The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-06
Means State Fair ApprOpria-
tiOn Is Lost to Cities.
COUNTY FEES MEASURE In
All Officers on Salary Basis
After This Year.
Other Items of Interest in
Upper House.

| All state fair appropriation hopes
went glimmering today when John
| Denton, senator from ELK county IL
troduced a bill asking for $150,O0a to
provide Luil.iings ana exhibits at tho
Panama-Pacific exposition in San
francisco in 1915. 1t is predicted
freely in the senate chamber this
afternoon that 10 money viii be al
lowed by The administration this ses-
sion for the support of a state fair
either at 1iutchi lspn or Topeka
The Denton measure provides that
the governor shall appoint a commits
sion to encourage and promote the full
| educational, commercial, Industrial
artistic, military, naval and other in
terests of the state at the San Fran
| cisco fair. The commission also will
plan building for the state exhibit,
/ the official headquarters of the state
and a place of comfort for the con-
Venience of it's citizens and exhibitors.
| The $150,OOO appropriation is sim
ply starter for the exposition ex-
/ penSes, one-fourth is to be available
this year, one-fourth next year and
| the balance in 1915.
! a similar bill was introduced in
| the house today.
| peka believe that the plan of the leg
| islature to give $15O,OOO to the San
Francisco fair places all other re-
quests for fair appropriation in the
$4,000 for maintainence of the fair
there. Topeka, on the other hand,
asks nothing from the state and adds
| bonus of 100000 as good measure.
The bill designed to do away with
the fee system among county Of
ficials in Kansas, a comprehensive
measure of scores of typewritten
salaries and mileage committee of the
senate. 1t will be introduced some
time this week. 1t is supported by
good majority of the members of
the senate and will result in the plac-
ing on salaries of county officials in
the state. The present fee collecting
system will be entirely abolished-as
far as the officers are concerned. In
stead, the money will be collected as
usual but will revert to the treasury
of the county.
This bill has been under advisement
since the 1913 session of the legis-
lature opened. 1t is a combination of
bills sent in by Senators Shouse of
Edwards and Howe of Dickinson and
contributions from the committee
headed by NJ. J. Williams of Miami
county.
The range of salaries provided for
by law follows:
County clerks, $500 a year in
counties of less than 500 population to
$4,000 in counties of more than 90,-
900 population.
County treasurers same as county
clerks.
County superintendents based on
school population, $40 year in coun--
ties with a school population of less
than 500 to 81, 800 a year in counties
with first class cities.
County attorneys. s4oo in counties of
1000 population or less to $4,000 a year
in counties exceeding go. 600.
Clerks of district courts. $3.50 year
in counties of less than 1000 popula ton
up to $1,000 a year in counties of more
than 10000 population.
Sheriffs $40O a year in counties of
less than 1000 population up TO So, 500
a year in counties exceeding 90, 900.
Probate judges. $3.50 a year in coun-
ties of less than 1000 up to 81. 200 a year
in counties with more than 10000 popu-
lation
Register of deeds. 5000 less than 5000
to 81. 500 over 10000. County commits
sioners $125 in 1000 and less and 5000 in
more than $4,000 population.
Heretofore the supporters of the state
fair for Topeka have had only Senator
Carey and his friends to fight for the
coveted state seal and approval. A
new obstacle has appeared. however,
and a warning is given to the capital
city enthusiasts. Mrs. Emerson Carey
as well liked, as we'll known as loyal,
as clever and as determined-is here
helping her husband to land the exposi-
ton for the salt city in the southwest.
And Mrs Carey declares the fair lacks
only the roll call to bring it to the end
of the family car line at Hutchinson.
The trained nurses. led by Bale
Waggener of Atchison, who in the last
year has had experience with them,
won the first victory in their registra-
ton and examination bill before the
senate In the committee of the whole
the upper house recommended the bill
for passage. The act creates a board
composed of graduated nurses from
the state association and the state
board of medical examiners to pass on
the qualifica tions of trained nurses in
Kansas The nurses have fought long
and hard for this bill-and they found
true and sympathetic friend in Bale
Waggener.
The bill by Senator Carney, of Cloud,
recurring school children to give the
correct address of the parents that
their tuition might be charged was
pa ssed by the senate late Wednesday
afternoon. 1t met no opposition.
The Howe bill giving the cIerkship
of a school board to a member of the
board or an outsider was recommended
for passage Wednesday afternoon
The senate duplicated the vote on the
Carey good roads constitutional
amendment Wednesday by voting down
the Kincaid resolution from the house.
eral members along oratorica1 lines
but was killed in the same old way.
Senator Carey will bring his resolution
before the senate again.
Senator Gray of Osborne county has