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A. L. FONTAINE, Publisher. WOOED REPEAL I ED GEES LAW Assemblyman Pellier Believes Act Should Be Killed. OPPOSED TO PHYSICAL TEST Senate Passes Measure Authorizing Municipalities to Establish and liberate Plants for Distribu tion of Milk. Madison. —Assemblyman Peltier has Introduced u bill to repeal the eugenics marriage law enacted :u the 1913 ses sion of the legislature. Peltier be lieves that there should he no physical examinations and that the law which has been on the statute books for the last eight years should be immediately repealed. Assemblyman Weittenhiller intro duced m bill which would compel all people who get married outside of the state but who intend to make Wiscon sin their home to submit to the physi cal examination, and there is some discussion to include women, as well. It is believed that this provision of the law will b£ strengthened rather .than weakened at this session of the legislature. The senate passed the Beyer bill au thorizing municipalities to establish and operate plants for the preparation and distribution of milk. The bill passed without opposition. Senator Dennhardt’s bill providing official markers for the trunk lines of the state highway system and prohib iting tlie use of any advertising mat ter within the highway limits was also passed. A bill to increase slightly the amount allowed the state for the burial of deceased inmates of insane asylums was passed by the senate. Two hills to permit expansion of the medical corps of the National Guard and to allow the sale of present ar mory sites were advanced to engross ment. The Skogmo hill permitting town boards to appropriate SIOO upon rec ommendation of the department of ag riculture for fighting insects, pests and plant diseases, without calling a spe cial town meeting, was advanced to engrossment. Declaring that an effort should be made to build up the stale life insur ance law In Wisconsin, the assembly advanced the Polokowski bill which would increase the fees which a per son will receive for writing a state life policy. The state life fund was established in 1911 and provides that policies may he Issued upon the lives of citizens of Wisconsin for not ex ceeding SI,OOO each. Because only 35 policies were written during the past two years. Assemblyman Polokowski Introduced the bill increasing the fee from 25 cents to $5, plus 10 per cent of the premium. The bill was recom mended for death by the house insur ance committees. A hot debate devel oped over the measure on the floor. It was disclosed that the fund now has 53G policy holders and it was stated that this bill would greatly build up the fund. The house reversed the ac tion of the committee and advanced the bill by a vot* of 53 to 8. The assembly killed the Fifield bill to require the licensing of master painters and decorators. It sent back to the committee for further hearing the Higgins lull giving the state the right to claim unclaimed bank depos its. It is said there are thousands of dollars in the banks of this state which have never been claimed by the own ers. The house concurred in the bill for the Dunn coupon ballot. This law was placed on the statute books main years ago at the request of Mr. Dunn of La Crosse. The assembly was noti fied that Ira W. Parker, of Markesan had been elected to the assembly in the place of Samuel Owens, deceased. Assemblymen J. R. Farr, Price coun ty. and Thomas H. Conway, Milwau kee, are behind the joint resolution which passed the lower house, provid ing for the appointment of a special legislative committee to investigate the matter of establishing state parks at The Dells and in Price and Sawyer counties. The resolution is now in the hands of the senate committee on state affairs and is expected to have a hearing within ten days. “The proposed Northern Lakes park contains about 8,000 to 8,500 acres of truly wonderful land in Price and Sawyer counties,” declared Mr. Farr. “Most of it is in Sawyer county. It also contains approximately 1,500 acres of water, making a total of ap proximately 10,000 acres which the slate should by all means acquire as soon as possible. “The tract contains what probably is the largest virgin forest remaining in the state, containing hemlock, pine, maple and elm of great value,” he said. Solons Ask Raise. Members of the Wisconsin legis lature have not given up the fight which has been waged for the past 25 years to secure an increase In their salaries. The senate has advanced the Czerwinski bill pro viding for an increase in salaries of from SSOO to $1,500 for the session. Members of the lower house of the legislature are elected for a two-year term and the members of the upper house are elected for a four-year term. The salary is paid In biennial install ments WOOD COUNTY REPORTER. Heads Milwaukee