Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-15
seeka Vets school Aid Extension.

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legislature by Assemblyman Ethan B.
Miner, New Richmond
"The amendment of the statute will
not mean any extra expense to the
state" Mr.. Miner stated, "as the
money is collected and available.
Many Legion posts and veterans
throughout the state have been I'M
able to take advantage of the pro-
visions of the act by the time limit
as previously set and this amendment
merely lengthens that time one year
so that no deserving person will lose
out on the advantages of the act"
The law expired Feb. 1 SO far as it
related to local classes but will con
tinue until July 1, 1924, for free cor
respondence instruction and full time
education in the higher institutions.
Vets Are Losing Hope.
The "wets" have practically aban-
doned hope of repeating the Severson
dry law at this session Of the legfs-
lature.
This was indicated when Senator
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prohibition leader in the upper house,
introduced two bills to cut out two
alleged objections to the state dry
measure.
Under one of the Gettelman bills,
the provision of the Severson law
which requires physicians ito pay a
$40 fee to write liquor prescriptions
would be repealed. The second bill
would repeal the clause requiring
dealers in soft drinks to pay $50 a
year.
THE Volstead act does not require
doctors to pay any money to the
federal government to write prescrip-
tions," declared Mr.. Gettelman, "and
the state law should conform with it.
Little grocers and soft drink dealers
should not be assessed $50 a year.
Often, they don't sell $50 worth of
beverages in that time"
Inasmuch as Senator Gettelman is
the author of a bill to repeal the
! Severson law, his move to simply
amend it is regarded as significant.
No hearing has yet been held on his
bill to kill the law altogether. A re-
port that the Gettelman bills were
framed following a conference Of wet
legislators, was not confirmed.
Will Probe Operating Expense.
The operating expense of all state
institutions will be the highest in
their history in 1928, in some in
stances more than so per cent more
than in 1913, when costs were at high
wartime levels, according to estimates
furnished the legislature. Why costs
are so high this year will be one of
the principal points of investigation
followed by the governors visiting
committee which this week begins a
tour of inspection of state institutions.
The committee is made up of mem
bers of the state senate and assembly.
Simmons Case Starts Inquiry.
AS an outgrowth of the controversy
between Gov. Blaine and z. G. Sim
mons, president of the Simmons
Manufacturing Co., Kenosha, over
Wisconsin taxes and other legislation
said to be hostile to industry, Assem-
blyman Thomas Duncan, Milwaukee,
has introduced a resolution in tie
legislature requesting the tax COM
mission to advise the state whether
its revenue laws have unduly bur-
dened industry.
The Simmons Co. announced last
week it would move its offices from
Kenosha to New York city and Chi
cago, because of the alleged hostile
attitude of the Blaine administration
and the legislature toward industry.
Sets Time Limit for Remarriage.
The guilty party in divorce action
in Wisconsin could not remarry with
in five years, unless it be to the per-
son divorced and then only upon a
certifcation Of his good conduct,
bill introduced in the Legislature by
Assenlblyman Lawrence Zimmerman,
Milwaukee, provides.
The judge of the court where the
divorce was granted would have to
certify to the good conduct of the di-
vorcee during the five years subse-
quent to the granting of the decree.
A violation of this act, according to
the bill, would be punishable by fine
of not more than 81 900 or Jail SEN
tence of not more than three years
or both.
A bill to amend the statutes re1at-
ing to the taxation of railroads, street
railways and telegraph companies,
changing the distribution of the taxes
collected, was introduced by Assem-
blyman w. A. Freehoff, Waukesha.
Under provisions of the bill the state
would retain 20 per cent of the rev.
enue, 20 per cent would be distributed
to the counties and SO per cent to the
towns, cities and villages where the
property is located.
Pedestrians walking on the public
highways of the state outside of the
city limits are required to keep on
the left hand side of the road and step
off the highway upon the approach
of car from the opposite direction