The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-20
THEY DON'T SHY
Bakers EnIiven Banquet With
Political Discussion.
Howard b. Smith Declares They
Are for Billiard.
HE is FROM MISSOURI
County Clerk Zimmerman Takes
Issue With Visitor.
Then Everything Outlets Down
and All Are Happy.
HE is FROM MISSOURI

| AT the banquet closing the two days
session OF the third annual Kansas
Master Bakers association at the Ma
| sonic hall last night, Howard B. Smith
! or Kansas City, Mo, said he had seen
at least half a dozen whisky bottles IN
| Topeka streets and that J. E. Billiard,
\ mayor Topeka, candidate for governor
and reSubmissionist, would likely re-
ceive the support of the bakers at the
| primaries next fall. Mr.. Smith also
| stated that the convention was so
| strong for Kansas City as a meeting
| place next year because it was so near
/ the state line of Missouri. He added
that it would be difficult to get 4
quorum at the bakers convention next
| year because the majority of the bak-
ers would be across the state line, III
| the wettest block in Missouri. Begin
1 ming his speech he said that Billiard
is a man after his own heart, first, be-
| cause he is d Democrat and second,
| because he is an i-prohibitionist.
| Some applause followed his prediction
/ that the bakers would support BillaJd.
After the banquet Mr.. Smith would
only say as to what street he had seen
the bottles he mentioned, Don't quote
me-"
Sam Zimmerman, Shawnee county
| clerk, later in the evening said that
he did not take kindly to such senti-
ment and that bakers did not need
anything in their business what was
not needed by the women and children
| who used their products. He was heart
lily applauded. Speaking informally Mr.
Zimm erman stated that he had seen
Smith and Billiard in conference before
the banquet and before that Smith,
upon learning the mayors identity had
exclaimed: You are a man after my
own heart and then he and the mayor
talked together apart from the others.
The county clerk is of the opinion that
it was all a frame up.
About 800 people, including the bak-
ers' wives, were present at the ban
NTr
! by w. II. Kientz, toast master, to open
the banquet with prayer
Mayor Billiard also spoke. He con-
fined his talk to compliment the bak-
ers.
Other speeches were made by Chris
Kopp of Kansas City, Kan, the new
president of the association; John Nc
Cool of Leavenworth: F. W. Blair,
of Chanute, vice president; w H. Work.
| of Ottawa; Mrs. c. H. Cleef, of Gin
cinnati, whose husband is connected
with the Freshman Yeast company, and
Jay Smith of Omaha, members of the
National Bakers association. The BAN
quet was served by the Eastern Star.
including several prominent men ana
women Of Topeka.
saw whisky Bottles on Topeka Streets.
Mr.. Smith responded to the toast.
1.-The Way We Do 1t in Kansas City
He began by saying that Mr. Kopp,
who had previously told how he would
work for the best interest of the bak-
ers and elevate their trade, that he
was too serious and that we must learn
to be a jolly good fellow. Mr.. Smith :
speech in part fOllOwS
Even if Mr.. Kopp is president of the
Kansas Master Bakers association ne
must learn to be a jolly good fellow
although that will be difficult in pro
hibition state. I am sitting next to
the mayor of your city and find him a
man after my own heart; first, because
he is a Democrat, second, because he
1 - r-f< to- II -
to say that at the primaries next fail
he will get the vote of every man in
this room. How about it? (Applause.)
II have seen a half a dozen whisky
bottles lying on the streets today.
think it ought to be prohibited. know
why the vote was SO strong for Kan
sas City as the next meeting place.
will venture to say that there will
not be business quorum at any SEES
sion unless you get pledges from SUI
fcient number of the association to be
there because otherwise they Will DE
going over the state line to the wettest
block in Missouri. After looking over
the Topeka bakeries have almost de-
cided to locate here and start bake
After several others had spoken Mr.
Zimmerman was called he SAID n
part:
Mr.. zimmerman's Rebulke.
ct take exception to Mr.. Howard 3.
smith Of kansas city, Mo. He said
with an expression on his face that 7
didn't like, that he intended to start
ssTopeka doesn't need a man from
Missouri to conduct a bakery here. [
do not take kindly to the suggestion
that the bakers of Topeka need any
thing in their business when IS not
| needed by the women ana chlloren- In
ali the conventions held here no one
before has said that in order to make
a convention a success anything not
found in Topeka was needed
mo man from Kansas mas trled 70
If any man is out campaigning and
needs a man from Missouri to act as
his agent, he is in poor business"
| After the banquet Mr.. Zimmerman
| billiard was a frame-up- had just
greeted Mayor Billiard, calling him by