The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-10


As soon as Mr.. Stone finished the
vote was taken. Twenty-seven Re
publicans joined with the Democrats
to get Capper" Only five Democrats
voted for the bill The enact
ing clause was stricken from the bill
by a vote of So to AZ.
The ReceiYership bill is the only
measure in the governors program to
fail, up to this time. The public util
ity lobby has been working against it
since the session opened, and it was
jubilant when the bill was killed.
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Bill Stops Free Voting.
The members Of the Kansas house
voted the other day to abolish indie
pendent voting and they also decided
that what is now known as the lit.
eracy test in the Ballot law should be
abolished.
For a Medical Inspection.
The senate voted the other day tic
send bill for the medical inspection
of school children to third reading
and final passage. The bill provides
that school boards may employ compe
tent physicians and dentists to exam
inc the school children, and if there
are any i'll these may be sent home
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State to Control Roads
The Kansas legislature has created
a state highway commission with SUI
pervisory control over all the roads
and bridges of the state, except strict
~ township highways and bridges
The conference committee of the
house and senate reached an agree.
ment and the report was adopted by
both branches.
Wed in Kansas Memorial Hall.
The first marriage ever performed
in a Kansas state building occurred
her recently in the marriage of Thos
V Pinnick, a banker and land owner
of Fowler, Kans.. and Miss Emily FL
len Painter of Topeka, a daughter OF
R. NJ Painter. department command
er of the Kansas G. a. R. The cere-
mony was performed in the State
Memorial hall by the Rev. Bernard
Kelley, Civil war chaplain.
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Eli 70 Abolish l. w. w.
A bill to abolish the l. W. W. In
Kansas and also to prevent picketing
in strikes was adopted through the
committee of the whole in the house
recently The bill provides that any
person found lettering without visible
means Of support and who then re
fuses to go TO work when employ
ment is offered, shall be deemed a
vagrant and he may be sent to jail
and put to work on the streets o.
roads and then must either work OF
live on bread and water The bill
further provides that anyone who
threatens or does violence to a fellow
employee or employer is also to be
termed a vagrant and can be sent to
Jail for six months.
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After the Kansas Speeders.
A strict anti-speed bill. regulating
motor car driving, has been recon-
mended for passage by the house A
fine OF s., 600 and six months impris-
onment is the penalty provided under
the measure for the driver who runs
into a pedestrian with his machine
anu leaves giving Ills udllC
and car number.
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Turn Back Booze Shipment.
twenty-five carloads of liquors Of
all kinds were turned back at the
Kansas line when the bone dry bill
went into effect The big barrier
against booze" was put up the first
thing in the morning, while the law
actually did not become effective until
3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
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Report on Kansas-Fire Loss.
Kansas sustained fire losses to the
amount of $257. $50 during January.
according to the report Of the state
fire marshal fled with the governor
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capper for Town Gardens.
Governor Capper announced recent
II that he was going to call a state
wide conference in Topeka shortly TO
consider the question of the utiIizs-
ton OF vacant lands in Kansas for
the production of food
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Kansas to Honor Funstoa7
A bronze statue Of General Fred
erick Funston to cost 50 500 is pro-
vided in a bill introduced in the Kan.
sas senate by the COMMITTEES on mill
tary affairs The bill provides that
the statue be placed IN Memorial hail