Monday, February 24, 1919. Wyoming National Guardsmen in Berlin? Woodrow on the Commons, Wobblies in detention. Working Children result in taxation, temporarily, Wimpy in alcohol. Women in film.

Woodrow Wilson on the Boston Commons.

President Wilson was back in the US and took in some adulation on the Boston Commons. He was about to step into the fight for the League of Nations and the Versailles Treaty that would ultimately kill him.

Spanish anarchists arrested by the  New York police under suspicion of harboring a plot to assassinate President Wilson.

At the same time, a group of IWW anarchists were oddly plotting to assassinate Wilson.  Exactly why a century later, is unclear, as he was certainly less unsympathetic to labor and the rights of at least small nations than others in U.S. politics, although he certainly wasn't sympathetic with anarchists or communists as a group.

Child laborers in a furniture factory in 1908.  These boys would have all been of military age in World War One, which may explain the stoicism that seems to have been so common with American soldiers of that conflict.

Speaking of work, Congress passed the Child Labor Tax of 1919 which imposed a 10% income tax on those companies using child labor.  The Supreme Court would strike the law down as unconstitutional in 1922, something that isn't surprising as this was in the pre Lochner era.

The papers were reporting on those events.  And on a rumor that the 148th Field Artillery, which contained Wyoming National Guardsmen, was in Berlin.

It wasn't.

Meanwhile the Federal Prohibition bill was down to .05% being the top allowable level, less than Wyoming's 1% which had just Quixotically passed.

Releasing movies on Monday had become a thing.

Female heroins, both comedic and dramatic, were in vogue.

Some Gave All: Wyoming National Guard Museum. Signed Into Law on...

Some Gave All: Wyoming National Guard Museum. Signed Into Law on...:

Wyoming National Guard Museum. Signed Into Law on February 14, 2019

ORIGINAL House 

Bill No. HB0039

ENROLLED ACT NO. 4, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2019 General Session

AN
ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; designating the historic
Wyoming national guard armory as a museum; and providing for an
effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.  W.S. 19‑14‑112 is created to read:

19‑14‑112.  Description and declaration of Wyoming national guard museum.

The
lands in Laramie county, Wyoming, described as follows are hereby
declared to be the Wyoming national guard museum to be managed by the
military department: All of Block 8, Replat of Airport Addition to the
City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, as shown by the Replat of said Airport
Addition on file and of record in the office of the County Clerk and
Ex-Officio Register of Deeds, in and for said Laramie County, said
replat being filed on October 1, 1935, as No. 287212; LESS the Southerly
ten (10) feet of said Block 8, Replat of Airport Addition quitclaimed
to the City of Cheyenne by the Wyoming Army National Guard, as filed
June 15, 1995, in Book 1400, Page 461, in the records of said Clerk of
Laramie County, Wyoming.

Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2019.

(END)

Speaker of the House			President of the Senate

	Governor
	TIME APPROVED: _________
	DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Sunday February 9, 1919. 116th Ammunition Train's Wyoming Guardsmen come home, the Spanish Flu strikes in Cheyenne, 2% alcohol brings protest, Game & Fish supported, Chewing gum, Chinese alphabet, Coffee substitutes, Old Restaurants

So what news greeted Cheyenne subscribers to the Cheyenne State Leader on this Sunday, February 9, 1919?  The Sunday paper, for papers that print them, is usually the flagship edition of the journal. And a lot was going on, with peace talks in Parish, revolution in Russia, the flu epidemic spanning the globe, and the legislature in session.  Let's take a look.

Unemployment was going up and up, as war industries closed down and servicemen went home.  In an era in which the only thing a government could think to do in this situation was to keep servicemen in the service, which was an expensive option that no Congress of that period would tolerate long, the direction things were headed in was obvious, and not good.

Some of those servicemen from Wyoming, in the "116th", would soon be home.  

The paper wasn't clear about what the "116th" was, but it was the 116th Ammunition Train, one of the units that was formed out of the men of the Wyoming National Guard after it was reassigned from its infantry role and broken up. They were a logistical transport unit that took ammunition to the front.  They were part of the 41st Division.

American boys who were coming home just yet, those serving in Northern Russia, were reported to have given the Reds a "licking". That was true of it meant that they'd inflicted heavy casualties upon the Red Army that was advancing against them, but they were not holding their ground.  The Reds were winning in Russia against the Allies and Whites in that area.

A group that some feared was turning Red, strikers in Seattle, were reported to have been beaten in the huge strike going on in Seattle that had been running for several days.

Tragedy struck in Cheyenne when a young woman, age 20, died of the Spanish flu leaving an infant.  Her husband was at sea.

Also in Cheyenne, Governor Carey and Senator Powers received the protest of Sheridan Area ministers regarding the Wyoming state prohibition bill, an act that was pointless in the first place as the 18th Amendment had just passed, as it would still allow 2% alcohol.

