Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
z APPOINTMENTS
MADE BY Blaine
GmelnOf flames W. S. Smith
Prohibition Commissioner.
BELOIT MAN ON TAX BODY
Judge Charles .. Rosa Appointed
Member q State commission-Ne~
EW Wouid Force Auto Driv-
s-s q Pass Competency Test

tlF senate tlp appointment ui Judge
Charles ~. Ross ~ BelOit ar mem-
tvr 90 the stale TAX commission for
g. s.Z-yCar term. and the name ~ stan
les smith uf Ashland, - state pro-
aliriOn commission for q four-year
term
The BslU.t Juri~t Wa~ appointed
to suc.er,l Nels g.. Hauzsn. who has
telI the position l> member - the
raA commission lu Wisconsin Tor 20
wears. AR smith succeeds 4. u. Ha-
aslier-. who WAS appointed prohibition
.ullui-,.uuHr Ey Governor fhllipp
about a year ago. bul his name was
never sent fu lhe senate by Governor
FuUlru far confirmation smiths ap-
r..umrul Is lur rulryear term at
>sUu year. Tbr salary uf faX cam-
missioner Isl S-wI 30 yr4r. Both APP
uenmeufs m~>l n- confirmed by lhe
senate.
judge Ross wa> born Uu fam in
I.a.E county September d.. lsTU. he
graduated from fbs University ~ Wis
rlUsiu law school and has practiced
Raw Boa Beiuit. lie was twice elected
fo ths lower hou~. Ul thr legislature.
serving Dn Important committees
2Ir. smith Is q lawyer at Ashland.
ssLo took m active part iu the World
war lie WIS q member ~ the Ash
land machine gun company and in Au-
gust 1917 was transferred 90 the one
Huudr.l Fifteputh machine gun bat
taiiuu. which represented the state 81
Wisconsin In the Rainbow division.
After serving Tor time az the front
De- returned tB the United Steias 10
iss7uule machine gun Instructor 90 the
machine gun training school az Camp
Hammock. "a. smith was born in the
town 90 Holland. Ia Cru>>e county.
graduating frUm she University ~
Wisconsin In 1901. He has served a.
district attorney ~ Ashland county
and ar rity attorney VI Ashland. Il j.
expected that these appointments win
o. arIeI upun within lhs next ten
Lay~
Highways m Wisconsin viii BE- made
safe. Automobile drivers wiz BE- re-
rH.rr,I rn Uas~ q competency test he-
fHre being permitted Co Operate ears u
a lEeel>ir- system proposed in BIN
Gee I.H drafted hg senator George l..
HEHs uf Racine i~ enacted 10 j. aimed
90 rs--E.s=s> driving and at rurhinr the
number - accidents which are said 20
Elvr u>uitri rrum Incompetent han
ding uf automobiles. Careless driving
$50 rhr part 20 licensed person would
result iu Withdrawal ~ the license by
tE. essurf. which could also impose
rus. IIuru>s-s would D. renewed year
IS an request. ANY person over a spe-
sausI axe. perhaps sixteen years. would
o.. rrquiuel 20 make application Tor
Uufll>a fu the cuuuty clerk. After hc
sac. demonstrated hits ability Go handle
Is err El> application would be sent to
tbs ~,eraFary ~ state. who would then
=rsuf him g iiceu>e. separate and dis
un.f fram the regular automobile o.
rsu~r. whiri would continue % lie ~
gu.rIL
g believe n the matter - licensing
auto drivers. it uolld be- proper fo- the
srstr Co charge 81 for the license for a
uau driving n particular machine"
said Iuhn A. Huzelvood. chairman ~
tle state highway beard. iu uFging the
Eues. hilL I'm rsss ~ ether members
sf sle family ~ either employees driv-
.re rI,s- same machine. that supplement
faTy urauses might g. issued az half
fts r,>t ~ the original license. In
rtber uuul>. the license should show
tE. uumter and make of the machine
~H tiat u ra~e person in authority
s- s.sl fsr tisF presentation ~ a license
s...s Uat5rr could easily ~ decided that
lhs rsr~nu WAS driving the machine Tor
vrirt br had been given q license.
f1auHegr~ who drive ears continually
should is. rsgu.red O. PAS am annual d.
.ausa fee az s. which should eutitie
she chauffeur to drive ans make ~ ear.
- am satisfied ihat b. this license
system were introduced into NiScon-
Elm thrns would be- az once a minimiz-
lu= ~ automobile accidents. This H.
.ru~e Us, Gould quite prOperly be- used
EDr county PARIS. planting az trees and
-rrlhhery alongside ~ roads 20 pre-
vent snow blockade building highways
in and through state parks and for
other purposes directiy connected with
highway improvements.
Wisconsin win have over $4,000
meter vehicles this YAK. This fact in
dicates somewhat the fund that viii
A. received from licenses
For Seapporsionina Districts
Senator Bird offered a Joint resolu-
zion creating a joint committee for the
Vrork ~ ueapporti0nlng the legislative
lconEressfonal districts ~ the state
pursuant 20 law under the census Of
10-0. the committee "a. consist q three
senator's and I've assemblymen- The
senators are 10 BE- chosen BY the sen
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