The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-22
House Bill Would Prohibit All
Smoking in Public Places.
It's More Drastic Than the New
Cigarette Measure.
CAN'T SMOKE EVEN At HOME
A. P. JeWett of Lane Co. Purist
Behind the Plan.
He Would Establish Nicotine
Dens for the "FiendS."

Smoking of pipe, cigar or cigarette
in any public place in Kansas is to be
prohibited if the legislature enacts
bill introduced in the house today by
O. P. Jewet. of Lane county. Jewett's
bill is even more drastic than the Car
ter bill against cigaret smoking in that
it provides a penalty for smoking IN
any form Smoking in Kansas, under
the Jewett bill will be permitted only
in places equipped and specially oeslS-
mated for such purposes.
Jewett has played several return en-
gagements from Lane county. his
sensitive feeling against smoking mas
found several outburStS during former
legislat tive sessions when he called up
the anti-smoking rule in the mouse.
Last week he retained his former rec
ord by calling up the antl-smoklng
rule for the benefit of men working
at the press table. Now Jewett would
put King Nicotine out of business IN
Kansas by a legislative enactment.
Applies TO Homes, Too.
The Jewett bill provides a penalty
of $40 to $25 for smoking in public
places. And by public places Jewett
includes trains. street cars, automo-
bfles. the street and public highways,
public buildings and rooms where
children are kept. Under the bill
man who returns from strenuous day
in his office is denied the right to
smoke his favorite cigar or pipe in his
own home. If he simply must smoke
JeWett provides that he must go to q
public smoking room--if such a place
be maintained in the town-where he
may smoke without disturbing or an
noying fellow citizens or providing
horrible examples to growing gem
Grafton.
This is the bill which the sensitive
member from Lane county would en-
act for Kansas:
Section 1. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to smoke on any
passenger train or on any car used
to transport the public, on any other
train, or on any interurban car, street
car, omnibus, taxicab, automobile, or
any other vehicle used for the trans
portation of the public, or on any
street in any city or town. or in any
room or building used by the public,
and any rooms or buildings where
children are kept: Provided, that
smoking may be allowed in public
rooms fitted up and used exclusively
for smoking and designated as such
by proper marking either on or above
the door.
Automobiles Public Places.
Section 2. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person having the care or
custody of any car or vehicle used
for the transportation of the public,
or of any street in any city or town,
or of any room or building used by the
public, or of any room or building
where children are kept to allow any
smoking in or on any such, vehicle,
street, room or building
Section 8. That any person violat-
ing any of the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than $40 nor
more than s25 for each and every Of
Tense.
Section 4. That this act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication in the statute book