The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
COnstitutiOnality of Law Estab-
Iished in Decision Today.
CoffeyviIIe Man Must Serve
Term in Prison.
AMENDMENTS WERE ATTACKED
Bill Juggled To Suit Lady Lob
byists, Was Charged.
New Weapon Given Officials In
Cleanup of Topeka.

The supreme court today uphelo
the constitutionality of the Kansas
white slave law Action by the court
vas on an appeal from Montgomery
county in which the validity IF the act
VAS questioned and issues raised as 10
the regularity of the passage or the act
nv the 1919 legislature The court
held that the law under which prose-
c,-,fon was based was regularly passed
ana that prosecutions might be mann
tained under it's provisions
As result of today's decision, W.
p FTleeman. of Coffevville, must go TO
Drison under the provisions OF the
state law. or must suffer such penalty
as the lower court directs under the
aftion OF the jury in returning YER
dict of guilty. Not only does ihe court
uphold the law, but as result OF the
decision new light may be shed on tne
controversy in Topeka concerning the
campaign TO clean up the invasion OF
s,.iI"d doves who prey on soldier Vls-
itors The 'aw in question is known as
chapter IT'S. session laws of 1913
Amendments We're Questioned.
/ E. Mahln, state senator from
Smith county at the time the Whlte
slavery act was passed, and prom :
nent Smith Center lawyer. raised and
:;tltutionality of the law. He urged
that the legislature passed a law
which did not please the ladies' lobby
in evc-y detail w. l. Uronjawl
Brown. of Ktngman. was speaker OF
the house in 1913 and also author of
the white slave act. 1t was urged
bv Mah.n that when a protest was
filed by the female lobby, that Brown
directed amendments to the measure
which were not clearly shown in the
3oI, fal- 0n
regular course in passage.
Two separate and distinct bills
sec med to have been passed and pub
lisl.ed The court held the latter bill
to have been the one in effect and
that its record is cleai and shows reg
ular enactment.
Provisions of Law.
Provisions of the white slavery law
u1cer which FIeeman was tried and
convicted were as follows.
See. ANY person who, owner OF
ngent. knowingly permits any premises
house. building or other structure or place
owned or leased by him under his con
trol To be used in keeping maintaining
or for the purpose Of house or place
where prostitution. fornication or con
or r,h6 sffer hsvfn., bse, IA Intiffe a.; nj
ing Of such use. shall refuse. neglect OF
omit Ia take reasonable or legal measures
? % eject therefrom the person or persons
using the same shall he deemed guilty
of Il felony. and on conviction thereof, shall
nenitentiary at hard labor not less than
one year nor more than five years.
See Amy person who. as tenant OF
occupant of any premises house building
or other structure or place any portion
thereof, shall use the same any. part
thereof in Keeping or maintaining or fol
the purpose of Il house place where
prostitution fornication conrubinage is
practiced. permitted or allowed. such use
shall render null and void any lease oI
other right under which he holds sucI
premises. house. building or other struc
pr MI bn J-u q,
agent thereof may Immediately enter upoI
said premises. house. building or othel
structure or place. ana eject such tenant OF
occupant therefrom in the same manner n.
for the nonpnyment of rent under tn,
provisions of the Justice and the civil code!
of this state for forcible entry and de
tainer. and this Notwithstanding the fac
that the rental or consideration for tn,
occupancy and use of the same has beer
paid by such tenant occupant.