Show AB ABOUT UT THIS mis THAT AND I By D J G C Contrary to popular opinion and nd despite strong e evidence often otten brought to the contrary are aro mad made up of men once and anti women ot of than better Intelligence and the nutty legislation which occasion occasion- occasionally occasionally ally comes out of ot legIslative hills h Is Isto isto lito to be blamed to the mind of tho mob rather than to the Individual members of tho the legislature for tor It Is recognized that the tho mass Intelligence of o a group Is always below tho the of Its Ih members Besides th the herd mind there thero Is an- an another another an another other cause of bad legislation That Thatis Thatis la is the practice of trading votes totes ole Rep Rep- Representative e for tor Instance In 10 head of a group wanting a law passe passed 1 to forbid tho the wearing of Valentino trouSers Most of ot the l tou this thin silly end and say any so ao But n- n h heads a group which a bill to 10 tho trio minImum waco wags paid women In use the making making hairpIn Industry so tells his group will s vote ote for forI forthe I the tho antl trousers bill If I and hid hia Ring gang will tote ote oto to reduce the minimum wage stage bill It Itis ItIs is 19 agreed Two T group groupe get what etch e toI I anted and the gets bad lawi lawA unless the governor go has hns fortitude enough to veto seto the acts Of Ot course courso It If one such group stent to another group and agreed l to pay I the second l group a suns sum um of money mony to tote ote for tor a bill the approached group I consider Itself terribly and would expose the other group as asa a aa a bunch of o bribers But Dut seemingly It ItIs itis Itis Is all right to pay for tor the favor or In votes One fault tault of a II legislature Is Its lack lOne ot of humor A legislature takes Itself much too seriously and cannot see sec th thu legislation funn funny sid side of ot matters mattera or much legis- legis legis legislation I l lation would bo laughed from trio floor of house or senate I nn an Incident In the Utah I went Into session In 1917 the tho fIrst y scar ear car of ot the Simon B administration This Incident Illus Illustrates how tIm particular group lacked 1 I a 0 sense of ot humor I i Ii As thit t legislature went Into sea ses- session ses session sion ston a commission had bad just completed ed a it survey of the minded feeble In This commission was urging on an appropriation tor for the ment of ot a colony for tor the care of ot the minded minded feeble of the state The com corn commission mission had prepared l a fine e Ing the thc extent of feeble minded ed- ed edness ness flees in Utah photographs of ot condi- condi conditions and facts taftt and fIgures This cx- cx r-r- r hibit was nas arrayed In font tont of the thc mal maLe to the lower house of o the legislature to attract the attention of the mem ers in the hope they would tote ote for tor the desired appropriation T There cro wis w a bIg bl strapping reporter on The Salt Lake m His n me was Bob He wag isas wrIt wrIt- wrItIng writIng writ writing ing stale house ne news nes s at the tho timo time legislature was nas as In se session slon He saw this exhibit calling attention to the tho minded minded feeble and Bob saw a chan chane e I to write a tunny funny story tory He turned out a scream In ss which he represent represent- represented represent represent-I cd ed himself as being a stranger como come comoto cometo to cometo the capitol who reads the and figures about the weaK minded weaK nn and l views lews the photograph and then goes Inside to see aeo the persons thus ad This was ass as tunny funny to e esery- esery every everybody body but some somo of ot the legislators They called upon The Tho Telegram manage manage- management management management ment and asked that Bob be bo fired Irel forthwith Ith tor for grossly Insulting tho members of the tho august legislature The commission which made th the sun Burtey ey of the state was the subject ot of many a jest but the members did riot not seem tf t mind Often Otten speakers at public affairs an and l aLso aldo ne instead Investigators Of ot calling the tho members es- es 1 of the minded feeble-minded try to sa save sate 0 time and space by calling them minded feeble Ins Investigators I Condition In town mayor may or may not notI I Justify the calling ot of a mass meet meet- I ing meeting to discuss ways and means ns to bring about a up clean-up but It Is interesting to observe e that for tor the last two months montha high class concerts ha have hate 0 been attracting larger audiences than high class boxing contests I I What has happened to the tho coffee I grinders which were stare ere operated In ev- ev ev every 1 cry ery home as ns the first step In the ritual I Of coffee brewing II And the tho vaudeville dancers woo WilO I sprinkled a cornucopia of ot san sand l upon the stage before doing their stepping II I And the tho old-fashioned old parents 1 considered the reading reading- of ot novels a asin aBin sin And Ant the plans beIn worked out toe for aI I c another hotel In Ogden |