The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-01
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GlOIII I EIlSONO
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owner of the establishment She de-
clared today that the printer stated
that Gilberg only ordered the circulars
and furnished the copy. The owner of
the shop said that when he delivered
them Gilberg said he didn't have the
money to pay for them just then but
said that the printer would get his
money later.
Gilberg is in the Shawnee county
jail. He is scion of u wealthy lam
lily in Russia and was hunted by the
Russian police twenty-eight years ago
for making utterances against a tax
imposed by the cars government.
Gilberg Is Cheerful
Ike Gilberg was the most cheerful
man in the county Jail today. He
wasn't singing like some of the pris-
oners but he declared he was per-
fectly contented.
why should I kick?" he asked. 81
wouldn't want to be in here for steal
ing, for crime against some woman
or an assault upon a man. My con-
science would trouble me then. But
l have committed no crime. 1 am
here because 1 stand for a principle.
L believe in the principle, and suff1-
GENTLY to stand for anything they give
me.
II haven't opposed conscription-
that is, have not advocated opposi-
! ton to registration. My stand is for
| peace. 1 do not believe in war. If
| it is a crime to fight for peace then
| I'll have to accept whatever comes"
| What kind of a night did you
| spend?" was asked.
| ooh, all right" replied the tailor,
Il get along with the fellows in here.
| I've enjoyed it from a sociological
standpoint. These fellows are worth
while studying. They know a lot 1
| believe 1 can do them some good, too
I've had talks with a lot of them"
! The county Jail is pretty we'll filed
! Gilberg was out in the central corridor
with the rest and every prisoner ap-
peared to know him.
Have you made any effort to give
| bond?" was asked.
Il haven't done a thing" he replied
IF anything is done it will have to be
| done from the outside and 1 don't
know whether anybody is working or
| not
Ernest Newman, carpenter, e5o1
| Buchanan street, has been released on
| $4,000 bord following his arrest b.
Assistant Marshal Jackson THURSDAY
afternoon. Robertson charges that
| Newman called the Unitarian church
meeting to order and introduced the
speakers.
Sheriffs Holds Kleighe.
! Fred Fe1ten, $500 Ohio avenue, and
| the owner of a garage in the 14OO
! block on Lane street. is in the Shaw
nee county Jail with Gilberg in de-
fault of bond Felten is charged with
acting as secretary of the meeting last
I Sunday. He is actively connected
with the Socialists here.
George w. Keighe, Lawrence,
was arrested by the Douglas coun-
ty sheriff on request of Assist
ant Marshal Jackson Thursday
night. Kleighe was candidate for
governor of Kansas on the Socialist
ticket four years ago. He formerly was
student Instructor at Kansas univer-
graduate of Washburn college. Kleighe
only faces one count of conspiracy.
All the others face two counts
Prof. Kleighe Expects to Get Out.
Prof. George K1eighe was brought
into the county Jail just at noon. He
was wholly undisturbed altho his care
full plans to give bond and avoid Jail
| had just gone awry.
This is a brand new experience
for me-" he said, from behind the bar
red door. Its all right and I'm not
kicking, but I had expected to give
| bond upon my arrival here"
Professor Kleighe explained that
| two men came from Lawrence to To-
peka with him expecting to furnish
the $4,000 bond required by the gov
eminent. Upon their arrival they dis
| covered that their homes and land
owned in other states did not count
in their qualification as bondsmen.
| They will go back to Lawrence
said Professor Kleighe. land return at
| 6 o'clock this evening""
Professor Kleighe and Ike Gilberg
entered into conversation Immediately
after the Lawrence man was placed in
Jail.
ct read the complaint said
K1eighe, land it charges you with a
conspiracy against the government be-
cause of having talked against con-
scription to those people at the
l church Sunday. I am satisfied
heard everything you said and 1 didn't
hear you say a word about that"
"Of course you didn't" said Gill
berg, flor the very good reason that
said nothing of the kind
81 fail to see where 1 have COM
mitted any crime" said Kleighe, half
a dozen men asked me at the church
if they should refuse to register and
in every instance I told them 1 was
not offering any advice on the sub
ject. AS soon as 1 get out of here
1 must find those men, I know them
by sight but not by name"
Raymond I. Moore, Kansas City, has
been arrested in Kansas City, Mo-. on
a charge similar to the one launched
against him in Topeka. Moore, in
| Robertson's complaint, was charged
with advising young men at the Sum
day meeting here not to register. His
wife, Mrs. Raymond 1. Moore. also
City school tea cher, is also under ar