The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
KING MAKES REPLY.
Humane Officer in Controversy With
Justis of Provident Association.

A discussion similar to the Cur
tis-Stubbs discussion, seems imminent
between the head of the Provident as
ISOLATION and the Foster Humane So
ciety. Guy Justis, head of the former,
took occasion last Saturday to give
out an interview in which he "jabbed''
Kilmaurs King, the well known hui
name officer. King has been humane
officer for many years, and that his
work has been generally satisfactory
is conceded. He answers the inter-
view from Justis, which was evidently
the outcome of an argument between
them concerning the care of Arzenoe,
the aged recluse who died last week.
King found the old man to be in
want several days before his death,
and was given to understand that the
Provident association had been
notified of the case. and would take
some action. In an interview he init
mated that the association should
have cared for the aged rec1use,
thereby bringing on an interview
from Justis. to which Mr.. King re-
plies:
Wants to Correct Error.
error which I unintentionally caused
to be made in last Fridays State
Journal, when the reporter called on
me to procure some information re-
garding the Humane Society's Souruce
of Income. I. in course of converse
ton said that 1 understood the Provi-
dent association was allowed S35 per
month from the county and $500 per
year from the state, the statement was
not intended for publication, and
when L learned that the association got
nothing from the state, and only $50
instead of $35 per month from the
county, got the same reporter that 1
made the statement to, and requested
him to make the correction, as I had
no desire to do the Provident associa-
ton any injustice.
Was Not Excited.
I'm Saturdays State Journal an ar
ticle appeared under the heading of.
'Justis Talks Plainly He there repre-
sents me as having fallen into a fit of
excitement when I heard his voice at
the telephone. Surely Mr.. Justis must
have been considering his Importance,
according to his own valuation of it,
when he thought that his greatness was
sufficient to have such a serious effect
upon me. 1t did not make me speech
less for I said more at that telephone
interview than what appeared in
print. and Mr.. Justis has acted very
unjustly in only giving the part of that
interview which suited his purpose, and
Withholding the part which must have
been very embarrassing to him.
During the telephone interview on
Friday night, Mr.. Justis stated that if
the case of L. A. Arzenoe, who I founc
dead last Thursday, had been reported
to the Provident association it would
have received immediate attention.
Now have in my possession, a written
statement to the effect that on Wednes-
day, the day before I found the old
man dead, Patrolman F.Parcells called
I'D the Provident association by phone,
and was answered by some one, with a
mans voice, to whom he reported that
the old man Arzenoe who was sick with
cancer. had not been seen about for
some days, and the neighbors thought
he might be in bed and requiring help,
and the reply from the association was
that The King brothers, or Poor Com
missioner Hale, were looking after
him.
1.-THE day following, when the case
was reported to me. went right to the
place along with the neighbors, who
made the request, and found the man
dead
Mr.. Justis complained about me not
working in harmony with him. If he
means that I do not work the Humane
society according to his dictation he
is perfectly correct. and I am pleased