Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11


leave the censorship to the state ad.
mipistrative board, headed by the gov
ernor, giving the board the power to
rule out all pictures showing criminal
and immoral acts.
Senator Penney has advanced the
income tax compromise idea. II being
to have the federal government whack
up income tax collections with the
states from which they are received.
thus having only the one tax to col
lect for both nation and state.
Numerous new bills continue to be
offered both In the senate and house.
Among the most interesting OF them are
two offered by Senator Hayes to make
Good Friday q public and school hol-
iday. thus permitting the churches
the opportunity to make II q greater
church day. Senator Hayes says the
bills are prompted by the fact that
there Is a growing observance of the
day and in Detroit this year there is
to be a public cessation Of work for
three hours on Good Friday. willis
special public services are being held.
Dealers Oppose Label Bill.
Charging that the passage Of the
Henzie bill, requiring labels stating
the contents of merchandise sold by
retail dealers Of this state would be
discriminatory against Michigan man
ufacturers. the Michigan Msnufactur-
ers association has protested the pas
sage OF the measure.
Fred L. Woodwork. state food and
drug commissioner, will aek the leg
islature to enact q law requiring pack
ers to stamp their names OH all can
ned goods. Such measure would
enable the department to trace quick
ly the source OF impure or dangerous
food supplies, Mr.. Woodwork points
out, and avoid delays such as have
been encountered in the recent inves-
tigation OF poisoned food.
Two changes in the judicial records
Of the state are proposed in bill In
troduced in the senate by Senator
Hicks, Owosso. Huron and Sanilac
counties would comprise the 24th and
Lapeer and Tuscola counties the ~
circuits.
Rep. Mcdonald, Houghton, has sub
mitted q bill that would place the
maximum compensation for workmen
under the compensation act at 66 2-3
per cent of their weekly salary.
Rep. Townsend, Jackson, introduc-
ed a concurrent resolution In the
house proposing a merger Of the hom.
eopathtc hospital with the General
hospital at the University Of Michi-
gan. The resolution states that only
a patients are now housed in the
homeopathic hospital, making the op-
ersting expense of the spacious build
ing too high.
New County Government Plan.
The latest idea In governmental re-
form which has appeared In the leg.
islature 10 one which smbodiss q plan
for administrative boards for counties.
patterned to some extent after the
new state administrative board.
1t would be made optional with the
counties az to its adoption. that Quss-
tion to be decided by the boards Of
supervisors.
This plan IL offered a. . substitute
for the county commission government
idea which has been Agiroting for
some time and 10 expected to be pro-
posed at this legislative session. The
new board would absorb some county
ofices and abolish boards OF auditors
in counties having them. A tentative
bill has been drafted and will prob
ably be introduced in the senate by
Senator Thomas II. McNaughton. Kent
county.
The administrative board would
consist of three members appointed
by the board Of supervisors at salaries
of not less than $1,000 year each.
Charles J. Leland. secretary of
state, has been named vice-chairman
Of the board and Fred Griswoid will
head the boards accounting bureau.
Regular meetings will be held each
Tuesday morning and Wednesday af.
ternoon. The Governor may call
special conferences at any time.
From the sale of farm products
from state farms the state expects
during the fiscal year OF 1s21-22 to re-
ceive revenue OF approximately
$500, 900.
In a statement OF estimated general
purpose revenues, compiled by the bud
get commission. the anticipated reven-
ue for the coming fiscal year is placed
at 33.3ss.6-6.
Fund Requests Too High.
Attacking tho 81 100000 emergency
requests which tho various depart
ments and institutions have made to
cover continuation work during the
remaining Ave months Of the fiscal
year, the administrative board at It's
first meeting held this week looped
$4,000 OF the requests Of the nrtt
four departments taken up.
The biggest cut was made In the
amount asked by the board of the
Boys Industrial school when investi-
CATION OF the facts presented In con-
nection with an estimate of $4,000
convinced the board that S30,500 would
take care of the institutions needs