Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-01
Judoe A. ]. Curran of Crawford
County Declares the Bone
Dry Law Valid.
RIGHT TO SEARCH IS UPHELD
District Judge Rules That Legislature
and Not the Courts Control the
States Police Power.

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Court at Girard the other day, Judge
A T Curran presiding. E. l. Burton
of Parsons. former member of the
legislature, led the legal assault on
the measure in the case of Adolph
Kurent of Breezy Hill, charged with
n violation of the law Burton alleged
that the last legislature exceeded its
police power in passing the law. Hav-
ing liquor in ones possession does not
affect the morals of the community,
Burton argued. He asserted the state
had no power to go into mans home
in such a manner as the Bone Dry
Law provides.
Judge Curran held that the legisla-
ture, rather than the courts, should
determine the scope of the exercise
of the police power. Notice was given
of an appeal to the supreme court.
This case is expected to serve as the
test case on the constitutionality of
the law.
Typhoid at X. U.-Herman Douhitt,
professor of zoology at the University
Of Kansas, and two University of Kan
sas students are sick with typhoid.
Another university student is suspect
ed of having typhoid. Helen Hertz
Ter ana DuQlGy bTOWu are tIS wv oIo-
dents now ill at the university hos
pital 1t is believed that at least one
of the cases was developed before the
student came to the university this
fall In spite of the fact that the
city drinking water has been analysed
by the university physicians as dan
gerous to drink on account of the
germs, only 325 students of the approx
innate 2,100 enrolled have been inocu-
lated for typhoid this fall. University
authorities have warned against the
danger and advised that all students
be inoculated. Last year three or
four deaths among students resulted
from typhoid and most of the cases
were traced to well water.
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League of Cities EIects.-R. J. Hop
kins of Garden City was elected pres
ident of the Kansas League of NUM-
cipalities at the meeting in Wichita.
Other officers are: Charles E. Bank
or, Salina, vice president; Homer Tai
bot, Lawrence, secretary and treas
urer. Trustees are: w. L. Porter
of Topeka for cities of the first class.
J. l.. Morrison of Chanute for cities
of the second class and P. J. Wall
of Moundridge for third class cities.
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Lineman Killed Under Truck.-J. A.
Stone, hneman in the employ of the
Kansas Gas and Electric Company
at Parsons, was fatally injured when
his foot caught in the wheels of a mo-
tor truck and he was pulled under the
wheels He died a few hours later
at hospital.
Interurban Company Sued.-The
Lawrence Street Railway Company
has sued the Kaw Valley Interurban
Company, running from Lawrence to
Kansas City, Mo-, for $4,000 on al
legged violation of contract
Farmers Pay Record Wages.-FouI
dollars day with three square meals
is the price Chase county farmers
have been paying farm 1aborers tc
help fill silos and care for their fall
crops.
Water for Oil Town.-Towanda, the
new oil town in Butler county, is tt
have water works and sewers. A con
tract has been let for a water and
sewer system to cost $4,000 and {
standpipe to cost $1,000.
Oi Oriil Hits Coal Vein.-A vein o
coal four feet thick was penetrated
the other day by an oil drill at Cur
lew. ten miles south of Atchison. 1
is believed to be neither the Leaven
worth or Atchison vein
Oats Straw So Ton.-Farmers will
not burn or waste oats straw this year
Many are baling and selling it fol
cattle feed at So and upward a ton
There is big demand.
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Allen and White Returninq.-Henr,
J. Allen. William A. White and other
in the Red Cross party of which thes
men are members, will sail soon fc
America, according to cablegran
from London They are spending
few days in London. The date OF
which they intend to sail was 70
given in the cablegram because of Ger
sorship regulations.
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Atchison Pioneer Dies.-David Wi
liams, for thirty-nine years residen
OF Atchison, is dead, aged "a. Nj
Williams was a veteran of the Civ
war and had been a. member of tn
Masonic lodge since 1S47, having hel
many offices in the order
Death in Crossing crash.-Eugen
Kirkland. 20 years old. was killed an
his companion, Walter Plank, prol
ahlv fatally injured ,vb<x n,o+o