Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
Senate Defeats saohtIsn sII


With the defeat in the senate RI y.
Sachtjen bill, repeating the search ana
Seizure clause Of the Severso1 a.,
and the adoption in the assembly -
the Czerwinsh beer resolution -
fight Of the vets for recognition como.
to an end. and the opportunity is ~.
fered for an inventory.
The Sachtjen bill was defeated af,s.
sharp debate, and after vets had vain.
ly unanswered to save some portfo,
Of the measure. The roll call va.
always the same, drys PRESERVING
solid front. Including the pairs. tba
vote was 10 to IA.
The only thing the vets have an.
tanned in the present session is tba
Czerwinsh resolution, which memo.
rallies congress 80 to amend -bs
Volstead act as to allow the marufsc.
ture, sale and use of beer for oao,
sumption in homes and places Of abads
of as high an alcoholic content as NAV
be possible within the meaning Of the
Eighteenth amendment to the cons+l.
tuition Of the United States"
The resolution states nothing AZ f,
percentage of alcoholic content Of the
proposed beer, and after the demand
for light wines had been stricken ont
drys did not seriously oppose IT.. It
was adopted, "A to 81, in the assembly.
The lower house had passed tbs
Sachtjen bill So to SO. 1t provides for
the annulment of the present clause
that officers can secure warrants n
search homes ION information and he.
lief" The bill also prescribed drastic
penalties for perjury by officers in
swearing out warrants. Sachtiep's
contention was that the measure onlv
made the state law conform to the
provisions of the Volstead law where
as the law now is more strict.
Ford Reveals Water Power Plans
Henry Ford plans TO invest millions
of dollars in the development of water
power sites in northern Wisconsin and
in the erection of branch plants that
will give employment to thousands Of
men and women.
Revelations of the "auto kings"
plans were given before a joint legis.
lative finance committee by Russ A.
Walter, Detroit, personal representa-.
tive of Mr.. Ford, who appeared in op-
position to the Eber water power bill.
In opposing the Eber measure,
which would hold up development OF
water power sites in Wisconsin BY
private parties for six years while the
railroad commission completed a sur.
vey. Mr.. Walter disclosed that Mr..
Ford already holds options on several
properties and is planning to absorb
others.
At the same time it was intimated
that purchases by Mr.. Ford Of the
| Green Bay & Western railroad, run
ming from Green Bay to La Crosse.
also was being considered This line
would be electrified through the de-
velopment of water power properties,
| it was said.
| Mr. Walters was asked whether Mr.
Ford in the next six years planned TO
enter the water power development in
Wisconsin on a large scale.
Il would say that is the plan hs
replied "Mr Ford, I believe, had that
in mind when he sent me here to OBJ
pose this bill"
Lotus Now Protected Flower
The American lotus became a pro
tected flower in Wisconsin with the
governors signature to a COMMITTEES
on state affairs bill, making it an Of
| Tense punishable by six months I'M
prisonment to destroy lotus plants
The new law provides that any per
son who shall wilfully cut, root up,
sever, injure, destroy, remove or carry
away from public property or public
waters or from property Of another,
without permission, or shall wilfully
sell or expose for sale any American
lotus so obtained, shall be punished by
Imprisonment of not more than SIX
months in jail or by fine"
The conservation commission is in
structed to mark places where lotus
are found, warning persons against
| destruction
This plant, formerly abundant in the
state, is said to be disappearing.