The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1909-02-12
ODDITIES IN BILLS.
Freak Measures introduced In
the Legislatures.
SCHEME TO BENEFIT WOMEN.

Why Wisconsin, Legislator Would End
Deception as 20 Sizes o. Their
ohoso-llkunks Protected In mn In
diana Msasuro--Malss Water Wagon
a Common Carrier 10 oIdahoma Plan.
A BIN IN the wisconsin legislature Is
designed 10 force shoe dealers to prop
erly label women's shoes as to size. II
was prepared by ex-Assemblyman
Daggett Of Milwaukee. who when a
member Of the lower house eight years
ago made his sole claim to fame in the
introduction Of a bin to forbid the
wearing Of corsets by men or women.
He said be didn't believe women need
ed eorsets, because his wife wore none.
and that a corset was an inducement
to immortality In its effect on the vital
organs. He now says that the Ameri-
can woman's shoe II largely RESPONSE
bic for the title ''the weaker SEX" for
the woman who cannot stand COM
fortably because OF small shoe IL I'M
able to perform her part Of the worlds
WORK properly.
OF the freak propositions introduced
IN the Oklahoma legislature that by
Representative Bill Durant, a Choctaw
Indian, 10 make the water wagon a
common carrier would possibly be
termed the oldest anywhere except In
state wide prohibition Oklahoma. But,
taking the business world into consid-
GRAFTON, the strangest - the measure
introduced by Senator Reuben Roddie
70 limit the number Of banks In a
town by providing extremely high cap
italization In proportion TO the towns
population.
such a measure has actually become
a necessity In Oklahoma because OF
the adoption In Guthrie OF the guar
antee bank deposit law. So many new
banks were started when It became
known that deposits were being guar
anteed that the banking business Of
towns was badly split mp. and numer-
Gus failures were feared.
Representative A. Ward Copley Of
Detroit has introduced bin In the
Michigan legislature to prohibit Joy
rides" II makes II a felony for any
chauffeur 70 use q car without the
owners permission and for any one to
uide I'm ear that In borrowed without
the foruaality OF saying ''by your
leave" AT present the Michigan laws
do not have jurisdiction over this Of
tense. and the employers have no re-
course but to FIRE" the offending
chauffeur. The practice has resulted
I'm number Of serious accidents.
A. ]. Cameron. q New York book
binder. WIN present bill to the Maine
legislature for the interest on his claim
for binding, which was adjusted In
1901. The state has never paid inter
est on les claims. and creditor has
sometimes been fortunate II he got the
amount OF the original bill. Cameron
ala Job for the state in 1873 but II
was not until 1901 that he received his
pay. Now he wants the interest about
1900.
A freak bin appears on the calendar
OF the Indiana legislature. but its pc
culiar1ty was not intentional 1t pro
vides for the protection OF wild fur
bearing animals. A lynx eyed farmer
discovered that muskrats and skunkl
WIN be protected. and be has pointed
out that the bitches and earthworki
that protect the farmers land would
be ruined by muskrats. As to skunks
he says, no argument Is needed.
The bachelor tax bin by Senator
Claude Hudspeth OF Austin. Tex, Il
not the only odd measure pending be
fore the Texas legislature. Bills have
been introduced making 1t felony Il
play baseball on Sunday. The blu'
laws Of Texas are TO be still furthel
strengthened II pending measures are
passed by prohibiting the sale of an!
article OF merchandise on Sunday
This will close the drug stores alonl
with all other businesses.
Representative ]. NJ. Davis has in
troduced bill into the Kansas legls
lature that provides for a bounty OF
cents for each crow killed In Kansas
and cent for each egg Of crow de
stroyed. Some Kansas counties are In
tested with crows ut certain times o
the year. They appear I'm great hocks
ruin apple crops and do consideraoi'
damage to the corn.
A resolution has been introduced u
the Iowa legislature prohibiting legis
lators from smoking in chambers ant
from putting their feet on desks Will
debating to feminine committee clerk
and stenographers.