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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
5 Legislative Gossip 5
New Bill More Acceptable.

And now a brand new anti-fobby
sure, with the enacting clause con
spicuously displayed in capital letters
at the side of the bill, has been drafted
by the special joint committee of the
house and senate and introduced in
the senate. This bill makes some
marked changes in respect to the def
milton of lobbyist, and it is believed
it will be considered less drastic and
more acceptable to the entire member
ship of the senate.
AS soon as the senate threw out the
bill, which was deficient in an enact
ing clause, the members of the special
joint committee got together and
worked diligently to prepare a new
measure that would meet with more
unanimous approval on the part of
the senators. In the new bill defini-
ton of a lobbyist is given in section
1 as follows:
Any person who shall be employed,
appointed or retained by any person,
firm, association, organization or cor
poration, having any interest in any
measure or measures pending before,
or to be introduced in either branch
of the legislature of the state, who
shall attempt at any time to in any
manner influence the act or vote of
any member of the state legislature
during the session of such legislature
upon or concerning such measure or
measures, shall be deemed a lobbyist,
and such act or acts shall constitute
lobbying; provided, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to prohibit
any person, firm, corporation, organi
zation or association so interested
from attempting to influence by ar
guments, briefs or written state
ments, the legislature or any member
thereof
This section, it will be observed, is
very different from section 1 of the
original bill, which specified that
ANY person who is directly or indi
rectly pecuniary interested in any
measure" shall be deemed a lobbyist
Also the former measure prohibited
any person so interested in legisla-
ton from comforting with member
of the legislature during his term
of office while the new bill puts on
the prohibition only during sessions
of the legislature
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
KANSAS EMPLOYERS
LIABILITY BILL is in
JURY TO DECIDE DEGREE OF
CONTRADICTORY NEGLIGENCE.
Measure Drafted by House judiciary
Committee, After Hearing Rail-
roads and Manufacturers,
and Their EpIoyes-

Topeka-The employers liability
bill has been thrown into the house
hopper by the judiciary committee
The bill was drafted after hearings
were given to the railroads and man
ufacturers and their employees While
1t doesn't give the employees all they
ask for it gives them so much that the
employers will fight it bitterly in the
house.
Sections 1 and of the bill are as
follows:
Section definitions: The word
railroad, railroad company or corpor-
atom" as used in this act, shall be
held to mean steam surface railroads,
street railroads and tnterurban rail
roads; the word mine as used in
this act, shall be held to mean sub
terranean mine sand quarries;" and
the word factory and workshop as
used in this act, shall be given the
meaning prescribed in esction $3.50 of
the general statutes of 1901.
Section 4.-Provided, that no such
employe who may be injured or killed
shall be held to have been guilty of
,contributory negligence in any case
where the violation of such employer,
its officers, agents, servants or other
employees, of any statutes enacted for
the safety of employees or any duty
imposed by the common law, contrib
uted to the injury or death of such en-
ploye. All questions of negligence
and contributory negligence shall be
submitted to the jury, where the case
is tried before a jury.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
No Iunket Money

1t appears that the ways and means
committee of both the house and SEN
ate are of the opinion that members of
junketing trips shall pay their own
car fare and other expenses of the
trip. This is a precedent. but it is a
good one if the committee sticks to IT.
The two committees went to Lawrence
to see about the needs of the State uni
versity and the members paid their ex-
penses. They believe that if they can
afford to do so members of other com
mittees can afford to do likewise
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE In
FARM LANDS,
"SoUTHERN ALBERTA IS 4
MIGHTY GOOD COUNTRY"

