The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-04
Hero of "Henry and Me"
Spends Few Minutes in TOpeka.
On. His Way Home After .
Long Stay in France.
LANDED "BROKE" IN new YORK
Took All His Money To Pay
Custom on Trinkets.
When Mrs. Allen VIII Allow ~
He'll Talk Politics. i

Henry J. Allen. governor-elect. n
home.
The new governor spent ten minutes
in Topeka today while Santa Fe train
No. loaded passengers. Allen talked
with Governor Capper, State Chairman
H. II. Motter and a State Journal rep
resentative-a talk Of politics, war and
peace-but a talk punctuated with
caution marks. Not until he has
looked over the situation" first hand
and placed his feet securely on the
ground will the new governor permit
generous use of quotation marks.
There are a lot of things 1 want
governor declared. But 1 don't want
to unload-yet. / don't want to come
home to a state that has shown such
wonderful kindness to me and give
every one the idea that Henry Allen IL
back with crouch. am not grouchy.
I a. just as happy as can be. But
If started talking just as soon as the
train stopped, it would look "a tho my
crouch was working
Physically Allen looks fit-not 90
well as before he left for France Id
January. perhaps, but well recovered
from his severe sickness of last sum-
mer. He will spend practically his en-
tire time in Wichita until his inau-
guration as governor January Is. He
will probably make a trip to Topek8
late in the month to discuss appoints
ments and details OF the office with
Governor capper.
Mrs. Allen F1rst-Thcn Politics.
How about Mrs. Aliens admonition
that the politicians shall not. see you
until the first of the yearY' was asked.
Allen smiled a characteristic Allen
smile.
There is no Thou shalt not in the
book of politics" Allen said.
Thus the new governor bridged the
chasm which Mrs. Allen had aug be-
tween her husband and the hungry
job hunters. He will spend much tinso.
with Mrs. Allen. But-Oh, WE'LL you
could hardly expect a man to leave
Kansas as private citizen. 80 to
France, come home as the next gov
ernor and deliberately bar the door
to his friends So in the fleeting hours
of the days before the inaugural. the
new Kansas governor will talk much
with his friends concerning his plans.
Nor does that mean that Mrs. Aliens
admonition will be entirely disobeyed
and the doors thrown open to the men
and women who want on the state
pay roll.
No statement concerning appoint
ments or provisions to be contained in
! his message will be made by Allen at
this time. Later. probably within the
coming week, the governor-elect will
state and national affairs.
Henry Was Broke"
Governor Allen arrived in New York
broke" Nor is that a particular dis
grace-eyen for a Kansas governt>.
who has negotiated the return from
France and knows a banker in New
York who will cash a personal check
when the banker can be found. 1t
was really Aliens honesty that caused
his financial troubles. Before leaving
Europe. the new governor bought q
number of tapestries which might
| please the wife of the next state
executive.
| Arriving in New York. Allen listed
everything with the customs Officials
watch to cuff links and shoe trees.
| The customs official looked over tha
tapestries. They cost Allen about $50
! in France.
"Forty-five dollars" said the officer.
Allen reached for his money. He
counted out $44.85. He couldn't And
courteousIy and extended the money
to the customs official
That's all 1 seem to have" he
said. What do you think 1 had bet
The official counted the money and
put it in his pocket.
on you shouldn't have
listed that stuff, anyway" he replied
| White With Him.
! In New York. H. H. Motter, Repub-
lican state chairman, met Governor
, Allen and spent several days with
MIN: Henry Lassen, millionaire
Wichita miller and one of the Oriaf,
I nal Allen boosters, met the new gov
ernor in Chicago. At Empuria today
Allen was Joined by William Allen
, White who accompanied him "a
! Wichita. White. who was with Allel
in France in 1917 and wrote his Il.
I nous Martial Adventures of Henri
and Me-" as a result of their expert.
ences, will spend a night and a day a
the Allen home. White leaves in :