The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
1t Also Makes 1t Unlawful to
Possess "Whiff Sticks"
Measure Will Make 1t ImpOssi-
BILE for Minors to Smoke.
COLD WATER ON PRINT Bill
State Plant Unable to Get Out
Supplies for Counties.
New Equipment Needed to
Print Blanks, Smith Says.

pills. coffin nails Whit
sticks" or cigarets under any other
guise are totally restrained, enjoined.
prohibited and legislated out of exist
ence SO far as Kansas is concerned in
a bill introduced in the senate Friday
by Huffman of Labette. The bill is
said to meet with the approval of all
the anti-tobacco organizations. 1t was
drawn by Prof. w. A. McKeever of the
State university, if is said.
Primarily the bill makes it unlawful
for any one within Kansas to sell. bar
ter or give away cigarets or cisaret pa
pers. 1t makes it unlawful for any
one to have cigarets or cigaret papers
in his possession.
To enforce that latter provision the
bill makes it possible for authorities
to raid a suspect Armed with a war
rant they may enter any place of bust
ness or other place where they sus-
pect cigarets or papers are kept and
seize them.
Following the passage of the act the
bars will be up against any advertis-
ing of cigarets or cigaret papers.
Newspapers, magazines or periodicals
will be prohibited from publishing
such advertisements. 1t will be un-
lawful to advertise them on street
signs or bill boards or in any package.
Blanket Tobacco Bill.
that applies not only to cigarets but
to all forms of tobacco. 1t provides
that it shall be unlawful for any one
to sell or give to any one under Fl
years of age anything connected with
tobacco. 1t enjoins proprietors of all
business places from allowing minor
in his place of business while using
| tobacco in any form.
| Under the terms of this bill 20
year-old boy with a quid of tobacco
cheek or
a pipe in his mouth must be denied
| standing room in all such places as
| shops, stores. factories, offices, the
aters. recreation and dance halls, pool
rooms, cafes, restaurants, hotels. lodg-
| ing houses, street cars, interurban
| cars, railway coaches and waiting
rooms"
If this law goes into effect the
whole of Kansas will have hard work
getting a cigarette or it's component
parts and the only place the miner
may safely use tobacco will be behind
the barn.
vided as penalty FOR the violation of
any of the provisions of the act.
Smith on Book Plan.
| The proposal to have the state
printing plant print all county books
and records received no boost at the
hands of w. R. Smith, state printer.
He reported back to the senate today
l
Senator Price, of Clark, week ago.
The Price resolution asked that the
printer be instructed to make an in
vestigation and report back to the
senate upon the practicability of the
state publication of county supplies.
The report raises considerable ques-
| ton as to the wisdom of the plan.
Mr.. Smith cites these Disadvantages:
Questioned if uniform books and
blanks can be had that would be salts
factory to all
Loss of present blank books AMI
blanks if the forms are changed
Many oppose the plan because
state completes with Kansas printers
and book BINDERS
Although Printer Smith states that
it has been possible to make saving
of 40 per cent in the printing of school
books, it may not be possible to do so
in the blank book work.
The actual figures given to the sem
ate by Printer Smith are taken from
replies of letters written by him to
county clerks over the state. He says
in the report.
The Smith Report.
According to this report something
over 100000 legal blanks are being
used at an estimated cost of about
$4,000.
ION the reports received the opin-
ions were about equally divided as
to the advisab ility of the state doing
this work. All. however, agreed that
it was impractical to do anything
without a uniform system of blanks
and blank books throughout the
state; also that it would not be prac-
ticable to print the ballots, tax re-
ceipts, tax and assessment rolls.
ITO handle the blank books (pro-
viding a uniform system is adopted)
it would take additional machinery
and tools costing between $1,000 and
$4,000, with additional floor space
n . -.
cry and workmen, and storage room
of, perhaps, 5000 square feet. The
blanks Gf uniformly could be handled
W h, perhaps, 10000 additional
square feet of floor space and two
additional cylinder presses and addi-
tional tables and tools amounting in
all to $1,000 to $1,000.
should the senate in its judgment
decide to do this work, nothing should
be done this year until the rush in
school book printing is over which
will be this fall
City Manager Bill Blocked
The joyous journey of the city man.
ager bill thru the senate was checked
temporarily today by Senators Price.
of Clark and Getty, of Wyandotte.
Attic 1T was on special order for con-
sideration in committee of the whole
at 1890 o'clock today it was not con-
sidered and will not be considered
before o'clock next Tuesday-unless
its friends work a miracle.
IF it is true" said Senator Price
in demanding delay, that the pen
dulum has swung so far the other way
that the people are now demanding
that they be placed under boss rule
in their cities, then I agree that this
| is bill that should have the most
! painstaking consideration 1t should
be considered carefully and every
thing in it that might defeat its pur-
pose should be eliminated
On the motion of Senator highs
wonger of Sedgwick, author of the