No stronger or better evidence can
4, be given of the merits of a country
than that which comes from the testi-
mony of the settler who has deter
mined to succeed. This is why we
reproduce the following letter, which
speaks for itself These people were in
duced to go to Western Canada
through the solicitation of Canadian
Government agent, who secured for
them the low railway rates.
"Carmangay, Alta, Canada, 12-15-'0S.
"Mr. c. j. Broughton, Canadian Gov
eminent Agency, 135 Adams Street,
Chicago: We had audacity enough to
tackle the proposition of buying four
sections of land in Southern Alberta,
thirty miles east of Clairsholm and
heading up on the Little Bow, and our
two boys each got homestead ad-
Joining We fenced three sections and
the two homesteads, and built a house,
barn, corrals and granary, and have
since enlarged some Of these build
ings. We have broken 200 acres OF
land, which has been sowed to oats
and wheat. During the severe winter
of two years ago the winter wheat
killed out somewhat, and our crop
yielded only ten bushels to the acre,
but the spring wheat went "a bushels
to the acre. In this country we must
be prepared for storms and cold, at
times 20 to 80 below zero, yet on the
whole the winters are mild and while
there are exceptional crops, it is fair
to say that the average farmer can
depend on having a yield in average
years of from 20 to 25 bushels to the
acre for spring wheat; and winter
wheat in our immediate neighborhood
yields from % to 80 bushels to the
acre on the average.
We have now quite a bunch of
horses, over so in all, about $50 sheep,
after having sold 14O for mutton this
fall. We have 20 head OF pure bred
registered Shropshire, which are
worth $40 each. The average price
received for mutton sheep was $500
and a little over. Pork brings and
cents a pound. We have about 80
head of cattle on our ranch now,
and last winter they picked their en-
tire living from our pasture, running
to the straw stacks for shelter at night.
1.-The increase of land values has
been extraordinary. Our land four
years ago cost us a little less than
$500 an acre. We have sold one sec
ton for $500, but we would not sell
any more for less than $500 per acre,
as we expect the railroad within four
miles of our ranch within the next IS
months. Southern Alberta of West
ern Canada is a mighty good country
uhn outdoor
life, and who wants to get good re-
turns for their labor and investment.
I'VE have been pleased with our
treatment from the Canadian Govern
ment, and can heartily commend South
ern Alberta as a splendid country in
which to locate.
yours very truly,
(Signed)
JAMES S. AINSLIE AND SONS.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
FINE RECIPE FOR COLDS

Mix half ounce of Concentrated pine
compound with two ounces Of glycerine
and half pint of good whiskey
This simple mixture is to be used in
doses Of teaspoonful to tablespoon
full four times day. The bottle should
be well shaken each time.
Any druggist can supply the ingredi-
ents and it can be mixed at home.
The Concentrated pine is pine prod
uct refined for medical use It comes
only in half ounce bottles, each en-
closed in round case, which is air
tight and retains all the original
strength in the fluid, but be sure it is
labeled Concentrated" in order to get
the genuine article.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
To Prohobit Misceoenation.

Lambertson of Brown has introduc-
ed a bill prohibiting the marriage of
whites and blacks. 1t reads:
All marriages between parents and
children, including grandparents and
grandchildren of any degree, between
brothers and sisters of the one-half
as we'll as the whole blood and be-
tween uncles and pieces, aunts and
nephews, between first cousins and
between persons, one of whom is a
member of the Caucasian or white
race and the other is a member of the
Ethiopian or black race, or the Mon
golian or yellow race, are declared to
be incestuous and absolutely void.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
NEEDED 1T FOR LUBRICANT.
Somewhat Odd Use WouId-Be Pur-
chaser Had for Beer.

This is one of the pet stories Of w:
R. Smith, general attorney for the
Santa Fee, says the Kansas City Star.
One must almost be a Kansan to get
the real chuckle out of it. A man
dropped into Kansas drug store and
asked for bottle of beer.
All right" said the druggist, reach
ing for the "sign-up" book. What
reason shall I give?"
I'm not SICK said the purchaser.
We'll, if you don't want it for
medical purposes, do you want it for
mechanical uses?" asked the druggist.
Sure, sure-for mechanical" was
the reply.
We'll, specify" went on the drug
gist.
HIM, him. muttered the buyer,
scratching his head. "H'm-Oh, yes
that's right want it to grease a
buggy with
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
kinderqartens in Public Schools.

