The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
IN SENATE mill"
Ban on ChautauQua Salute by
Senator Mahin.
Waving of Handkerchiefs
Spreads Disease, He Says.

Not to be outdone in the senate by
| the pure shoe bill introduced the other
day by Senator Simpson, of McPher-
| son county, Senator Mahin, of Smith
county, is planning an act to be placed
| before the legislature next week call
| ing for the abolition of the famous
| "chautauqua salute The Smith coun-
| ty lawyer-stateSman says that more
germs are whitfield through the air by
the waving of handkerchiefs in the
chautauqua salute than in any other
one habit of people in public gather
ings.
out in Smith county the chautauqua
fever has been spreading in the last
few years. Every summer the county
patrons of literature and learning book
lectures, concerts, readings and dealers
in domestic science for the edihcation
of the Smith countrymen- In the WIN
ter regular lecture course In the town
opera houses.
And every time we'll known man or
suffragette appears on the platform,
someone stands in his seat and starts
the chautauqua salute. Out comes ev-
cry handkerchief in the house-clean
ones with creases in them like the
bathroom tile. wrinkled ones from a
snug hip pocket and handkerciefs that
have baked in an unsanitary manner
with the use of catarrh and bad colds
for davs.
The waving of these handkerchiefs
scatters disease germs, believes Sena-
tor Mahin and he proposes to place a
ban on the chautauqua salute. Fur
thermore handkerchief f1irtations
across a hall will come under the rules.
In his contentious through the pro-
posed senate bill, Senator Mahin is
supported by DR.. S. j. Crurnbine, Sec
- H. l.
author of the famous anti-public
drinking cup legislation. P. I. Bone
brake, a Topeka banker, is another
enemy of the chautauqua salute.
Authorities of Kansas university and
the state agricultural schools are I'M
der the impression that the Mcmillan
resolution in the senate Friday ban
ishing them from lobbying at the state
house during legislative session, was a
slap at their dignity and standing.
They shouldn't feel that way about
it, said the Usage senator, 1.-The reso-
luton is simply against lobbying as
whole
Senator Howe of Dickinson county
would give townships without towns
or cities the right to build high
schools for their children.
Another high school bill in the sem
ate is the revival of the fight to amend
the Barnes high school law enacted
in 1905 by Senator Pauley of MarshGll
county. The Marshall county senator
introduced a bill providing for the re-
submission of the high school question
in counties that are now making a
levy for the support of the schools.
county may if a majority of the
voters SO determine make a county |
levy for the support of high schools |
the revenues raised hereunder to be |
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high schools accredited to the |
state university on the basis of their |
The bill introduced by
Senator Pauley provides that on petit !
voters of any county now making n
high school levy under the Barnes
law, the commissioners of the county
must call a special election at which
the voters may again pass on the
question.
In the Senator Troutman amend
ment to the commission form of city
government law all water, sewer and
gas connections must be made before
paving is laid on any city street. This
does away with the cutting of holes
in paving and is one of the real valu-
able bills presented to the legislative
A bill for the protection of the
and manufacturers of
all the state for that
natter-and one for the protection
Of heirs who have to combine their
grief with freak wills, are the first
TWO measures to be advocated by the
senator from Sedgwick, Frank highs
xonger- Senator Nighswonger comes
from the county with the highest as
sessed valuation in the state-and he
boasts proudly of the fact. Now that
ne is here, he is determined to reIare-
sent the STA, 100000 valuation of
Sedgwick and the owners thereof.
Frank hswonger-linotype oper-
itors will please follow spelling of
name closely-is elated over his cleo
ion to the state senate-first because
lie defeated a Republican who made
IN enviable three term record in the
house. John w. Adams, and secondly
he is the original Wilson sup /
porter in Wichita and is able now to ,
'epresent his district according to the
Democratic principles that he has ad-
7ocated-both in the national and
tate platforms.
And that isn't all-Senator highs
vonger is of Dutch descent and real !
yes that his name is too long for the
Lverage newspaper headliner to use '
once more he pats his
hest and admits his identity. II