The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-12
BAR HUN GOODS
That Is What Matt Weightman,
Jr., Wants Now.
II win Introduce Bill In the
Next Legislature.
PROHIBIT POSSESSION, ALSO
Thousands of Dollars worth
Held in the State.
Increase in Salaries of State
Employees To Be Urged.

Kansas may bar the sale and even
the possession of made in Germany
commodities. Matt Weightman' Jr.' OIL
Topeka. proposes measure pelore
the next state legislature when VIII
provide a penalty for the possession
of German made articles and VIII pro-
hibit their future sale.
Weightmal.. who Will SIT WIN ,he
Shawnee county delegation in the ne"
house Of representatives, proposes a
short session of the lawmakers. he
wants the real business OF the state
disposed Of romptly-appropriati
salary increases. repairs for rev laws
in absolute need of attention-and al
iournment The bill making the SAFE
nd ownership of German goods a.
crime against the state will be intro
duced by Weightman early in the ses-
sion.
II believe it Is up to the state to
take action agaips st the sale or German
made articles" said Weightman. MY
hill will provide a penalty for the
sale in this state of any article maze
in Germany"
Law Against Possession.
Then Weightman proposes TO make
nossession of such article prima facle
evidence OF guilt. He would provide
fine for the mere ownership OF any
article or commodity made in Ger
chased before or after the Cniteo
States entered the war.
The only way to clear up the whoie
matter and clean the state OF everSr
thing that has German SOUND or
faint is to provide a penalty ior the
possession of any article made in Ger
many" continued Weishtman. Such
articles ought to be taken over by the
state II they can be disposed OF in
such a way as to return revenue the
money should be placed in the perma-
nent highway fund"
Weightman's plan would turn thou
sands of dollars into the road building
funds of the state. Passage Of this
bill would automatically confiscate all
German made articles in the hands
of Kansans-jewelry, bric-a-brac fur
niture, machinery. mechanical de-
vices. toys and even wearing apparel.
Practically the entire bulk of German
made goods in this state, however.
were purchased before the war. Thou
sands of dollars worth Of medicines
and chemicals which were sent to
Kansas prior to the declaration of war
have been disposed of. However. q
fortune might be realized from the
laboratory equipment which has been
imported from Germany and is now
in possession of hospitals, schools and
private practitioners.
Favors Salary Increase.
In addition to his bill putting all
German made articles in a class for
confiscation, Weightman proposes q
general increase in salary schedules.
I'VE must increase the salary of state
employees to meet present conditions
and living demands" Weightman said.
1.-The present salary schedule was all
right inthe days of Mary Ellen Lease
and jerry Simpson. But SO many fell
lows have run for office on economy
nj the Ia fifteen
that the clerk and stenographe draw
ing state pay check has been for
gotten. There should be general
increase in salaries. l believe the
matter will be attended to. Then with
the appropriations including def
ciencies for war time necessities-the
legislature can wind up a short ses-
sion and go home.'