The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-07
John BawsoB the Attorney
General, A4yises Butchers.
They Should he Content with
Fair Profit, He Says.
STATE LICENSE FOR BUTCHER!
Meat Men Favor Restrictions
Committee Appointed.
Annual Meeting viii Close To.
night With Q Luncheon.

1t 10 unlawful to make an agreement
| not to buy; it IL unlawful to make an
agreement not to sell, and it is unlawful
to make an agreement to fix prices, but
otherwise this IL a FREQ country, John
Dawson. attorney general of Kansas,
told the members of the ansas Retail
Butchers association in session at the
Commercial club quarters today. He
was speaking on 1.-The Anti Trust Law
as 1t Effects the Retail Butcher and
the Packer"
DO as you would be done by and be
, content with a fair profit" was the
advise of the attorney general The
necessities OF modern business are not
in violation Of the laws. Laws must
be construed 80 that modern business
can be done. The statutes must be
read in the light Of getting business
done.
As the butcher Is a man who deals
in human necessities the legislature
a right, il it sees fit, to impose SAM
tary regulations and think-there is
little doubt about ft-has right to
license the men who go into the busi-
ness. Whenever a man DEVELOPS a
submit to have his business regulated
for the public good.
Bali Him Out-DawsOn.
You can condemn anyone you like
from the president of the United States
down to the attorney generaLthis ts
a free country II you pass a resolution
agreeing to boycott a certain packer
receive is to ball him out. The best
corrective Of men in public office and
politicians II to ball them out-they
can't stand that.
ANY man who goes to a hotel ID
entitled to the same treatment as any
one else and II he does not receive 1t
can sue for damages. This is not true
in the case Of q butcher or grocer. The
grocer can say: don't deal with red
headed or bald headed men,
IF the attorney general would start
a law suit as a result Of every COM
plant that comes to his office he would
have the whole state by the ear all the
time. We get 1000 complaints a week
| at our office. We have to use our
| Judgment and that is not always infal-
lible."
License for Butchers.
The butchers in attendance at the
meeting passed a resolution looking to-
wards the licensing Of butchers in Kan
sas. A COMMITTEES. was appointed this
afternoon consiSting Of B. L. Thomp-
son Of Hsrinstons chairman; E. C.
Smith. of Fla(sant4QQ. and w. g. Cart
ney Of Cone9sAStd prk in con5unc;
tsGn S,s isa Sss such leenia
ton embodied IN statute by the leg
fslature. y
The butchers favor a physical exami.
nation Of those in the business. They
believe that butchers. who handle hui
man food, should be healthy themselves
1t is their opinion that no person who
| Is not able to detect diseased meats
should be given license.
The election of officers will be held
late today. It was a general opinion
that the present officers will be re-
elected. Hutchinson. Emporia and Cha
mute have put In bids for the conven.
ton next year..
The butchers-150 Of them-were the
guests of the Topeka Commercial clul
Tuesday night at the Grand opera
house.
Program Today.
At the session this morning 8. b
Ellr1dge Of Parsons. spoke on Home
Killing; Does 1t Pay the Retail Butch,
err" He gave figures to show thai
home killing had paid in his case.
Emil GAMBIA Of Usage City, spoke or
The Model Slaughter House and Mod.
ern Appliances"
How to Make Money ON the By.
Products of the Small Slaughter House
was discussed by representatives OF
jLeavenworth and Hutchinson concerns
A. Andrews Of Salina, was on the pro.
gram for this afternoon-"How to Make
More Money on Hides" E. C. Smith OF
Pleasanton, w. G. Cartney Of Con.
cordia. and Harry Bell OF Kansas City
At the close Of the business session
this afternoon at the Commercial clul
quarters. the visitors win go through
the Seymour and Wolff Packing com.
panies. A street car ride over the cit,
Will follow. This. evening a luncheon
Will be rendered by the local packers
manufacturers and commission men
This will be the closing feature Of thu