In news that remains important to this very day, the same legislature that passed a pointless prohibition bill passed a really important Game & Fish bill that put the Wyoming Game & Fish Department on a permanent footing with a set of statutes on the state's game and fish.

We should all be thankful for the 1919 Legislature for that one.

The Cheyenne paper ran a society page at that time, which seems so odd now.  That same page featured a major advertisement for chewing gum in the form of "sweetmeats", which I've never seen it called before.

Personally I'm not a huge chewing gum fan, liking the rarely seen black licorice chewing gum more than others.  I'll buy Wrigley's on occasion however.  Interesting to see how long its been around and how it was originally advertised.

On the Society page the paper also let us know "one reason China is messed up", which was its written language, the paper felt.

As racist as that sounds, there was some truth to that at the time, which was why there was quite an effort to adopt the western alphabet to the Chinese languages (amongst others).  Indeed, the western system of alphabet was a major achievement due to the ease of its use.  

Be that as it may, now in the computer age, the advantage that once existed in regards to the western alphabet has somewhat diminished, and in China knowledge of its traditional characters is in fact greatly expanding in the current era.

On a different wildlife related topic, major discussion was going on in Cheyenne on the damage caused by predatory animals.

And people were being told, advertisement wise, that Instant Postum "is better for the family than coffee".  No, I don't think so.  We are told that "There's a Reason", but we aren't told what that reason actually was.

A furniture store in Cheyenne was selling out, with illustrations of their wares.

The Albany Cafe was open on Sunday, as restaurants typically are, and was offering a Sunday chicken dinner for .75.

The Albany is still there, and still in the same location.

And new Studebaker's were being advertised.

A Bill update.

So, what's passed and what's dead in the Legislature?

Well, that'd be a long list, so we're only going to do a select few that we've mentioned or should have mentioned, but the list is interesting, hopefully.

HB 14, which supposedly set Wyoming on Daylight Saving Time year around has passed its second reading.

Except it doesn't do that actually.

The Bill is set out below, but what it actually does is put us on Central time year around, apparently.  The bill is set out below.  That'd basically be the same, of course, as being on daylight savings time year around.

But wait. . . three neighboring states would have to do the same thing or nothing becomes of it.  So. . . unless half our neighboring states take the same action. . . .

The National Guard Museum, a former armory, in Cheyenne.

HB 39, has been introduced, which proposes to convert the National Guard Museum in Cheyenne to a state facility. That would be a good move.

HB 60, the Underage Marriage bill, which we discussed here earlier, failed.  I'm not surprised, I didn't think it would pass.

Oddly, coincident with this bill, underage marriages have become a big topic.  The New York Times ran an expose on the topic and it came up in Congress within the last couple of weeks.  The reason is that certain North African and Central Asian cultures practice it frequently, in the context of adult men marrying very young teenage girls, and they've been importing the same into the US with the US approving of it.

Why this is a surprise is beyond me, but its probably because in our heart of hearts we like to believe that everyone is "just like us". That's not so at all.  Women having equal rights is unique to Christian cultures and those heavily influenced by them.  In our own culture, as we've already addressed here, it was Christianity that wiped out child marriages and boosted the marriage age.  There's a certain "d'oh" element to this just being figured out.

HB 76, the Wyoming Beer Freedom Act, bit the dust.   There will be no free beer.

Um, actually, that act, which is below, amended the existing liquor laws to allow for 24 hour malt beverage permits to microbreweries.  I.e, they could get a permit to sell off premises for a 24 hour period.

I don't know why this failed.  It was a good idea.

HB 99, which would established a Wyoming Public Lands Day, passed its second reading.  That day, which is really being followed by the outdoor community, would make the fourth Saturday of September that day. I'm hoping it passes.

HB122, a bill that would have authorized common citizens to sue the state for declaratory judgment on statutes, failed.

I had a mixed view on this, but I'm not surprised that this bill, which is one of the various ones backed by the very, very, conservative in the State House, failed.

SF65, which would have provided for open primaries (non partisan), failed.

I knew this would fail and earlier predicted that, but its too bad.  This would have been a good, democratic, reform.

2019

STATE OF WYOMING

19LSO-0152

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0014

Mountain daylight time.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Laursen, Blackburn, Lindholm, Olsen and Sommers and Senator(s) Case, Driskill, Gierau and Von Flatern

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to legal time; requiring an application for the state to transfer time zones as specified; establishing a new uniform state time; making legislative findings; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

(a)  The legislature finds that:

(i)  The federal Standard Time Act of 1918, P.L. 65-106, 40 Stat. 450, established standard time zones for the United States bounded by designated meridian lines, including the zone designated as United States standard mountain time in which the state of Wyoming is placed, and the standard time zone designations have since become geographic names of regional identity;

(ii)  The federal Uniform Time Act of 1966, 15 U.S.C. 260 et seq., was enacted by Congress to promote the adoption and observance of uniform time within the standard time zones of the United States. It established an annual advancement from standard time in March of each year, commonly called "daylight saving time," and annual return to standard time approximately eight (8) months later;

(iii)  The federal Uniform Time Act of 1966 authorizes a state that is entirely situated within one (1) time zone, as the state of Wyoming is, to exempt itself from the change to daylight saving time as long as it does so uniformly as an entire state;

(iv)  The residents and businesses of the state of Wyoming have become more habituated to the eight (8) months of daylight saving time per year than the four (4) months of standard time per year; and

(v)  The biannual change of time between mountain standard time and mountain daylight time is disruptive to commerce and to the daily schedules of the residents of the state of Wyoming.

