Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-09

Iully QlScuSS6Q, the 1actS necessary TO
carry out these pledges fully pre-
pared and presented, and specific leg
islation in accordance Herewith pre-
sented."
Has New Type Eugenic Law
A new type of eugenics law which
would do away with the necessity of
ante-nuptial physical examinations is
to be proposed by Senator John Schu-
mann, Watertown he announces. SEN
ator Schumann said that he intends
to ask forT reconsideration of the vote
by which the senate killed the Spoor
bill repeating the existing eugenics
statute, that has been in force since
1913.
Under his proposed law, both the
prospective groom and the prospective
bride would be required to sign
statement under oath, before issuance
of marriage license, that they were
free from venereal diseases. Should
it prove after marriage that either
had misrepresented themselves, the
fact could be used as evidence in OBJ
tanning divorce, should the proposed
Schumann bill become a statute.
''This plan should prove acceptable
to all of those interested in eugenics
legislation" Senator Schumann said.
1T gives no basis for religious OBJ.
lection and would prove fully as eff
fective as the present method of
examination. The moral effect would
deter persons affected with these OBJ
jectionable diseases from being mar
ried."
Governors Signature Makes Laws
A number of bills became laws with
signatures of Gov. John J. Blaine.
One of these is the Kamke bill pro-
viding that only five per cent instead
of 10 of the previous vote for the
governor of the party before a can
didate in the primary can have his
name placed on the ballot at election
time. Last state election the Demo-
cratic party was wiped out because
no candidate could pool enough votes
to have his name placed on the bal
lot. The bill was introduced by AS
semblyman Richard Kamke, only
Democrat in the Wisconsin legisla-
ture.
The Goodman bill providing that all
tractors must have suitable tenders
over the drive wheels also was signed
by the governor.
The Summerville bill signed pro-
vides that counties, towns and cities
can offer bounties of 25 cents each on
ground hogs or wood chucks.
A bill by the joint committee on
finance appropriates $4,000 to the
Wisconsin Mining school for opera
ton.
The governor also signed the A. E.
Smith bill changing the name of coun-
ty training schools to county rural
normal schools.
Bill Asks Forest Fire Prevention
Forest fire prevention is one of the
biggest problems confronting Wiscon-
sin today. Assemblyman Blomberg of
Price county declared in advocating
his bill on the subject before the as
sembly state affairs committee. No
one opposed the bill.
prevention and suppression of for
est fires is an essential part of our
reforestation program" he said
Thousands of dollars and years of
labor spent in rehabilitating our for
ests can be wiped out in one day as
result of one match carelessly
thrown into the brush. Immediate
action is imperative"
Mr.. Blomberg's bill would empower
the conservation commission to estab-
fish as many as eight fire protection
districts in the state, each to be in
charge of a warden or forest ranger.
The ranger or warden would be au-
thorized to establish lookout towers,
telephone lines and provide tools for
fire fighting. The bill would further
make any person responsible for
forest fire liable for the damage done,
and would require tractors operating
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fire preventive devices.
The assembly engrossed without
opposition the Miller bill creating the
public education memorial fund.-
from money paid into the state treas
ury as inheritance taxes. Interest on
the fund would be used to support the
public school system.
The senate voted to cut the maxi
mum hours of work for women from
10 hours day and 55 hours a week
to nine hours day and so hours
week, by concurrence in the Olsen
bill, already passed by the assembly.
The measure now goes to Gov. Blaine.
Gov John J. Blaine has signed the
Warden bill giving five-sixths of
jury in civil cases power to give
verdict. The governor has already
signed bill giving five jurors power