A bill introduced in the house by
representative Louis Banker of Rus
sell county, provides for the establish
ment of kindergartens in the public
schools, the expense being charged up
to the general school funds. He asks
that his work be made a part of the
regular school Hork. At the present
time it costs parents from So to So
month to send their children to kind
ergartens and there appears to be a
general demand for consolidating
these little schools with the public
schools of the state and operating
them free of expense to the parents,
outside of the regular taxes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

The fact that the new president of
the New York Central railroad says in
the next Is years the railroads must
spend billions. calls attention tc
what an immense difference it would
make if everybody was content to stay
in one place. 1t also emphasizes the
fact, declares the Baltimore American
that persons who have passed their
whole lives in one home or even in
one town, or who have never been on
a railroad journey in their lives, are
written up in the daily papers as hui
man curiosities.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Unite All State Boards.

The administration bill to consoli-
date state boards was introduced by
Speaker Dolley. 1t provides for the
adjustment of the board of peniten-
tiary directors and the board of man
ayers of the Hutchinson reformatory
and the placing of those institutions
under the state board of control, which
now has charge of all charitable insti-
buttons. In order to get around a con-
stitutional provision, the board of con-
troll is also named directors of the pen
itentiary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Would Bar the Judiciary.

Young ministers sometimes say
some very irreverent things when first
they get in harness, but seldom are
so broadly condemnatory as the young
clergyman who was called upon to act
as chaplain at the opening of a recent
term of court down in Maine.
After covering everything he could
think Of as appropriate to say from re-
ligion to law, he closed his prayer
with the supplication: And, finally,
may we all be gathered in the happy
land where there are no courts, no
lawyers and no judges"
Then they changed chaplains.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Build Bridges of Concrete.

Senator Hodge has presented a bill
making it mandatory on county COM
missioners and boards of public works
to build concrete or stone bridges
when the cost of such structures is
not more than 80 per cent greater
than the cost of steel bridges.
Senator Hodges states that the con-
crete bridges will bear about twice
the weight to the square foot that
steel bridges will sustain, and that
the life of the former structure is
much longer than that of steel
bridges.
Normal Schools Ask Appropriations
Over a third of a million is asked
by the state normal and its two
branches at Hays City and the manual
training school at Pittsburg. The BIZ
enniaI appropriation bill was intro
duced by Senator C. A. Stannard OF
Lyon.
No new buildings are asked in the
bill for the Emporia normal. But FOR
general maintenance, salaries and i'm
provements, an appropriation of $685.
600 is wanted. The Hays branch asks
for ST. 500, of which $4,000 is for
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
And He Probably Did.

What can 1 do" roared the fiery
orator. when l see my country going
to ruin, when l see our oppressors'
hands at our threats, strangling US,
and the black clouds of hopelessness
and despair gathering on the horizon
to obliterate the golden sun of pros
perity? What, 1 ask, can do?"
sit down." shouted the audience.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

King Leopold of Belgium has con-
ferred on Cardinal Gibbons the grand
cross of the Royal Order of the Crown
as a mark of his personal esteem and
in recognition of his great services in
the cause of Christianity and hui
mainly throughout the world.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
THE PERUNA ALMANAC.

The druggists have already been sup
piled with the Peruna almanac for
1909. In addition to the regular astro-
nomical matter usually furnished in
almanacs, the articles on astrology
are very attractive to most people
The mental characteristics of each
sign are given with faithful accuracy.
A list of lucky and unlucky days will
be furnished to those who have our
almanacs, free of charge. Address The
Peruna Co., Columbus, o.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Woman Suffrage Bobs Up.

