The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-03-19

passed, and which allows all Of the
fines collected to go into the county
treasury. He urged that all county
boards watch the progress of that bill
and take advantage of it's provisions II
it is enacted into law.
In a stirring address before the con-
vention Senator Barber pleaded for
more intelligent attitude end apprecla-
ton of the tax problems of the state.
Wants Eugencis Law Enacted.
'In all of the years I have spent at
Madison" he declared, II have heard
many speakers talk about the high
taxes in the state. But not one have
ever heard get up and talk about the
real cause of the high taxes. This Is
the cause: throughout the state there
are institutions for the mental de-
fectives, the diseased, the incuvables.
The state of Wisconsin is engaged IN
raising detectives and criminals. These
are increasing in our institutions 10
per cent a year. In the last Ia years
there have been Ia new institutions
to care for these. There is the cause
of your high taxes. AS long as you
continue to raise that kind of people
so long will your taxes be high. There
are statutes on the books prohibiting
the breeding of all but pure-blooded
cattle. Dairy and cattle associations
throughout the state spend immense
sums Of money improving their breeds
of cattle. But what is done to improve
the breeding of human beings? II the
people Of this state don't put law
on the books prohibiting improper
mating of human beings | predict that
by 1927 you may be asked to dig down
into your pockets for two billion dol
lars in tax money. And that's no idle
dream.
an the last 80 years there has been
great improvement in all lines OF en-
deavor, in dairying, education, indus
try, sciences, agriculture. But nothing
has been done to improve the human
race. If you want to reduce your taxes
raise pure looded boys and girls and
let only such kind inter-marry and
you'll stop filling up these institutions.
The women of this state are in favor
of a eugenics examination before they
marry. But the men are not And
two of the strongest opponents to
new engenics law which would provide
that men submit to physical examl-
nations before they marry are your
two assemblymen from Kenosha coun-
ty. Every county judge in the state
feels that we ought to have it on our
statutes to prohibit the wrong kind of
marriage And we must do something
to keep the $500 to 1000 people from
running out of our state to get married
each year"
Following the addresses of the af-
ternoon the board resolved itself into
a committee of the whole for round
table discussions. Among other things
were discussed the various taxation
problems Of the local boards, home
rule for counties, dance hall ordinan-
ces, regulation Of county highways and
other matters of Importance to county
boards generally. The experiences of
the various boards were exchanged for
the benefit of ALL
Late in the afternoon two resolu-
tions were introduced and ordered
turned over to the resolutions COM
mittee for consideration and report at
later session. This committee as
appointed by President Davis consists
Of J. A. Bardon, Douglas county; }.
A, Morris, Chippewa county; W. A.
Bacon, Kenosha county; j. r. Jones,
Jr., Racine county; and /. j. Thompson,
Washburn county.
One Of these resolutions was sub
mitted by the Racine county board as
the result of recent meeting of that
board, favoring the enactment of APP
propriate legislation which would or
der the licensing of all motor vehicle
drivers by the state.
Fond du Lac county offered reso-
luton seeking enactment of legisla-
tion which would increase the taxes
on motor buses and motor freight
lines engaged in business as common
carriers. The resolution asks "that
the state law be so amended that APP
plicants for auto licenses besides stat
ing their route shall also state pre-
cinct residences" and further recon-
mended that "the penalty be increased
for reckless driving or operating auto
mobiles while intoxicattd; and any
person so convicted shall not be al
lowed to drive car without a permit
from the court in which convicted, and
that for second offense, his license
be revoked for period of six months.
Delegates from over 40 county
boards are present at the sessions
which are continuing today and tomor-
row. Over 100 persons are in attend
ance. The entire county boards of RAJ