Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

/ aDie lntertude IN the stern process
es of law-making. However, on
another occasion few years ago
+ recall member, suddenly sum
mcned home, requesting that an
other sign pair with him on a Vi
tai bill, and was refused, the con.
drct Of 8 common csd.
2. commits rnst ~ spNoirr96 Ia
eo1siaer the adftsiility OF e1ect;tg
an administration building in Mil
waukee- branch capital as
the resolution audaciouslt stated.
That phrase was quickly excised,
then the proposition accorded ap-
| prevail. 1t seems, the state pays
$4,000 in rentals at Milwaukee
but one may fear, if it enters upon
a CONSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM of the
kind indicated, that interest. and
maintenance soon will equal any
rental likely TO be paid. 1t was not
unnatural that Henry ElIenheckeF
OF Marathon, should} dryly suggest,
if any branch capitols are In pros
pect, that central Wisconsin In
I the vicinity of his baiiiwick could
supply Incompatible sites.
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! A strong feeling exists that means
/ are demanded to protect motorists
from captious annoyance. In some
/ localities road cops pocket COM
missions on fines levied--and ir
resistable premium on hiding to
| trap travellers. Even where such
commissions are not authorized
! what prevents equal zeal, il an I'M
Outstanding exists between justice
| OF the peace and cop for q division
! Of fees-or spoils? 1t probably
happens also that not infreQuently
autoists are hailed to q distant JUS
! tice in order TO augment mileage
/
charges. Much complaint is heard
especially from harassed motorists
in the area from Oshkosh to
Beaver Dam. Cops should be uni
formed. They should be more In
terested in regulating traffic by
presence and warning that by sum
marily arresting. SO critics con-
tend. Autoists have been stopped
by officers in closed cars. They
may be taken for bandits and may
/ get shot, u senate committee was
! warned. Milwaukee police author
tiles argue that it was&"just .ridi-
] culous" 20 require uniforms on
read patrolmen. No trouble with
( the authorities if drivers merely
respect speed laws, casually OBJ
serve these metropolitan gentry.
| Motor clubs arc widely warning
visitors to avoid various localities
where 'pernicious activity pre-,
vails-and that hurts. Solons
would like to outlaw fee splitting
but it seems somewhat improb-
abe that they will sanction patrol
uniforming, though the idea has
much to commend it. Road cops
should have a more respectful sta
tus than that of spies and trap
pors.
*%
Private detective agepties ann
special police would be- regulated
by the provisions of o bill which
has passed the sen'ate.gIt istspon :
sored by Senator P:1lRsay; Afilpall- =
kee. socialist Naturally 1t has the
.Ebacking of the Wisconsin fesis "a :
ton of labor since 1t Is designed
to restrict the activities OF rriy@ts
police during strIkessand loebonts.
X Is 90
+ AHgemblyman Ethan p. MINER or
ST. Crolx county does not believe
in the state spongtng on .pablfsh-
ers, hence he proposes. Tint they
be paid not $125 fiat, as now, Tor
issuing so-called law. supplements
but on the circulation, thus, $500
for circulation up 10 800; $3.50 up
TO 1000; $500 up TO 1890; $3.50
'over / 500 OF circulation. AS the
/ situation is today publishers OF
weekly papers having large cir
/ culations simply cannot buy and
/ distribute the supplements except
/ at a loss, and so refuse TO handle
them at all. Few papers, indeed
find them Of much profit, Now 1t
/ is for editors to convince the print
| ing committee of the assembly OF
the justice OF the proposed in
crease. am in 4 position to know
from personal experience extend
ing over several decades that law
supplements often have occasloned
actual loss to many persons having
10 do with them, particularly the
printing jobbers. The MINER bin
includes dailies no less than week
lies. The committee hearing is set
for 2 p. m, March %.