Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-31
Would La TraveIIna saIesnen.


Assemblyman Antoine Holly, Kewau-
nee county, is the author Of two meas
ures which he claims viii raise be-
tween 100000 and 100000 for
the state, if put into effect.
One Of the Holly bills would ta1
every travelling salesman who uses
an automobile in calling on his trade
SIS a year. The other measure would
impose a fee of from $40 to $40 upon
| persons living outside the state, who
maintain summer cottages in Wis
consin.
There are thousands of travelling
men in the state, who use our state
roads and yet only pay the $40 auto
mobile license fee" declared Mr..
Holly 4 think it no more than right
that they should pay a substantial tax
to the state. We now assess peddlers
good sum and these men should be
put under the same classification.
+ "On the other hand, there are hun
dreds of tourists who maintain cot
tages in this state ard use Wisconsin
roads TO reach item and yet don't
even pay for an automobile license.
We can reach these people by taxing
+ their cottages according to the value
of the property. | also am working
on plan to tax outside tourists who
rent places in the state"
! Mr.. Holly is author of another bill
to prevent any firm from granting ex-
elusive sales rights in any territory
/ in Wisconsin.
Assembly Kills Three Auto Bills.
Motorists of the state may rejoice
to learn that three measures calculat-
/ ed to increase the tax burden of auto
mobile owners have been defeated, all
three killed in the assembly.
The bills killed were the Peterson
/ bill, providing all persons driving cars
must be licensed, and no licenses
were to be granted anyone under, 16.
/ Older persons were to be required to
demonstrate their mental and physical
/ fitness to drive. Bill No. 288, requir-
ing every motorist to supply himself
with a certificate of title at a cost of
81. and Bill No 299A, permitting reg
istration only Of persons carrying at
least $500 liability insurance.
Drys viii Ask Referendum.
The bill for a referendum to show
public sentiment on the Eighteenth
amendment will be brought into the
/ legislature, according to 3. n. Hicks.
! F. ayigiotftya o,,,pgo1 fnr fbr. Anti Ca1oap
league. Mr.. Hicks says he is certain
the drys will carry the state on this
/ proposal and since the vets have got
ten cold feet on the matter of direct
appeal to the voters, the drys will in
sist on it.
The bill will call for a vote in the
spring election in 1924, in advance OF
the autumn national and state cleo
tons II will settle the wet and dry
argument in the state. Mr. Hicks de-
clares and after winning it, the drys
expect TO elect dry legislature with
4 a direct mandate to make prohibition
reality. The bill win probably be
introduced by a committee of the SEN
ate.
Health Board to Control BARRIERS.
The administration OF the barber
/ law, regulating the sanitation of shops
and qualifications of workers, will re-
main in the state board of health,
/ through action by the assembly. A
bill to create separate board, indie
pendent of the state health board, was
killed without debate.
Prior to 1915 BARRIERS we've licensed
/ by a separate board responsible to ne
other state agency and with htiie SUI
poryision of its work. Sponsors Of
the present law, which vests control
in the state board of health, cite that
/ increased qualifications OF workers
and higher standards OF sanitation
were adopted The barber division
/ of the board IS supported by fees,
with inspectors covering the entire
state
BY vote of So to "a. the assembly
advanced the Tucker bill. backed by
/ the Socialists, to repeal the act by
which county supervisors are elected
as nonpartsans and to restore the
Ilaw under which they were chosen on
party ballots This measure would
/ N some districts be a help to So
cialist candidates who would contest
against u divided vote for and So
cialist candidates on the Republican
land Democratic tickets