Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-01
ALL EDUCATIONAL
BILLS ARE KILLED
Proposed Changes Defeated by
Badger Legislators.
BLAINE vEToEs FLOUR BILL
Governor Points Out Reason for Dis
approval Is to obviate Fraud
Expected TO Sign Dry
Measure Soon.

will adjourn without making any
change in the educational system of
the state.
At the beginning of the session
there seemed to be a general move
ment for a change of the educational
board. All of these plans have been
defeated. The farmer members de-
sired representation on the board of
regents of the university and normal
schools. Their bin passed the senate,
but was killed in assembly by large
vote. The Olson bill to repeal the
state board of education was killed
by nearly 2 to / vote. The Skogmo
bill for the consolidation of all big
educational boards met death in the
senate. The whole movement for a
change in the administration of efuca-
tional laws collapsed with the closing
days of the session.
! Governor Blaine is expected to sign
the dry bill before the end of the
week. He expects the bill win reach
him Thursday. As he views it, this
bill will permit the manufacture of
home brew, wines, and beer that are
not offered for sale The drys claim
that it is an air-tight prohibition
measure and 1t will probably require
a decision of the Supreme court to
settle the legal controversy. The whole
argument hinges around the meaning
Of the word 'manufacture." Governor
Blaine's contention is that the manu-
facture of intoxicating liquors means
for commercial purposes. The drys
claim that it means for commercial
purposes and for home purposes. 1t
is probable that test suit viii be
of this section of the law.
A move to kill the Arnold bill dou-
blins. inheritance tax rates in the state
has failed and the bill now goes to
the governor.
The Higgins rent regulation bill for
statewide jurisdiction was killed in
the senate, II to z. Senators Ridge
way, Buck. Huber, and Skogmo at
tackled the bin as being too important
to pass on the last day of the session.
Reconsideration was given on the
resolution for a joint committee to in
vestigate the needs of the extension
division Of the university in Milwau-
kee for a new building. After recon
sderation. the resolution was adopted
without a roll call.
The upper house killed a resolution
for a committee to investigate the
feasibility of the establishment of a
state-owned cement plant.
j Governor Blaine has vetoed the as
sembly bill providing for the artificial
bleaching of -four.
81 am convinced that artificially
bleached flour makes it possible to per-
petrate fraud upon the user of
flour" said Governor Blaine. For in
stance. 7 am reliably Informed that 1t
Is possible to take the whitest part
of the grain MP to as high as 20 per
cent, which can be used in the manu-
facture of natural white flour, While
the remaining flour can be so bieached
that the difference in the grades can
not be detected.
'There are different grades of
wheat, and in the milling of the sew
eral grades of wheat. the bleaching
process will produce a flour from
which the Inferior wheat, in appear
ance no doubt Just as desirable as
flour made from higher-priced grain,
and the less desirable wheat may be
ground with others so that the flour
made therefrom through the bleaching
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.pearance of the -four
"Wheat may contain certain impuri-
ties. and such wheat. of course. brings
a less price to the farmer: vet. when
such wheat is ground into flour AMI
artificially bleached. Il may have the
same appearance and the -four may
sell at the same price as flour made
from clean. pure wheat.
'This possibility of fraud or decep-
zion obtains with respect to artifieially
hleached flour. Besides. as l have
pointed out. the quality of the flour
can be determined by the experienced
baker and bread maker by reason of
its color.
"In the artificial bleaching process,
the inferiority OF the wheat and flour
can be covered no, and am informed
there Is no known method Of detecting
the presence of deleterious substance
of the inferior quality of wheat used
in bleached flour. In my opinion, this
bill promotes the possibility Of con-
ceallng inferior grains and inferior
-four"
Refuses 20 Reconsider Vote.
The house during the past week re
fused to reconsider the vote by which
II killed the Skogmo bill for the es-
Enlistment of public utility districts
and empowering towns and cities to
buy street car and interurban lines.
The assembly concurred in the bin
adding more territory 10 the newly
created town of Harding in Lincoln
county so there would be a sufficient
number Of qualified electors to trans