Section 2.

(a)  Upon the enactment of a law similar to this act that authorizes an application for the same time zone change in at least three (3) states contiguous to Wyoming, the governor shall apply to the United States secretary of transportation for the state of Wyoming to be transferred to the zone designated as United States standard central time by the federal Standard Time Act of 1918.

(b)  Upon approval of a transfer to the zone designated as United States standard central time by the United States secretary of transportation, the uniform time within the state of Wyoming shall be coordinated universal time offset by six (6) hours throughout the year.

(c)  Upon approval of a transfer to the zone designated as United States standard central time by the United States secretary of transportation, the uniform time within the state of Wyoming shall be known as mountain daylight saving time unless the contiguous states applying for a time zone change uniformly select another name for the uniform time.

Section 3. This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

2019

STATE OF WYOMING

19LSO-0015 ENGROSSED

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0039

National guard museum.

Sponsored by: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; designating the historic Wyoming national guard armory as a museum; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.  W.S. 19‑14‑112 is created to read:

19‑14‑112.  Description and declaration of Wyoming national guard museum.

The lands in Laramie county, Wyoming, described as follows are hereby declared to be the Wyoming national guard museum to be managed by the military department: All of Block 8, Replat of Airport Addition to the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, as shown by the Replat of said Airport Addition on file and of record in the office of the County Clerk and Ex-Officio Register of Deeds, in and for said Laramie County, said replat being filed on October 1, 1935, as No. 287212; LESS the Southerly ten (10) feet of said Block 8, Replat of Airport Addition quitclaimed to the City of Cheyenne by the Wyoming Army National Guard, as filed June 15, 1995, in Book 1400, Page 461, in the records of said Clerk of Laramie County, Wyoming.

Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2019.

2019

STATE OF WYOMING

19LSO-0466

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0076

Wyoming Beer Freedom Act.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Pelkey, Barlow, Blake, Lindholm and Pownall and Senator(s) Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing appropriate licensing authorities to issue twenty-four hour malt beverage permits to microbreweries; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.  W.S. 12‑4‑103(a)(vi) and (b) and 12‑4‑412(b)(iii)(E), (F) and by creating a new subparagraph (G) are amended to read:

12‑4‑103.  Restrictions upon license or permit applicants and holders; license limitation per person.

(a)  A license or permit authorized by this title shall not be held by, issued or transferred to:

(vi)  A manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or wholesaler of malt beverages, except for twenty‑four (24) hour malt beverage permits issued to a microbrewery pursuant to W.S. 12‑4‑502;

(b)  Except as provided in W.S. 12‑4‑301(e) and 12‑4‑412(b)(iii)(G), no licensing authority shall issue more than one (1) license or permit to any one (1) person.

12‑4‑412.  Microbrewery and winery permits; authorized; conditions; dual permits and licenses; satellite winery permits; direct shipment of wine; fees.

(b)  The local licensing authority:

(iii)  May approve the dual holding of a microbrewery permit or winery permit and one (1) of the following:

(E)  A winery permit as provided under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section; or

(F)  Subject to subsection (e) of this section, a bar and grill liquor license as provided in W.S. 12‑4‑413;. or

(G)  A twenty‑four (24) hour malt beverage permit issued to a microbrewery pursuant to W.S. 12‑4‑502.

Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2019.

(END)

2019

STATE OF WYOMING

19LSO-0023

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0099

Wyoming public lands day.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Schwartz, Brown, Roscoe, Sommers and Stith and Senator(s) Coe, Dockstader, Gierau and Nethercott

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state holidays and observances; providing for a public lands day; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.  W.S. 8‑4‑113 is created to read:

8‑4‑113.  Public lands day.

(a)  In tribute to the importance of public lands in the state and in recognition of the value of public lands to the state's economy, open spaces, wildlife and recreational opportunities, the fourth Saturday in September of each year is designated as "public lands day" and appropriate observance may be held by the public and in all public schools of the state.

(b)  The governor, not later than September 1 of each year, shall issue a proclamation requesting the proper observance of "Public Lands Day."

(c)  This section shall not affect commercial paper, the making or execution of written agreements or judicial proceedings, or authorize public schools, business or state and local government offices to close.

Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2019.