The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-18
IN STATE SENATE

Some foe of the cigaret failed to
| help his-or could it be her cause
any by placing an anonymous COM
munication on the desks of the sena-
tors this morning, which read as fol-
| lows:
WATCH YOUR LEGISLATOR
! 1.-The friends of the Anti-Cigarette
| law are agreed that no tobacco legis-
| lation of any kind whatever should be
introduced during the session of 1921.
Therefore, watch your legislator. If
he introduces any measure in regard
to tobacco or its use, look with suspi-
ciOn on the movement. The big to-
bacco lobbyist has slush fund of two
million dollars for use in their fight
for legisla ton. He will gladly spend
| half that amount to- defeat our KAN
! saS law. He Is the direct heir of the
big booze lobbyist of by-gone days and
will use the same criminal methods.
! He always works in the dark. The
| following are some of his methods:
81. He will employ some member
who pretends to be friendly to US to
introduce by request a bill to amend
the law.
"2. He will have a member argue
| that the soldier boys who fought for
| the flag etc.-here he will put in
some cold storage tears-are request
ing this boon of appreciation of their
heroic efforts.
a
that the law can't be enforced and is
| making criminals out of our boys
(Hic, smell the old stale booze argu-
ment?)
better law than the old one. a law
with teeth in it and easy to enforce
Same old trick, watch it.
''5. He will have a member stick a
rider on some other kind of measure
about groceries or provisions or
a n diSo-infand 70 III he
Anti-Cigarette Law.
sc. He will try to keep our friendly
members from opposing his bill or
| working for our side by springing
Now, don't do anything to spoil your
chances. We are going to run you
for congress next time or he will
promise a political appointment, or Of
fer some other indirect bride. Watch
him!"
Senator Hugh T. Fisher, of Shaw
nee county, offered a resolution this
morning referring to the letters which
were found on the desks of the sena-
tors and representatives, and declar-
ing that the senate treats with con-
tempt all unsigned suggestions of the
sort. There was argument over the
passage of the resolution some of the
| senators urging that the matter should
be treated with silent contempt
Its bad enough to see stuff like
that in the newspapers" Fisher said
in presenting his resolution, without
having it brought direct to the senate
chamber"
The unsigned letter was received by
most of the senators as insulting. al
tho some of them took it as a Joke.
There were dissenting votes on the
passage of Fishers resolution, but the
ayes had it.
The ways and means committee of
the senate this afternoon made a visit
or inspection to the state boys indus
trial school outside Topeka. Automo-
Dlies were provided to take the mem
Ders or the committee and other sem
ators interested in the institution To
the school. "
senator Snyder, chairman of the
committee, has been quoted as being
IN favor of giving the school an an
preparation for more buildings, If it
is possible,
Men who fought in the army or
navy OF the United States during Tho
world war need fear neither the conn
" poor house. nor a pauper's grave
LOT themselves OF their families If
,, tnree bills which were introduced in
the senate this morning by Senator
j. n. Hyland, OF Washington. are
passed. aie
one of the bills provides that when.
eye. 1ne county poor commissioners
Ing a former service man or his wife,
WIDOW or children in need, relief is to
De given them from the county funds
ana they are not to be admitted. under
any circumstances. to state or county
| Another bill provides that former
soldiers, sailors or marines are to have
the privilege of operating baggage or
deEVery wagons, or of hawking, ped
ding or vending goods, without the
payment of the customary fee for a
license. On presentation of their dis
charge certificates they are to receive
the licenses which permit them to per-
form these functions
The third bill provides that the
county commissioners of each county
shall set aside a plot of ground for the
burial of former service men, their
wives and widows, who die without
means to provide for private funeral
and burial. These bodies are not, un-
der the circumstance, to be placed in
| plots set aside for the burial of paupers
and the graves are to be distinctly