The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-22
NO HOTEL DEAD BEATS
Can Garry on Their Operations if Ho-
tel Mems PIaa is Successful


The Kansas Hotel Keepers associa-
ton met in this city yesterday after
/ noon and last night. The meeting was
held in the parlors of the National
The members of the association were
the guests of the Hanzla brothers at
the National while in the city.
Besides the routine business of the
association the question Ofneeded legis-
lation was discussed. The laws Of this
state do not give the same amount Of
protection to hOteIkeepers that the
| laws in many other states do. In most
OF the states the law makes it an OF
Tense either to Jump" a hotel bill or
to obtain board and lodging by false
and fraudulent representations. The
Kansas law does not, and the keepers of
hotels in this state have frequently lost
on this account.
A committee on legislation was ap-
pointed for the coming year and they
will prepare a bill to be presented to
the legislature this winter and ask that
it be passed. The bill will probably
souri, on the same subject The COM
mittee appointed is composed of the
following persons.
II. @. Whitley of Emporia, chairman;
e. H. Chamberlain, Mcpherson; B. L.
Eaton, Wichita; ]. r. HankIa, Topeka
and D. J. Dean, Pittsburg.
A vote of thanks was given the Off
GERS for the past year and the fol-
lowing officers were unanimously elect
ed for the coming year.
President, d. J. Dean of Pittsburg;
secretary and Treasurer, Colonel Chas
L. Wood of Topeka: vice presidents. 2.
w. Young. Hutchinson; J. M. Bent, Sa-
lima; j. r. Hankla, Topeka H c.
Whitley, Emporia; T. J. McDermOtt.
Liberal, and B. L. Eaton, Wichita;
mem berS of the executive committee,
j. NJ Bent Salina; H. C. Whitley, En-
poria; J. r. Hankla, Topeka: G. A.
Rasback, Parsons. and George G. Rem
baugh Winfield.
At the evening meeting Governor
elect Leedy made a short address in
which he said he was in favor of Civ
ing hotel men protection and would see
to it if the proposed bill reached the
executive Office that it became law
The reports of the committees show
the association to be in a f1ourishing
condition. The following members
were present at yesterdays meetings
H c. Whitley of the Hotel Whitley,
E.mp0ria: B. l.. Eaton of the Hotel
Carey. Wichita; D. J. Dean of Pitts
burg one of the Ewins-Dean Hotel
company, which runs the Goodlander
at Fort Scott, the StiIlwen at Pitts
burg and the Savoy at Kansas City; J.
NJ Bent of the National Salina; e l.
Usher of the Midland, Hutchinson. +.
w. Young of Hutchinson, superintend-
ent of the Santa F'e eating houses;
Chas. L. Wood Of the National, TO
peka, T. r. McDermOtt of the Rock
Island eating houses. LIBERAL George
H Wilkes Of the Elgin, Marion; j.
r. HankIa of the National Topeka; IL.
H. Chamberlain of the Union, McPhef-
son: +. NJ futile of the Chesterfield,
Topeka: A. G. McFeeley of the Mis-
souri, Pacific eating houses, Gypsum
CITY; j. F. I4ettOn of the GoOdlander,
Fort Scott: A T. Pigg of the St Mich
olas. Topeka; A. Haussler Of the Lee
land. Emporia and Simon Greenspan
OF the Chesterfield, Topeka.
The association accepted the invl-
tation of the Hotel Whitley of En-
poria to meet at that place next year
After the meeting last evening there
was a social session held Which was an
enjoyable affair