Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-31

providing for, the care of the feeble
minded (Sanfe, page 177;) for tree
preservation (Same, page 1859 for
the inspection of private eleemOsyn-
airy institutions by the State Board of
Charity Same, page S8;l requiring in
public schools lessons on humane
treatment Of animals (Same, page
S62;) making the. Colorado Humane
Society State Bureau of child and
animal protection (Same, page 1879
providing that foreign life or accident
insurance societies which have to be
sued must pay the costs (Same, page
1851 establishing Juvenile courts
Claws Of 1908. page 1889 making
education compulsory for all children
between and 16 except those who
are i'll, or are taught at home, and
those over II who have completed the
eighth grade, or whose parents neeo
their help and support. and those
children over IA who must support
themselves (Same. page 41S;) max
ing father and mother joint heirs o.
deceased child (Same, Apage 1850
|proyfding that Union High Schools
may be formed by uniting school dis.
| SAASSS eA0J0(O0S ~ - Wv - - 49,
(Same, page 425;) establishing
State Travelling Library Commission
10 consist Of FIVE women from thu
State Federation of Women's Clubs
appointed by the Governor (Same
page $500 providing that any pei
son employing a child under IA il
my mine, smelter, mill, factory o:
underground works. shall be pun
shed by Imprisonment in addition t.
/ fine (Same, page S1O;) reQuirin.
Joint signature Of husband and Wit
o every chattel mortgage, sale
household goods used by the family
)r Conveyance or mortgage of tn.
lcmestead (Same. Chapter 70, pag
$3.50 forbidding children Of 1s
nder to work more than 8 hours
lay in any mill, factory, store, 0
)ther occupation that may be deeme
1nhealthful (Same, page S09;l pro
5iding that NO woman shall worl
more than hours day at work re
ruiring her to be on her{eet (Same
)age 31O:l making il misdemeano
fail to support aged or inflrm par
,nts (Same, ChapterV148. page 372; !
Prohibiting the killing Of doves ex
ept in August (Same, Chapter l. :,
| )age 1920 and abolishing the bind
ng out of girls committed to the In
Iustrial School; girls to be committed
It'll FL and then il considered re
formed, to be pareled (Same, Chap
ter lis, page 248.)
| In Denver, the women voters have
, also secured ordinances placing drink
ing fountains in the streets. garbage
receptacles at the corners. and seats
at the transfer stations of the street
cars ;forbidding expectoration~in pub
lie places; parking 2Sd avenue and
planting trees.
Ellis Meredith of Denver, says that
equal suffrage has also led to much
better enforcement of the laws pro-
hibiting child labor, requiring that
saleswomen be furnished with seats
forbidding the sale of liquor to
minors and the sale or gift of ctga-
rettes or tobacco to persons under Is.
and others of the same general char
acter.
Mrs. lone T. Hanna. the FIRST wo-
man ever elected to the school board
of Denver, and one of the most highly
respected women Of that city, writes
| F"Some results Of equal suffrage in
Colorado are generally conceded; ~
the improved moral quality of candi-
dates nominated for ONCE by the va
rious parties; (2) decidedly in
+, creased observance of the courtesies
and decencies of life at the different
political headquarters, previous to
election; go better and more orderly
polling places; ca general awaken
ing interest. among both men and
women, in matters of public health,
comfort and safety"