Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-29
FREAK BILLS FEWER
THAN LAST TIME
An Absence of the So-called
'Pure" Legislation Is Noted
About the Capitol

Pennsylvania Legislature of 1915 is
not so prolific in the so-called "freak"
legislation as that of 1913. There are
no bills, for instance, such as was put
in the Kansas Legislature some time
ago to prevent women from using
rouge or cosmetics while walking on
the public highways.
The nearest approach to this Kansas
thought is a measure introduced by
Senator Thompson, of Beaver county.
The Thompson bill makes it unlawful,
unless an analysis of the contents APP
pears on the box or bottle, to sell any
medicine or other preparation or sub
stance purporting in substance to re-
store or to preserve the complexion or
to change the color of the hair. This
measure, if passed, will prevent the
continuance of the so-called "bleached
blonde Preparations purporting to
increase or decrease the weight of
the human body are also placed under
the ban in the Thompson bill
Senator Buckman, of Bucks county,
has presented a bill to designate
bird day for the State. The Buck
man bill provides that the third Tues
day in March shall be the bird day
and that it shall be the duty of the
teachers in the public schools of the
State to devote at least two hours of
the day to the study of wild birds.
The penalty to the teacher who fails
to carry out the INSTRUCTIONS Oh tHe ACT
is "reprimand or dismissal
To the manufacturers of automo-
biles, and in fact to the autoist in
general. the bill introduced by Sen
ator Croft. of Montgomery county.
providing that it shall be unlawful to
offer for sale or operate any motor
vehicle which can attain a greater
speed than thirty miles an hour on an
ordinary level highway, is in the ma
turC of freak legislation,
Another measure pertaining TO
vehicles which is viewed by members
as being in the unusual class is the bill
offered by Representative Campbell, of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Campbell's bill pro
Vides that all horse drawn vehicles in
Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Scranton,
except those used for pleasure, must
have on the sides of the vehicles in
legiblc letters the name and the adj
dress of the owner, together with
designating number if more than one
vehicle is used by the same man or
firm.
\ bill introduced by Representative
Dodds, of Allegheny county, provides
that vehicles on public highways must
have lights which can be observed
from the front and rear lighted one
hour after sunset and continuing one
hour before sunrise. Vehicles pro-
PEELED by hand or vehicles designated
principally for the transportation of
loose hay or straw are exempt from
the bills provisions.
Representative Swan, of Allegheny
county, is the sponsor of bill which
requires that every person in charge
of herd of five or more animals
which are led, ridden or driven on
public highway one hour after sunset
or one hour before sunrise shall carry
a lighted lantern Ito make known the
presence of the herd to other users of
the highway"
Those who believe in an unsafe and
insane celebration of independence
Day. and in fact some legislators who
favor a safe and sane celebration, are
opposed to the Hess bill, which pre-
vents sending balloons slSyward on the
day commemorating the birth of the
nation. The Hess bill prevents paper
balloon going up when fire or flame is
the factor which causes the balloon to
ascend, but gas-filled balloon with
human being in the basket or on a bar
with a parachute may ascend without
fear of legal interference. The meas
ure provides that it shall be unlawful
to sell or expose for sale, or buy or
exchange or give away, or have in DOS
session, or send up or cause to ascend
any balloon containing in or about it
any fire.
Representative Maurer's bill to per-
NIT fishing on Sunday has not been
taken seriously up to date.