The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
ARE PREPARING THEIR BILLS
Members OF Legislature Busy Formu-
Iating Measures Which They Hope
Will be Passed.

TOpeka.-Members of the legisla-
ture are beginning to formulate bills
which they hope to have passed at the
coming session of the legislature
The primary law and tax matters
are engrossing the attention OF Sena-
tor B. P. Waggener of Atchison. Asked
what legislation he had in mind he
said:
"A stringent bill to unmask tax
dodgers in the state, and recover de-
linquent taxes, which should have
been paid for the last five years.
"a repeal of the present primary
law, and the substitution Of law gen
orally authorizing any person to be
come a candidate for a state, county
or city Office who. on or before Aug
ust 1, files his declaration of his de-
: sire and intention to become such can
didate, accompanied by an entrance
/ fee of 10 per cent of the amount of
salary, to be used to defray the ex-
penses Of election"
A story was printed some days ago
that Senator Travis would introduce
a bill to repeal the primary law. He
says that this is not correct. He says
he does not like the primary law and
/ If it came up for action he would prob
ably vote against it, but he is not in
terested enough in the matter to intro
I duce a bill repeating it and to make
the fight for such q bill
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Would Cut Road Width.
To do away with One-quarter million
acres of weeds in Kansas and to re
lain farm land amounting to that
figure. J. T. Kinkafd, representative
elect from Johnson county, has pre-
pared a bill reducing the width oi
Kansas roads from sixty to Thirty
feet. He says the measure viii be in
troduced in the interest Of good roads
Ordinarily only twenty feet of Kansas
roads are graded and he says the Test
allowed TO grow up in weeds The
saving would amount to six acres OIL
the mile.
Charged with murder in the frs
degree, William LaTrasse, "Home
Run" Campbell and Frank Miller No
were taken from the state peniten
tiary at Lansing, according to officials
here, and formally arrested for the
killing OF Frank Miller No. ;. a con
yict The plan to arrest the three
convicts was announced by D. "
Flynn, county attorney of LeaTen
worth county, following a conferenc,
in Topeka with S. N. Brewster, attor
ney general-elect, concerning the pros
ecution of the case
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Wheat Advancing.
Farmers in Kansas are receivins
the highest price for wheat that IA.
been paid by millers and shippers II
twenty-five years. Prices On Bhea
are still advancing throughout the
state
Authorize Helm Line BONDS.
Permission TO issue s2,5O0.00O frs
mortgage ten-year gold bonds ha
been granted 10 the Kansas City KaT
Valley & Western Railway Compan.
by the Kansas public utilities com
mission
SCI @Drunies" In Topeka.
Of 1900 persons arrested durfni
1914 IN Topeka, capital Of a prohfb
ton state, on ninety-one dIneren
charges, 661 were charged with drunk
enness. This is the largest uumbe
, arrested for any single oIense.z
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Larned State Hospital Head ouitu
The state board Of control has al
nounced the resignation OF B. F. HaT
as superintendent OF the Lzrned Stat
Hospital for the Insane and the al
po5ntment OF L. R Sellers to suecse
him