Detectives. A grand jury investigation of the Milwaukee detective bureau and a shakeup and reorganization of the detective force of the police department loomed up at the close of the sensational battle between John T. Sullivan, former captain of detectives, and Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, in which the mayor forced Sullivan to submit a second resignation and to leave his of fice. At the same time it became known that the Sullivan control of the detective bureau ceased to exist when Detective Harry McCrory, who had been relegated to an obscure position in the North side station district about live years ago by Sullivan, was named acting captain of detectives. Mr. Mc- Crory will take over the captain’s of fice. Sullivan’s resignation and Cap lain McCrory’s temporary appoint ment were the climaxes in a day re plete with sensations. Late in the day it became apparent that only one part of the lid bad been pried off and that developments which may transpire within the next few days may involve other members of the detective force, some of whom may come under the surveillance of a federal grand jury for their alleged participation in the illicit liquor traffic. Other resignations are expected, it was said in official cir cles. Some of these are expected as the result of the departure of Sullivan, while others are expected from some members of the department who are certain that they are under the surveil lance of the mayor and the members of the tire and police commission. Votes Against Hanson Bill. At the recent hearing on the Hanson measure, industry and— re tail business showed that abolishing of the personal property offset would cripple business in Wisconsin at a time when restoration of confidence was never more important to the gen eral welfare of the slate. The recoin mendation o' t lie taxation committee indicates that arguments advanced b\ business men from-s Milwaukee and elsewhere made a deep impression on the legislaiure. Economy fairly romped through li.e assembly on J’uesday. No,lung could have been more expressive of legislative response to the public demand for retrenchment than t le decisive man - er on which the house killed bills increasing 'appropri ations for farm organizations. It was conceded on all sides that these votes reflected the temper of the assembly against boosted budgets, no matter from what source requests for more money may come. The amount of money involved in the hills sent to the legislative graveyard was insignificant, as appropriations go, little more than •$7,000, In fact, but the attitude of the house was considered highly signifi cant of what appear.., to be a general understanding not to allow increased appropriations. Should this rule hold good as the session goes on, some of the more important financial ineas uies, including those providing funds for the University of Wisconsin, nor mal schools and other state institu tions, may be slashed to the amounts allowed two years ago. Supreme Court Decisions. The need of a now judge on the Supreme Court of Wisconsin was shown at Madison, in two cases de-. fitted by that tribunal. In both the court divided, 3 to 3. The number of judges of the court is seven, but a vacancy was created by the death of the late Justice J. C. Kerwin. The first case in which the court divided was that of the South Side Malleable Casting company against the Four Wheel Drive company, involving about SIO,OOO. The lower court decided in favor of the casting company and by a divided court that decision was af firmed. The second case is that of M. H. Kahn against Sally Delaney. Madison, involving the collection of about S3OO for a defective fur coat. The lower court held that Miss De laney did not have to pay. By a di vided court the judgment was af firmed. The John Weeks Lumber company case which has been before the court several times during the last ten years was finally decided On. This was an action in which Barney Polebitski. Stevens Point, sought to recover damages caused by logs which had floated upon his property. The lower court held that damages could not be collected, and this de cision was upheld. Teachers Threaten to Quit. West Milwaukee is faced with the loss of its whole teaching force. An “oral promise” by the West Milwaukee school board that teachers in the Pershing school would be given the same increased salary schedule that was put into effect in Milwaukee on the first of the year, has been violated, according to the teach ers. Pershing school teachers stated that in all probability none of them would continue teaching if their de mands were not met. Most of them, however, have expressed the intention of finishing out the year, as they are under contract for that length of time. Hearing on Income Tax Bills, Announcement has been made that all income tax bills will