The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-31

ed Fred Felten, 6 garage keeper at
1925 Lane street. Felten was arrested
on the same charge as Doctor Hard
ing and Gilberg, conspiracy, on two
counts. conspiring to prevent registra-
ton and conspiring to prevent eXecu
ton of the law. 1t is charged that
Felten acted as secretary at the Sum
day anti-draft meeting at the Unitar-
ian church. Felten is secretary of Il
local Socialists organization.
On his way from his garage, where
he was arrested, Felten denied that
he had done anything to be arrested
for. He said the TopekanS who fos-
tered the meeting at the Unitarian
church meant it for a peace meeting.
we Socialists all stand for peace"
he said. The Kansas City people
came in and started all the trouble.
They started talking against conscrip
ton and distributed circulars"
Felten said Socialists here were OPP
posed to this country sending young
men to fight someone's else war"
What will you do with those ar
rested if they refuse to give bond
when arraigned?" Frank L. Campbell,
United States commissioner, was ask
ed by a reporter.
send them to Jail. Well have to-"
said Campbell
DR.. Harding a Fighter.
DR.. Eva Harding has beer. a promi-
nenl llS uTe IN the eye IOr
years. Sic was leader in the fight
for suffrage. She never has failed to
raise her voice in protest against any
proposition she believed to be wrong.
I She fought the city administration
when it Tessed the jituey ordinance;
she has fought the management; of
the state industrial school under the
Capper administration and always has
been fighting one thing and another,
often going to court and paying her
own costs to carry her point.
During the recent political campaign
she was a candidate against Herbert
j. Corwine as the Democratic nominee
for congress. Defeated in the primar-
les she ran as an independent candi-
date in the election. was defeated bad :
ly but came out from under her de-
feat as happy and full of fight as ever.
/ GiIberg Russian Socialist.
I Ike Gilberg vas a Socialist in Rus
! STA twenty eight years ago. In that
country he had trouble with authori-
/ ties. according to his own statement.
and year later came to America. In
{ Topeka, and America, things haven't
been run to satisfy him and he has
been preaching Socialistic doctrines
for years. He runs a tailoring shop
and while he sat cross-legged on a
tailor's bench, Gilberg was usually
surrounded by a group of young fell
lows. listening to his Socialistic prop
t
ingly
He appeared before the city COM
mlssioners this year and urged the
establishment of d municipal coal yard
and ice plant. When the city discov-
cred it couldn't eSta blish one under the
existing laws. whether it wanted to, or
, not, Gilberg announced his candidacy
for commissioner of parks and public
Fairgrounds and he nearly won the
nomination at the primaries, which
ha mfr n.1 i'm ir7cf
! Porter, present commissioner of parks
and Fairgrounds.
Warrants, charging seven socialistio
anti-conscription radicals, including
four prominent Topekans, with felon-
louS conspiracy to prevent, hinder and
delay the execution of law and with
felonious conspiracy to prevent regis
tration, were issued this afternoon
! from the Office of Frank L. Campbell
United States commissioner here, fol-
lowing a complaint filed by Fred
Robertson, United States district at
torney. The warrants are the out
growth of an investigation of the
anti-war and anti-conscription meet
ing at the Unity church here Sunday
which Robertson has been making
The complaint, filed by Robertson
charges that by "feloniously con-
spring" the defendants committed an
overt act against the government.
warrant was also issued for ar
eighth radical. charged in Robertson's
complaint, with assisting in the con-
spiracy. The complaint does moi
however, charge him with commit
ting an overt act" but with simply
assisting to do so. He is a Lawrence
man, prominent in state political cir
Giles.
Robertson announced this after
noon that the warrants had been is.
sued. He refused, however in &C
cordance with the policy of govern.
ment agents. to disclose for publica
ton the names of the defendants un
til they are arrested.
All the radicals, for whom warrants
were issued were leaders in the Unity
church l1eeting SUNDAY The sever
SContinued vn Rage 4nVl