The Detroit times., 1911-03-16
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Iowef House Passes Glasner Measure
Providing for Safe Marriages and
Including Both Parties To
the Contract.
Doctor Certificate Necessary Pstore
License To Wed Can Be Issued
Glasner Makes Strong Appeal.
trrom ! Siam corre.ponaenll

certificate of health before securing 4
4 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
Is defeated.
This bill has been Rep. Glasner 5
piece 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,
4 but there are some points in its favor
e 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
or their health and purity. We con-
slider Ii an honor to pass the examin.
alton for life insurance, How much
more q badge Of honor for young peo-
s pie to furnish physicians certificates
which say in effect I'VE are proud to
+ be fit to marry"
Always, in marrying, the feeble
minded become drudges for strong
men, bearing many children invzri-
ably weak in intellect. If you had
ever tried to teach such children; if
you have seen the fitful flicker of
intelligence come and go or have Wis
/, tied homes for idiotic and feeble-mind-
ed, where every day occur scenes that
beggar description, you would say,
"Cursed Is the man who knowingly
causes the birth of an idiotic child
and cursed those who stand by and
do nothing to prevent it." What noun.
tain OF curses would be heaped upon
mankind il every abnormal child had
kpower to express itself! How many
there are who would plead for death
II 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 60 on record as opposing this
needed legislation. All the reasons
advanced in its support are sound and
1ucontroyertible. What other measure
before this house begins to compare
with this? What satisfaction when We
60 to our homes to know that we
have accomplished something TO bene-
At humanity?
"Someone must go ahead to blaze
f.. the trail. We may have the credit
Il Of being pioneers in a worldwide
movement. Should we live even TWEEN
fy-five years longer we will hear peo-
pie wondering how present conditions
could ever have been tolerated, when
we had so obvious remedy To
-
fairly and squarely up for debate and
dfscussion goes a long ways toward
the final adjustment. have done my
best and leave the decision and &C
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
to protect the innocent. Think OF
the awfulness OF doom that will be
cast upon the unborn children! 1t
brings the tears TO my eyes to think
For the thousands Of innocent chill.
|dren whose suffering never ceases un.
|fu God mercifully draws the breath
from the body
This is the greatest moral question
IA the world today and may every one
of you esteemed gentlemen go on rec.
ord as saying by yonr vote that you
believe In higher standard for the
present and future generations
Rep. Jerome, OF Detroit, was not as
fortunate with his bill for the care OF
Families OF convicts, with which he
has taken much pains. IL was defeat
ed on third reading. in spite OF Mr.
jerome's able plea for IL. Rep. Warn
er gave the bill its death-blow, when
ne 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 recon
eideration. and Will bring the bill up
again.
Ten bills in all passed the house, one
Of them senate bill. They were:
BY Rep. Unsoeld. of Detroit, requir-
1ng the teaching of physical training
~ all school districts OF more than
z 4V,O0o population and in all state
normal schools; by Rep. Straight,
amending the primary school law to
ormit the superintendent of public
1truction TO remove grating school
1cers; by Rep. Verdier for the pro.
4ction Of public libraries against
|1ndnls: by Rep. Leonard, permitting
|rcman and marine insurance com.
onles to insure automobiles; by Rem
Copley, defining the duties OF iustica
court clerks; by Rep. Stewart. regard.
F.. Ing the sale OF lands of minors. nv
Hep. Pearson, relative to the changing
10 boundaries OF primary school d,s.
Icfs; by Senator Collins, providing
the incorporation OF lodges OF F,xs
~ power to hold 100000 property.
X0p. Straight, fixing a penalty for
urine OF pandering. The Straight
vas rushed through after passjn @
1ommiftee OF the whole.
~ bill forbidding fortune telling
money was adopted I'm committee
10 whole, after Rep Flowers had
ed an amendment exempting or.
He'd or accredited ministers of any
Hon, practicing the teachings OF
relixfon. This amendment will
Mt 8pirftnalists. The bill requIr.
c1I-rooidenf students at any nor
c&ooI 20 pay s45 year tuition
I1ent pupils TO pay SIS year
Ihey do not finish the entire
Xno 1dopted I'm committee OF
The bill also fixes a tut
~ for the six weeks summer
r1on Introduced bin ask
= year for state fair
ND Rep. NcNauKhton q