Senator Clad Hamilton of Shawnee
has introduced a bill comforting upon
women the right to vote for presidential
electors. Judge Buck has a similar
bill pending in the house. This will
likely bring up a big fight, as there
are a large number of members of
both houses that are opposed to the
further extension of woman suf.-
frage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Kansas Legislative Notes.

In the house the bill by Alton of
Wyandotte, providing for disposition
of lands wrongfully reclaimed from
the channels of navigable streams
was recommended for passage.
The house has passed the bill en-
abling the attorney general to see the
books and examine the officials of
corporations in antitrust cases, and
the Matson bill prohibiting fruit tree
agents selling one variety of trees and
delivering another.
Allen of Wyandotte has introduced
a bill which provides that all gas COM
panies and corporations shall, before
laying any gas pipes or mains in
county or city therein, first secure per-
mission to do so from the county COM
missions of said county.
Gray of Phillips introduced a bill
to prohibit telephone or telegraph COM
panies from attaching their wires to
trees along pubic thoroughfare. He
says these wires will ultimately kill
the trees and that Kansas hasn't any
threes to spare.
The senate judiciary committee,
with Judge Price as chairman, pro-
poses to stand for no foolish Iegisla-
ton this session if it can help it. Out
Of batch of twenty bills reported by
that committee in one day, seventeen
were killed.
PenWell of Shawnee has introduced
bill which provides that all gradu-
ate nurses shall register in a book
kept by the secretary of the board of
health, and that the secretary shall, if
satisfied with the genuineness of the
diploma presented by the nurse at
time of registration, issue a certifi-
cate of registration to said nurse and
any nurse practicing her profession
without this certificate shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Under the present law, cattle feed
ers have to pay taxes on all cattle
they are feeding on March 1. Repre-
sentative Lambertson says there is no
reason why they should pay full tax
on property which they only own one
half the year. Therefore he has in
troduced a bill placing cattle feeders
in the same class as cattle dealers,
WIZ O11Ay pay loACS OL IAS average
number of cattle they handle a
year.
Speaker Dolley established a new
precedent in the house when he read
a half dozen telegraph messages adj
dressed to him in his capacity as
speaker of the house, all of which
urged him to support house bill No
70, by Wilson of Sedgwick, which
makes appropriation for fighting the
San Jose scale. These messages were
from nursery firms at Wichita, and
all urged the speaker to support the
bill for the full amount" Speaker
Dolley stated his intention to disre-
gard any such. urgent advice regarding
the bill.
Stone of Shawnee introduced bill
calculated to strengthen the milk in
spection ordinance now in force in
Topeka and other cities of Kansas.
The bill provides further that the city
council may enorce the ordinance pre-
venting the sale of milk in their city
from cows that have not been sub
jected To- or passed. the tuberculosis
test.
Senator Overfield has introduced a
bill providing for the publication of
all campaign contributions and ex-
penditures. This bill was promised In
the state platform and was recon-
mended by Governor Stubs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Bankers Nav Fall in Line.

Members of the banking commit
tees of both houses held an extended
conference with the governor and
went over the administration bank
guarantee bill. Line riders were put
to work lining up members of both
houses for the bill. The bankers are
still objecting, but they privately adj
nit that they may have to take their
medicine and fall in line for the adj
ministration bill.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

A man in New York was arrested
and sent to prison for begging for a
cup of coffee with which to sustain
his feeble strength while looking for
work to feed his starving family. And
from the fact that so many great
crimes go ''unwhipped of justice" this
treatment of poverty as a crime is one
of the worst travesties upon our mod
ern civilization.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

The Indiana farmer who caught a
neighbor whom he suspected of steal
ing corn from his crib, by driving nails
into lot of his corncobs, so that the
local constable afterward found in the
neighbor's hogpen an armfIN of cobs
with nails buried in the pith, showed
real Yankee ingenuity.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

Mountaineering work continues in
the Panama canal zone. The total ex-
cavations during December were 3,261,-
673 cubic yards. against 1920, 404 yards
in November and 2,2O1,734 yards in
December, 1907. And with like prog
ress in other directions the finish is
steadily and rapidly drawing near
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

With q smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
trOD
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Economy the Slogan.