be given a hearing by the legislative committee on March 24. By that time it will be possible for the finance committee of the legislature to determine exactly what funds are needed to meet the ex penses of the state. The tax situation is the most critical problem which this legislature has to deal with and until it has been settled little progress can be made with the other legisla tion. Many protests against increases in rates are expected. Entered June 2, 1903 at Wisconsin Rapids. Wisconsin, as second-class matter, under Act of Congress of Mar. 3, 1879. HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT SHOWS BOVS LEAD BY SMALL MARGIN The boys more than held their own during February according to the report of City Health Officer Dr. F. X. Pomainville, which shows that there was one more boy born during the past month than there were girls. Eleven of the new resi dents of this city were boys and ton were girls. With a total of twenty one babies born during February there were only seven deaths re corded on the files. The city is quite free from contagious disease, three quarantined cases of scarlet fever existing in Wisconsin Rapids at the present time while there is one ease of small pox and one of measles. The births recorded with the City Health Officer during the month are to the following families: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Krumrie, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Lahn, boy. * Mr. and Mrs. Herman Erdman, boy. / Dr. and Mrs. Donald Waters, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Wm, A. Bodette, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Baker, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Quinnell, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gilles, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Janies F. Knapp, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bennett, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmes, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Wall, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Waters, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Sweet, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Mueske, boy Mr. and Mrs. Julius Landrey, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Chester P. Gross, boy, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Musch, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Haydock, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sweet, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ridgman, girl. The deaths recorded during the month are: William Emil Fahl. Katherine Hoeneyeld. Henry A. Erickson. Alice Cahill. Byron Desßouillons. Malvina A. Gordon. Michael Dolan. The marriages are: Arthur A. Miller and Elsie Bartz. Peter Pazurek and Violet Konrad. Chas. T. Yahn and Marie Schoe chert. Andrew H. Peterson and Anne Krivanek. IS THIS A “ SQUARE DEAL? The war department and certain civ ilian agenctes are fostering a plan to establish a series of citizens’ military training camps in this country. It is understood that the govern ment will furnish transportation, sub sistence and uniforms, while the stu dent would be required to devote his time free of charge. The main object of these camps would be to educate the public up to the necessity of universal military training, which congress has so far refused to sanction. On the surface this would appear to be a praisworthy move. But is it? The rich man’s son and the young man in comfortable circumstances can afford to devote a month of his time to attending these comps without re muneration. He would therefore be in line for a commission in the army AT ONCE in the event of war. The poor young man, who can not afford to lose the time from his bu siness without compensation, has no 1 pe of attending such a camp, no mat ter how many natural qualifications he might possess into the making of an acceptable *army officer. Buck private in the ranks is the prize that awaits him. Yet he must pay his pro portion cf taxes for the purpose of maintaining these camps for the bene fit of those who are more fortunately situated. If it is necessary to maintain train ing camps in order to educate men for responsible positions in time of war there should be no favoritism shown. The transportation, uniforms and subsistence furnished by the govern ment are paid for by all of the people. If congress desires to be fair in the matter it will pay each man who at tends a reasonable sum to compensate him for the time he loses from his bu siness, at least an amount equal to the pay a second lieutenant, the low est commissioned gtade in the army. Then the privilege of attending the camps should be apportioned out to the WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WOOD COUNTY, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY MARCH 17, 1921. | several states and counties in propor tion to population, the local authorities to make the selections from those who apply. If congress is not willing to do this, or something equally fair, then A should do nothing at all, and there should be no camps, unless private in dividuals desire to conduct them entire ly at own expense. To give the subject a purely local application, how many young men in this community are in a position to give a month cf their time FREE OF CHARGE in order to attend these camps for the purpose of providing greater security for ALL OF THE PEOPLE? This country is not out of the woods of war It will need* defenders for many years to come.