Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-02-16
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no exempt ulr01S uottD AkSlA 49, ~
hsritance tax. Representative Oass
spoke for the measure and voted
fCr Il. He has worked for bill
10 repeal the entire law but that
may not pass.
Case succeeded today In substi'
tating the Avery mortgage tax bill
which passed the senate YESTERDAY
Tor the house bill and will try to gel
1t through. The fee Is fifty cents
Tor each 800 named n the face d
the mortgage and must be paid
whom the mortgage Is filed for rec
ord. II the fee Is paid the mort
gage Is exempt from further taxa
ton and II the mortgage is not re-
corded it cannot be enforced.
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There lie a big fight in prospect
over q bill introduced in the house
by the committee on hygiene and
public health making 1t unlawful for
any person not q registered phar-
macist or a physician to retail medi-
cal preparations, II affects the See
I've company at Abilene. The peo-
pie who manufacture and sell medi-
cfnal preparations through agents
over the state are up in arms over
this bill and are prepared to show
the members Of the legislature that
such a law will put them out Of
business. There are many concerns
in Kansas that manufacture and sell
medicines In this manner. They
claim 1t will also put out Of busi-
ness the man or woman who has
built up a little local house-to-house
business in remedies Of different
kinds manufactured by themselves.
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Initiative and referendum is dead
for the present session Of the leg
isIature. The senate chioroformed
the administration measure with a
club yesterday morn, the vote being
81 to Is against the resolution.
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The house has passed the bill re-
quiring all corporations which sell
stocks or bonds to report to the bank
commissioner and make showings as
to the solyency Of the corporation
and the reliability of its officers be-
fore any stocks or bonds can be sold
In Kansas. The bill establishes a bu-
reau Of investments to protect the
people Of the state against wildcat
stock and bond selling schemes.
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A new standard will be set in the
qualifications Of the Kansas teacher,
II the bill introduced by the educa-
tional committee becomes a law. This
bill Is similar to law now operative
in California and Indiana and will
require mere thorough school train
ing on the part Of prospective teach
ers. II provides that teachers take
examinations in all branches pro-
vided by law and prescribed by the
state board Of education. After 1918
every teacher in the state must have
had at least one years high school
training. This requirement increases
to tEo years in 1915 and after 1917
every teaelIer in Kansas must be pos
sessed Of full four years high school
course or its equal in order to pre-
side in even the rural scrooI rooms
Senator Fred Robertson, who offered
the bill, will follow the measure with
a second bill requiring at least sever
month Of school in every district in
the state.
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The house voted to make u option
al in all counties whether there
should be county assessors. In all
counties with more than four thous,
and population the county. commits
sioners are to determine whether OF
not there should be county assessor
In counties OF less population the
commissioners cannot determine OIL
have county assessor unless de,
manded by a petition Of one-third oil
the taxpayers. The assessor is to b
appointed and not elected as at pres
emit. The house also voted to abolish
the boards Of review in cities, coun
ties and townships and puts thii
work on the county commissioners
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Senator w. w. Caldwell yesterday
introduced a primary bill which Il
intended to prevent the abuse Of th'
party privileges at such primary cleo
lions. The bill contains what is CON
sidered to be about as practical 1
plan as is feasible for the prevention
of members Of one political part
fran voting At the primary for can