This legislature threatens to break
all records by keeping down it's own
expenses. Speaker Dolley estimates
that it will cost $4,000 this time. Two
years ago it cost $4,000, four years
ago $4,000, and six years ago $102,-
500.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

The invention of the seismograph
for the study of earthquakes has led to
the discovery of the surprising sensi.
tiveness of the crust of the globe to
forces that might have been thought
too insignificant to cause distortion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Cuts Out Cigarettes.

The house in committe of the whole
has recommended for passage the Ed
wards anti-cigarette bill. The bill for
bids the sale of cigarettes and cigar
cite papers to minors.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

President Roosevelt is expected to
capture alive in Africa for the Wash
ington Geological park an oryx, a
kleene-boc and a kahau. Probably he
will be successful. He has captured
even queerer game in the United
States
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

Here is proof that the courts are
not respecters of persons and do not
draw the color line. BY a decision of
the United States district court in
Oklahoma "Zeke" Moore, a colored
man, is awarded royalty on oil lands
which will make him the richest negro
in the state. "Zcke" is also an ex-
convict, but his good fortune should
help him to mend his ways.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Poked Full of Holes.

The house has been poking the ad
ministration forest bill full of holes.
The members objected to creating
state forester at $4,000 year salary
They thought that work could be done
at the agricultural college. Speaker
Pro TEN Hopkins, author of the bill.
saved the bill from defeat by having
1t referred back TO the committee
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

OF all the oil fields in the world the
most remarkable is that at Summer.
land. Cal, where nearly 200 wells are
being pumped in the surf OF the sea.
In 1898 the first oil well ever drilled
in the sea was sunk from low wharf
oTsr the Summerland.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

When it comes to doing damage,
men are puny things, after all. The
six months bombardment of Port Ar
thur by land and sea did far less dam.
age to that city than the earthquake
did to Reggie.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

Those countries now adopting old.
age pensions may not know the trou
Bile they are bringing on themselves,
since the professor is about to show
us all how to live to be young at $50.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

One of the doctors says cocktails SUI
perinduce pneumonia. He must be
trying to allay the fears that GER
tain people have had concerning
pneumonia
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
A Great Care.

Celia-Her hair. turned perfectly
white in one night from trouble.
Delia-Really? What was the
nature of the trouble?
Celia-Chemical-J
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Taxes Autos and Drivers.

Chapman of Barton has introduced
a bill in the senate providing for a
registration tax on automobiles. The
bill requirs all autos to be registered
in the secretary of states office. The
fee is fixed at So. DrivrS must also
register and pay a fee of 50. The
speed of autos is limitd to twenty
miles in the country and ten miles in
town. The fund from the licenses is
to be distributed in the road funds of
the various counties in proportion to
the number of registered automobiles
they contain.
light and power plant. The manual
training school wants S21,05O. Of this
$4,000 is for a library and equip
ment.
Anti-lobby legislation is hung up
in the legislature for some time
When the new bill by the joint COM
mittee came into the senate the Gus
tomary motion was not made to put it
on the calendar for consideration in
committee of the whole, and President
Fitzgerald let it take the usual course
of all bills and sent it to the judiciary
committee.
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Stewards bill on child labor, which
passed the senate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

Gold, silver and lead mines are, it
is said, to be worked extensively in
the bleak district of Innishowen, Coun-
ty Of Donegal, Ireland, overlooking the
Atlantic
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06

Orville Wright manages to get about
on crutches, which is some progress
toward his practice of ignoring terra
firma altogether.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-06
Could OnIv Guess.

How many ribs have you, johnny"
asked the teacher of physiology.
q don't know, ma'am," giggled John
ny, squirming around on one foot.
I'm so awful tickHsh l never could
count EN-"