* It will need many men competent to step into com missioned rank. But in organizing the camps that produce these officers we should give every section of country and every class of our citizenry an equal oppor tunity and a square deal. If congress will add the item of compensation to the appropriation for these camps, together with provisions for an apportionment of attendance privileges, we believe the scheme would be idea) and patriotic to a de gree, and would meet with popular ap proval. But to spend the money of all of the people for the benefit of those who are more fortunately situated financially we consider undemocratic, ungenerous and un-American. LODKIP-SEE SOMETHING The best and surest way to bring prosperity back again is for everybody to believe in it and talk about it. Growling and grumbling does a lot of harm and no good. It produces nothing but further cause for com plaint. The rays of the sun may be peep ing through the clouds that seek to obscure it, but we can not see it as long as we keep looking at the mud beneath our feet. - * Look up and you will see some thing. ABANDONING OIL STATION A crow of men are busy at present taking out the tank and pumps of the Standard Oil Station on the east side, which is to be discontinued. It is un derstood that Eugene Miller will han dle the Standard’s products on the east side entirely hereafter. ANNOUNCEMENT I announce that I am a candidate for the office of County Superintend ent of Schools of Wood County, sub ject to the will of the voters at the April election. If elected, I shall faithfully perform the duties of the office to the best of my ability. I was graduated from the Wiscon sin Rapids High School in 1908 an i fiorn the Stevens Point Normal School in 1912. For the past two years I have been principal of the public i school at Rudolph. Fo/ the past j three years I have spent my s errors in Madison iating special training fi r school work. RUL’H C. BENNFT 2t Wisconsin Rapids, Wis , R. R. 3 SIGNISING. G. J. Kaudy, the all round artist and | carver, of wood, is turning out some handsome, and attractive signs for | customers. They are to be placed on 1 the highways in this county, and sur rounding counties to direct the travel er to Wisconsin Rapids and the places so advertised. The signs are print ed and painted on board with black and white paint and can be seen and j read easily while riding on the high- j way. Call on Mr. Kaudy and tell him you want to see his signs. They are very attractive and handsome signs. DEATHOFIS. KALTENECKER Mrs. Kaltenecker was bom in Aus tria in 1845 and was married there to Joseph Kaltenecker in 1868. In 1880 they came to the United States and settled on a farm near Colby, They moved to Stevent, Point in 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Kaltenecker cel ebrated their silver wedding there on February 3, 1918. They came to this city October, 1919. She is survived by her husband Joseph Kaltenecker. PHYSICIANS ISSUE LETTER Object to Statement of Chiropractors That Child Is Well. From Wausau Pilot:— \ A committee of three local physi cians and surgeons, representing the Marathon County Medical society have forwarded the following letter, rela tive to the case of Miriam Rubin, Wau kegan, 111., which has been given so much metropolitan newspaper atten tion to The Pilot, asking that it be published. The letter follows: “The Marathon County Medical so ciety feels that the people should know the facts of the case of Miriam Rubin, Waukegan, 111., widely advertised as a Chiropractor cure. “Through a committee of the Ameri can Medical association we have been informed that this child was taken ill on February sth, when she began talk ing rapidly and almost continually. On February 6, the family physician was called. On February 12th, the child, through the influence of so called friends, was given a “treat ment” by a chiropractor. The child received the last chiropractic “treat ment” on February 23rd. According to the family physician and the pa tient’s father, they had had no appre ciable effect upon the disease after these treatments except that the pa ient complained greatly of pain in the back. “Not