The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-28
Exclusion of Children in Stage
Performances Is Up.
Representative Kerr Has Bill
to Amend the Law.
FOUR YEAR TERMS.
Davis Bill to Change Elective
Periods FaVOrably Reported.
Senate Committee Votes to In
crease State Printer Duties.

Kerr, of Montgomery county, has
bill in the house that is directed against
the child labor law as applied to thea
tiers. He believes that any law tnat
bars a child of talent from the stage
when properly Safeguarded is an IN
Justice. In his bill he would prohibit
the employment or training of children
for any line of work that is HAZARDOUS
and he names acrobat1c teatS anu con,
tortionist stunts, and wrestling anu
trick bicycle riding. He would also az
away with the custom of allowing chill
dren to beg on the streets or pick rags.
But he wants it understood that there
is nothing in his bill that promplts
children from taking part in any mus
cal concert or theater that has the
sanction of the city officials. Kerr, by
the way, runs several moving picture
shows in southern Kansas ana the sLaLe
law will not let him hire talented chll-
dren to sing in his shows, even thougI
their parents come to the theater 10
look after them. There is strong sentl-
ment against the injustice of the chllG
labor law as regards the theaterS, anu
IT is believed the Kerr bill Will pass
the legislature, or ought to pass any
WaT.
Talk about your baseball fans! FEEDER
of Barton is one for true and ms boy
Billy is a chip off the old block. Inc
boy has been i'll with scarlet fever anu
is still under quarantine, but THURSDAY
afternoon when the anti-Sunday base
ball bill was before the house Billy
called his father on the long distance
telephone FEEDER rushed to the phone
fearful that his boy was worse. Inc
boy himself answered the fathers anXl-
Gus hello"
This is Billy" he said, land want
o/know about the baseball bill:
FEEDER, the elder, told FEEDER the
younger, that the national game was
safe for another two years IN Kansas
The kid crowed over the phone in de-
light.
The committee on judiciary has re-
ported the bill by Davis of K1owa pro
viding for four year terms Tor state
officers favorably to the house. IL VIII
likely be passed by the house. There
has been a lot of discussion over the
state lately in favor of the four year
term and limiting officers to one term.
Mr.. Davis was ahead OF the times
when ne introduced this measure two
years ago and only got it out of COM
mittee by minority report. Tnls SEES
sion sentiment has changed to his idea
of the question.
Mike Frey of Geary county, and not
Herr of Barber, is the man behind the
bill in the house providing penalty
for writing checks that overdraW a
bank account Mention was made OF
this bill in the State Journal Thurs
day and explanation made of its provi-
sions.
Allen of Wyandotte in his bill in
troduced in the house Friday would
make it unlawful to let any contract
for or to construct any public school
house or other building for school pur-
poses, the lighting, heating and ven
tilation of which are not in substan-
tial conformity with the provisions of
his bill.
The bill provides further that each
class and study room in such build
ing shall contain not less than fifteen
feet of floor space and not less than
1870 feet of air space for each pupil.
That the heating and ventilation shall
be arranged so that temperature of
10 degrees Fahrenheit can be main
tanned in the room and the air in each
room changed upon the usual average
measurement of inlet and exit open
ings at least eight times in each hour
without substantially reducing the
temperature below 10 degrees or Gre
ating a noticeable draft at or below
four feet above the floor
ANY contracts for school buildings
not in conformity to this act are void,
and fine of from $50 to $500 is the
penalty for violation of tho law
The senate committee on state af-
fairs has decided by vote of to
to report favorably the bill providing
that the state printer print blanks and
blank books for counties at cost. Geo.
w. Crane, a Topeka publisher, made
a plea before the committee for the
defeat of the bill on the ground that
1t is unfair to publishers who are al
ready in business. In his talk before
the committee Mr.. Crane said:
SENATE bill 1872 proposes to estab-
lish monopoly by shutting out exist
ing establishments from competing in
the sale of blank books to counties,
townships and school districts, by COM
polling them to purchase from the
state printer.
There is no call of so doing and
no necessity existing. There are no
pools or combines, but competition is