett, resigned to take effect
July l. The salary is $4,000 a year.
There will be no reorganization of
the boards of regents of the different
educational institutions of the state
at this session of the legislature At
the beginning of the session this
looked as if it would be one of the
most important questions of the legis-
iatufe for consideration. Since that
time, however, there has been an cleo
t1On to the office of state superintend-
ent which has so changed the legis-
latVe situation that those who were
Dack OF the program to change the
university and normal school boards,
have now practically abandoned the
project
The SkogmO bill completely reorgan-
1zing the state educational system I'M
der powerful board of education is
declared dead by all groups. The
same verdict is pronounced on the
Olson bin doing just the opposite of
the Skogmo measure, providing for
the abOlishing of the state board of
PnuPatjnn Of bnj
functions in the hands of the superin-
tendent of public instruction. It is
expected that both of these bills will
be reported out for death before the
weekend adjournment.
Governor Blaine on Wednesday ap-
pointed Mrs. Charles A. Kading, Wa
tertoWn, as a member of the state
civil service commission. Long be-
fore the American woman sought of
fee in Wisconsin as a result of the
suffrage amendment, Elizabeth Kading
was appointed as court commissioner
and has held that position for ten
years, She has been a practicing law
yer of Wisconsin for the past 20 years.
Mrs. Kading has appeared before the
Supreme court and is we'll known in
Wisconsin politics.
Without quorum present, the as
sembly killed the Higgins resolution to
make November II a national holiday
in commemOratiOn of the World war.
Passage. was given the assembly
measure providing that vaccinations
for smallpox shall be given free by
the board of health in case of small
pox epidemics. This bill now goes to
the senate for concurrence.
Assemblyman Kiesner's bill which
would have raised the age limit
from fourteen to sixteen for compul
sorry school attendance was killed.
BY vote of 10 to 3, the upper house
passed the SkogmO resolution for
constitutional amendment for the initi-
ative and referendum. This resolution
would provide that bills might be pro-
posed by the people but that no
changes could be made to the articles
of the present constitution by initia
tive.
The c. E Hanson bill for an inter-
pellation and removal of appointive
state officials by the governor, upon
majority vote recommendation of the
legislature, was passed, q to 1.
J 1t now goes back to the lower house
for approval of the Roethe amend
ment, which places the actual power
of removal in the hands of the COVER
nor.
! Assemblyman Perry's bill, which
provides that motorbuses operating
In competition with electric railroads
shall be placed under the jurisdiction
OF the railroad commission, was given
final passage. This bill now goes to
the governor.
Just when they thought that they
had finished ell bills pertaining TO
women's rights the members Of the
legislature find themselves confronted
with new measure.
The Judiciary committee of the SEN
ate has introduced a bill ''to remove
determinations against women and to
give them equal rights before the
law"
This bill will probably have but lit
tie opposition In the senate, but the
members of the lower house are up
against it. Not long ago they killed,
without a roll call, the Conant woman
Jury bill, that would give women the
opportunity to serve on juries. A rec
ord vote was neatly sidestepped
This bill is brought, 1t is understood,
with the idea that they intend to make
every assemblyman show his colors.
To Fix Wisconsin-iilinois Line.
A survey of the entire state bound
ary line between Wisconsin and Illi-
nois will be made within a short time
by federal surveyors to correct mac
curacies, according to information re-
ceived few days ago from Gov. John
J. Blaine and Gov. Len Small of Illi-
nois. The survey is regarded as i'm
portant to Beloit, Wis, and South
Beloit ILL.,, because these cities are ad-
iacent to the line as now recognized.
The dispute over the boundary ts of
tong standing and the situation at
Beloit Is a subject Of contention