The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-11
4'CONvENTION
County Officials of Kansas Will
Meet in Topeka Tomorrow.
They Will Hold Sessions Here
ThruOut Wednesday,.
TOPEKANs ON PROGRAMS
Problems To Be
Chief Topic of Discussion.
County Commissioners viii
Plan for Better Roads.

Discussion of legislative problems
will consume most of the two days OF
the session of the big Four conven-
tion in Topeka tomorrow and We'd
nesday when the county clerks, reg
listers of deeds. clerks of the district
court and county commissioners hold
their meeting. Good roads will be
the most important topic discussed
and. in fact, the discussion of this
problem will take up most of the time
of the registers of deeds. Much credit
for bringing the big Four" conven-
ton should be given to Oscar Swayze,
county clerk, who, in years past mas
devoted time and money in making
annual meetings of county officials a
permanent affair.
| Members will register at the state
| house from o'clock until lo:50
| O'Clock tomorrow morning. AT IL
| O. o'clock there will be joint session
at Representative hall where mayor
Jay E House will deliver the address
| of welcome. Another joint meeting
will be held at II o'clock Wednesday
morning when the officials Will Tx
the time of their next meeting and
also decide upon the place OF that
| meeting.
Taxation Problems.
At o'clock in the afternoon the
|
| association of Kansas will be held.
The meeting will be held in the util-
| tiles commission room Taxation
problems will be discussed by Samuel
T. Howe, Hays B. White and Jasper
| T. Kincaid of the state tax commits
sion practical Plank FqKms and
Their Uses will be discussed by l.
B. Burt, of Alma. Helpful Hints to
New County Clerks will be given by
c. A. Young. of Newton.
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"Big Four will enjoy dinner at the
| Chamber of Commerce. Then the
men and women will separate. the
| ladies attending a show at the Novelty
theater and the men undergoing tor
lures in an initiation into the Ake-Pot
| Sterboos.
The county clerks will meet again
at o'clock Wednesday morning when
J. w. Nordstrom of Clay Center will
talk on "If I Were a Legislator" This
| will be followed by paper on 1.-The
| Primary Law and Double Election
| Boards by George w. Lee of Hutch
inson. Next will be a free-for-aH five
minutes allowed each speaker off
| cial Duties-Hard Nuts to Crack Will
be the subject of this discussion.
Discuss Road Problems.
The county commissioners will meet
in Representative hall at 1:30 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon Automobile in.
spection of roads. tax levies and
equalization. motion picture demon
stration of road construction, discus
sion of mothers pensions, county pris
. oners and roads and bridges will con
sumo the time of the meetings. At IL
O'Clock Wednesday morning Governor
Capper will address the county com
missionerS.
The registers of deeds will meet ir
the office of the secretary of state
Round table discussions will take uI
! their time.
An address by Anna L. Tonkinson oi
: | Winfield, president of the Kansas
District Clerks association, will oper
the meeting of that body at the SUI
preme court rooms. Cooperation
will be the subject of an address BY
i, George T. McDermott of Topeka. Mrs
Florence Hutchinson, of Hutchinson
: will talk on 1.-The Clerk and the Bar.
u A B. Campbell. of Marysville will
: talk on Business Methods in th-
Clerks Office" Other addresses will
be: Records and Files" Miss Grac,
: Fisher, Leavenworth; COPIES ant
t Pleadings." w. j. Williams. Wakee
ney; Needed Legislation" Charles E
Moss Lawrence.