The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
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OF PHYSICAL
DETECTIVES
Lover House Passes G'asner Measure
Providing for Safe Marriages and
Including Both Parties To
the Contract.
Doctors Certificate Necessary Before
License To Wed Can Be Issued
Glamer Makes Strong Appeal.
tFren . stan corre.ponaent)

M i-ANSlNd, MICH, Marcn io' ep
Glasners bill requiring physicians
certificate OF health before securing
marriage license, passed the house
on third reading yesterday with one
amendment, offered by Rep. Ashley
OF Detroit, making license good only
for 80 days. A amendment to make
the law obligatory only on males was
defeated.
This bill has been Rep. Glasner's
niece de resistance and he received
many congratulations on Its passage.
He made this appeal for its passage;
II doesn't seem necessary TO argue
again for this bill after the serious
consideration you men OF honor and
moral stamina have already given It,
but there are some points In Its favor
that wish TO emphasize. II our boys
know they will be called upon to pass
rigid physical examination before
being allowed TO become husbands
and fathers they would think more
Of their health and purity. We con-
slider II an honor TO pass the examin'
alton for life Insurance. How much
more badge of honor for young peo-
sle 70 furnish physicians certificates
which say In effect I'VE are proud to
be nj to marry"
Always, I'm marrying, the feeble
minded become drudges for strong
men, bearing many children invari-
ably weak In intellect. II you had
ever tried to teach such children: IL
you have seen the fitful flicker Of
intelligence come and 20 or have Wis.
tied homes for idiotic and feeble mind
cd, where every day occur scenes that
beggar description, you would say,
-CurBed Is the man who knowingly
causes the birth of an idiotic child
and cursed those who stand by and
40 nothing to prevent It." What noun
tain of curses would be heaped upon
mankind II every abnormal, child had
power to express itself! How many
there. are who would plead for death
n they only knew enough. How can
any man look in the faces of these
children and vote against this bill. !
cannot believe there Is one here will
Ing to 20 ON record as opposing this
needed legislation. All the reasons
advanced in its support are sound and
before this house begins to compare
with this? What satisfaction when we
20 to our homes to know that we
have accomplished something to bene-
AZ humanity?
Someone must go ahead. to .hlaze
the trail. We may have the credit
OF being pioneers in wotld-wlde
movement Should we live even TWEEN
ty-fIve years longer we will hear peo-
pie wondering how present conditions
could ever have been tolerated, when
We had 50 obvious u remedy. To
bring any question OF such importance
fairly and squarely up for debate and
discussion goes O. long ways toward
the final adjustment. ] have done my
best and leave the decision and ac-
ton up to you. You see your loving
sons and daughters so pure and inno-
cent grow to manhood and woman
hood only to marry some contemp-
tible person who should be on the
road to prison instead OF to the altar.
May God help you. gentlemen, to vote
10 protect the innocent. Think OF
the awfllness OF doom that will be
cast upon the unborn children. 1t
brings the tears to my eyes to think
81 the Thousands of innocent chill
dren whose suffering never ceases UNI
Ill God mercifully draws the breath
from the body.
This II the greatest moral question
>in the world today and may every one
of you esteemed gentlemen 60 on rec
lord as saying by your vote that you
believe I'm q higher standard for the
[present and future generations
Rep. Jerome, Of Detroit, was not az
A. In AZ
fhmilies OF convicts. with which he
has taken much pains. 1t was defeat
"a on third reading, in spite OF Mr..
Jerome's able plea for 1t. Rep. Warn
er gave the bill its death-blow, when
he asked who was to take care OF
(. the widow and orphans OF the man
Who might have been killed by the
convict. Rep. Jerome moved a recon.
stderatiop. and viii bring the bill up
I again.
Ten bills in all passed the house one
Of them a senate bill. They were:
BY Rep. Unsoeld. OF Detroit, requir-
ms the teaching Of physical training
( ID al school districts of more than
& 10000 population and In all state
+ normal schools; by Rep. Straight,
+ omending the primary school law TO
K permit the superintendent OF public
instruction to remove grating school
i Qucers; by Rep. verdier, for the pro.
lection OF public libraries against
Vondals: By Rep. Leonard, permitting
. Ircman and marine insurance COM
( Dnnlos To insure automobiles; by Rem
tooley. defining the duties OF Justice
c03rt clerks; by Rep. Stewart, regard.
Iux the sale or lands OF minors: nv
Hep Pearson. relative to the changing
of boundaries Of primary school dis.
trcts; BY Senator Collins, providing
. Tor The Incorporation of lodges OF Elks
WITH power to hold 100000 property:
~ Rep. Straight, fixing penalty for
~ crime Of pandering. The Straight
bIIl Was rushed through after nass;nv
~ committee OF the whole.
Tic bill forbidding fortune telling
30 money was adopted in Committee
u ~ whole, after Rep. Flowers had
1do0 m amendment exempting or
Io(uGd or accredited ministers of any
|<lIGIoD. practicing the teachings OF
~ religion This amendment will
1uD< 8piritualists. The bill requir
~ o0n-rcGident students az any nor
11>ooIf 70 pay s45 year tuition
Ide1t pupils TO pay e15 year
111e they DO not finish the entire
u vas adopted In committee Of
~1ol4 The bin also fxes tut
w for the six weeks summer