only did the newspapers make sensational stories out of this case, i but the chiropractors have used it as ! a basis for flaming- advertisements ex ; tolling the virtues of their call. “What are the facts? Through the American Medical association, which sent a capable physician to investigate the case, we have learned that the child did not suffer from so-cailed talking sickness, that the alleged ad justment of the spine did not cure the child, and that the child has not com pletely recovered but is still danger ously ill on March 1, 1921 while the chiropractor was discharged February 23, 1921, and the case advertised as completely cured. The case was one of epidemic encephalitis or inflamma tion of the brain tissue. The improve ment was gradual as is usually the case in this disease. The chiropractic treatment did not modify the course of the disease. Talking had ceased at intervals previous to his visits and continued at intervals afterwards. The nurse’s record shows that the Chiro practic “treatments” were given from February 12th to February 23rd, at which time he was dismissed as the patient’s condition gave no evidence of benefit from his “treatments.” “On the contrary she was complain ing of severe pain along the course of the spine. Since February 23rd the family physician has had entire charge of the patient who was seriously ill at the time of the investi gation. “Signed: D. T. JONES S. M. B. SMITH JOSEPH F. SMITH Committee.’ WILL BUILD NEW HOME C. C. Knudson, who owns the vacant lot west of the D. E. Carey Tiome on Baker St. has sold the old barn which has been on place for many years to parties who have been tearing the same down the past week, and it is Mr. Knudson’s intention to erect a modern home on the place some time this year. DR. MERIT MOVES OFFICE Dr. W. G. Merrill, who has occuoi ed offices with Dr. F. X. Pomain ville since his return from the mili tary service, has secured a suite of office rooms in the MacKinnon block and is now pleasantly located in his new quarters. Office telephone No. GO5; residence telephone No. 564. Among the students who are attend ing the State Normal at Stevens Point from Wood County we note the fol lowing who have received honorable mention for the first semester: Frank Grab, Helen Hougen, Ruth Parks, of Wisconsin Rapids 'and Ruth Shultz, Mrs. Margaret Van Natta of Arp in. When a person finds that he does not fit in with a certain circle of ac quaintances the wise thing to do is to flit out again. A proper adjustment can always be found elsewhere. 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIES IN BATHTUB Miss Cornelia Paulus, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Paulus, corner Bryant street and Channing avenue, was found dead in the bathtub of the Paulus home early this morning. At about midnight Miss Paulus went to the bathroom and turned on the boater for a bath. She was discovered sitting up in the tub, lifeless, when her mother arose this morning at about 7 o’clock. The water had been drained from the tub. but the heater was still going. That death was caused by the heat is a theory advanced, but the cause of death will not be determined until the inquest is held, which had been set for this afternoon. The Paulus family moved to Palo Alto about a year ago from Grand Rapids, Wis. Paulus, father of the dead girl, is a noted artist.—Daily Palo Alto of March 9, 1921. Accidental Suffocation “Palo Alto, March 10.—Accidental suffocation was the verdict of the Cor oner’s jury this evening in the case of Cornelia Paulus, 17-year-old Palo Alto High School girl, found dead in the bathroom of her home at Bryant St., and Channing Way, early yes terday morning. “The verdict was based on testimony of the girKs mother, Mrs. George W. Paulus, that all the windows of the room were closed and that a gas heat er had exhausted the oxygen in the at mosphere. Family in Bed. “It was testified that the girl had entered the bathroom shortly before midnight the night before after other members of the family had retired. Discovery of the body was made by her mother on arising in the morning. “The girl’s father is an artist. The family came here a year ago from Grand Rapids, Wis.—Daily Palo Alto Times of March 10,1921. The friends of the Geo. W. Paulus family in this city were greatly sad dened, when they learned of the acci dental death of Miss Cornelia Paulus the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. PauluS who recently moved from Wisconsin Rapids to make their future home in California. