Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-04-16

stenographers and teachers must
pay a tax on all they earn above
$500. A single person earning
$1,000 must pay 1 per cent on $500
of this amount of. 81 for the privi-
lege of earning a living, because
by the time these persons have met
their social standards and obliga-
tons, they have earned nothing
over living"
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Back in 1888 or whereabouts a
thrifty young man, Francis E. Nc
Govern, student in the university,
was getting board fer himself free
by running the 'McKinnon Club"
in the Latin quarter, "and", says
he, 81 got the rate down to $210 a
week for the boys-or an average
of 10 cents a meal, and we lived
we'll too" he added with conviction.
Some six years before | did the
buying for that identical club,
though for an entirely different
crew Of boys, and gave them a good
substantial living at $3.50 a week
or bit under nine cents a meal
Idling in the lobby of the Lorraine
the other evening Governor Meow
ern and | reminesced enjoyably ov-
er these old McKinnon club days.
An interesting circumstance assO-
ciated with the club was that the
wealthiest young fellows jim the
university were members, living
thus economically in order to have
more money to devote to the girls.
Charley Frat, whose father was
president of a big Racine bank, was
one of these gallant chaps. Among
ether eliminates who throve on our
plain but wholesome diet were
Charles r. Boardman of Oshkosh
destined to become brigadier gen.
eraI in France, and Arch Churchj
now a distinguished medical spec
ialist in Chicago. How much
really did to give these fellows
hardy constitutions by Spartan
menus may only be surmised. No
doubt Frank McGovern uncon
sciousIy did a lot of tougheningl of
his eliminates too. an q.
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Farmers in the assembly may
save Wisconsin from the imported
experimentation with old-age
doles. In truth, the assemblElis
today the conservative branch. Note
by what a narrow margin the, adj
tax bill squeezed
through that house. Farmers,
many of whom even though prog
ressives, voice objection to what
they call "city relief legislation,
unemployment insurance and old
age pensions all paternalistic,
socialistic, idealistic. To get a dole
under the pending bill, person
must be over 20 years of age; must
have an annual income of less than
1865 and have no legal relatives
who can support him, and must
have been a resident of Wisconsin
for at least fifteen years CT more.
Dole granted cannot exceed 81 a
day.
Argument for the bill is summed |
up thus: In Wisconsin in 1928 there
were 48 county and four city poor
houses. The total inmate pOpula-
ton was 1920, 1906 men and Ala
women. The actual cost of main
tanning these people amounted APP
to $509,60 or an aver
age of $50 per capita per week
from the superinten- |
dents of426 county almshouses, in
licate that there were 1,04S persons
or 6O.g per cent of the total num-
Der of inmates 20 years of age or
over. About $50 of these would
be eligible of pensions. If the av-
erage weekly pension to each of I
these eligibles is $4.6S per week,
hen the rs counties would save
S56.624 under the bill. So at least
goes the claim. Old age pensions
would cost Milwaukee county $780,
1870 per year less, it is asserted,
han poorhouse relief costs. The
greatest saving to counties would
De, it is claimed, on outdoor relief.
The actual cost of outdoor relief for
1928 amounted to some 100000.
Figures from the Wisconsin tax
fer 1928 show that 81 out
If the II counties in the state spent
S125,966.S1 for administration OF
,utdoor relief. All of which is at
east interesting, even IL farmers
still regard the scheme with sus-
1icion.
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A bill in the Nebraska legislature
S calculated to put the clamps on
as far as court trials
ire concerned. 1t forbids the pub
ication of any part of the testi-I
nony or other detailed information