The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
BIJMPEI CROP 81
FOOL II GIS y TON
Review of Humorous Bills be-
fore Legislatu lures of Some
States. u

H. Now in the open season for fool
legislation The season usually be-
gins about January and ends April
a, says. the New York Press. During
the rest Of the year the people suffer
until the next legislature meets, when,
the fool law Or laws are removed
from the statute books and more
foolish legislation added. S-5
This years crop OF fool legislation
is bumper.
Girls Can't Paint.
The Kansas legislature has a hill.
before il making Kansas women over
or treat their faces with cosmetics
for the PURPOSE or creating q false
impression guilty OF misdemeanor.
and. upon conviction, subject TO q
fine.
Face POWDER perfume false i,arr
and bleaching materials for the hair.
are among the articles enumerated
in the last the women are forbidden
TO use
The bill provides that the Women
may not have their ears pierced or
wear earrings atparties or in any.
.prblic place"
New York is not far behind Kan
.sas, inasmuch as there is bill pre-.
venting anyone from becoming a bal!
.dodGe1''-that is. permitting people
to throw balls at ones head. provided
the other man is willing TO pay FIVE.
cents for three shots. What would
Coney Island do without this amuse-
ment and what would take its place
AT country fairs
Time Between Drinks.
South Carolina has attempted TO
|InS8A 81 NSr.
South Carotinian is permitted TO re-
iicker'' per month. such Shipments
@roS 10 exceed one gallon. =
To 90 back 10 New York. South
Carolina legislators are not more
foolish il one considers the bill before
The New York assembly to abolish
tipping. The bill prevents the '.tip-
ping by guests or patrons of the pros
prietor, lessee, agent, employc or ser
want in any hotel. inn, tavern, restau-
rant. saloon, barber shop, booblack
stand dance hall, bathhouse, public
conveyance or common carrier ton
Land on wateT) theater or any place
of public resort or anus emcnt n
On June 80 Alabama goes dry; yet
a bill will become law then prevents
ling any person from receiving more
than one quart Of liquor month from
outside the state
/ Another bill in the same state pro
hibits the circulation of newspapers
in the state that contain liquor adj
|vertisements.
Wisconsin has a bill which says
that mo educational institution OF
any kind which is supported in whole
or in part by public money is TO
employ teacher who smokes ciga-
rets, nor" the bill adds, Shall any
institution grant a diploma or certi-
ficate of education to any one who
smokes cigaretsa''
Lazy Husband Bill.
+ The Indiana senate passed the fol-
lowing lazy husband" bill without
a dissenting vote:
Every hus band Who neGlects TO
support his wife and provides her with
necessary food. clothing and medical
attention, and every person having
any boy under the age Of nc years
or any girl under the age of II years
depending upon him or her for edu-
cation or support. who wilfully me-
gects 10 furnish the necessary food,
clothing. shelter and med ical @atten=
ton for his on her. child or children,
ward or wards. shall be deemed
guilty of rnisdencanor and on con-
lviction shall be fined any SUN not
Exceeding $500, to which may be add
ed imprisonment NTH county jail
I or workhouse for a period not ex-
iceeding Six months. =