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Paulus and family in this sad hour of their afflic tion. Miss Cornelia is remembered as a charming girl with a promising future. An excellent student, with a kindly disposition and a great favorite among her classmates. She was bright vivacious, and entered ii to all kimL of sport in which she showed her prowess. Only those who have pass ed thru such an affliction can really fully realize what such a loss means. They certainly have our greatest sym pathy in their dire affliction. COUNTYAGENTS HERE FOR DISTRICT MEETING County agents from the central Wisconsin counties were in session here Wednesday discussing the topics which are cf interest to their work and going over the problems which they are carrying in common. Among the men present for the gathering are K. L. Hatch, of the Extension Division of the College of Agricul ture, Madison; T. L. Campion, as sistant state leader of county agricul tural agents; T. J. Wojta, Madison; James Davis, Waupaca county; War ren W. Clark, Portage county; Frank Snobodn, Marathon county; Herbert Knipp, Clark county; Ernest Ryall, Adams county; E. H, Perkins, feder al extension agent, Wood county; R. A. Peterson, Wood county. 1,645,849 MORE AUTOS IN 1920 - THAN IN 1919 I Washington, —Motor cars registered in the United States last year num bered 9,211,295, an increase of 1,645,- 849 over the preceding year, or 22 per cent, the bureau of public roads an nounced. The registration and license fees amounted to $102,034,100. In New York state alone the number of cars registered in 1920 the total registiation for the United States in 1910. Ninety-six per cent of the rev, enue was applied to road maintenance or c, nstruction. VOLUME 63, No. 11. NOTICE OF ANNUALSCHOOL MEETING Agreeable to Sec. 2—Article IX. Wisconsin Rapids City Charter per taining to schools, notice is hereby giv en that the annual school meeting of Wisconsin Rapids School District No. 1 to elect school commissioners and to transact such general business as may legally come before it, will be held at the Howe School building, ituated in the second ward of the City of Wiscon sin Rapids. Monday, March 21, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Commissioners are to be elected as follows: First Ward—To succeed Mr. W. H. Reeves. Second Ward —-To succeed Mr. T. R. Kagan. Third Ward —To succeed Mr. W. F. Kellogg. Fourth Ward—To succeed Mr. Guy 0. Babcock. Fifth Ward—To succeed Mr. E. A. King. Sixth Ward—To succeed Mr. Frank Walsh. Seventh Ward —To succeed Mr. I. E. Wilcox, Eighth Ward—To succeed Mr. ,T E. Nash. E. G. DOUDNA, Clerk of Board of Education. March 7, 1921. 1 he meeting will be adjourned from the Howe building to the Lincoln building the same evening, Monday, March 21, 1921 at 7:30 P. M. Citizens are requested to come directly to the Lincoln building for the annual meet ing. It is necessary to call the meet ing as stated above to comply with the provisions of the city charter. 2t-Mar. 10, 17. E. G. DOUDNA, Clerk of Board of Education. HISTORY OF THE KILBOIIRN _ BRIDGE Under the above title the Honorable R. D. Marshall, formerly justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, narrates the complicated story of a sixty-year misunderstanding between the public and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company over the ques tion of the bridge across Wisconsin River at theHown of Kilbourn. Jud*v Marshall who from boyhood was fam iliar with the external history of the controversy, used his good offices as a conciliator a few years ago and actual ly prepared the basis for a permanent adjustment of the difficulty. In doing this he found it necessary to investi gate the town records, local newspa pers, and other documentary sources in order to obtain a clear and unpre judiced view of the several transac tions, agreements, and positions rela tive to the bridge in question. This tudy eventuated in the present history presented in a brochure of fifty-two pages. While the most practically valuable section of this pamphlet is the conclud ing one, in "which the distinguished jur ist proposes a plan for terminating the controversy, it is all interesting as a re-newed proof that an understanding of the historical background of a dif ficult question is the surest mode of approach to its solution. POTATO ORGANIZATION Madison, Wis.—At the Marketing Conference held in Madison last month the committee on potato marketing recommended that hearings be held to determine the advisability of forming local and central state organizations for co-operative marketing of potatoes The different state co-operative socie ties and organizations, individual co operative shipping companies and dealers are all asked to help in the establishment of this central co-op erative marketing exchange. These hearings will be held in Rice Lake on March 24 at 10:00 A. M. and in Stev ens Point on March 25 at 10:00 A. M. All parties interested in this move ment are urged to be present. At these meetings certain suggested changes in the potato grades will al obe discussed. The important chang es suggested being in the “Badger Brand” grade.