The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
City Will Require Employees To
Fill Out Questionnaires.
All Who Are Able Must Buy
Liberty Loan Bonds.
COUNTY GOAL IN SIGHT NOW
Banks Add to Their Totals
Every Hour of Day.
Boy Scouts Are. Still Getting
Good Results.

Topel.a city employees must prove
itheir patriotism. At a meeting OF the
lefty commission today resolution IN
'troduced by w G. Tandy, commits
,kioner of street, directing the head of
leach department to circulate queS-
'ficnnaires wherein employees Will nst
Ifheir subscriptions in the various pa
triotic campaigns, was passed Iho
tuestionnaire will ask the employees
10. enumerate their subscriptions 10
the liberty loans, the Red Cross. the
y. NJ. C. a. war fund and state wheth-
or or not they have bought THRIFT
stamps or baby bonds.
III any employees are found who
possess III financial ability and have
not contributed to any of the patri-
tic causes, they will be given
chance 10 explain, and if the explana-
ton rs not satisfactory they will find
Ithcmselves separated from their jobs.
Work No Hardships.
ut in not our Intention" sand Tan
a. in commenting upon the resolu-
ton, ito impose an injustice upon
anyone. | have had several tips that
a few cit1 employees are leaning to-
y ard the wrong side. These ques-
|tionnaires will show If such reports
are correct and we would like to have
/ II made plain that we are not trying
to force city employees who can hard
Il buy bread for their families be-
to- buy bonds. Those who cannot at
ford bonds will not be affected in the
least. Nearly every enrploye on the
payroll, however. is able to be MEM
Ter of the Red Cross or buy a thrift
stamp"
When introduced W. L. Porter sec
onded the motion that it be passed.
ssThere are two or three employees in
my department" said Porter. ito
. whom I personally will present the
petitions or missionaries"
In addition to inquir1ng into the
4 financial part being played in the war
by employees. the QUESTIONABLE will
require an answer. yes or no. to a
question asking the signers if they are
behind the government in the war.
Mayor Sees Trouble.
Mayor House reminded Tandy when
he Introduced his motion that he was
stirring up lot of trouble for his own
head.
~ know it," said Tandy. 81 have
already found ii out. This morning a
committee from department called
upon me to find out what was going
on. I told the committee that en-
ployes who are not able to subscribe
are not expected to-" House voted
for the motion. 81 thought / was go
ing TO have to lock horns with you
about it,. said the mayor, but now
that 1 understand just what you are
trying to do, l am for it,
Topeka banks today continued to
grind along toward the $4,000. 900 goal
in the third liberty loan drive in
Shawnee county. Subscriptions Off
cially reported at the closing hour
"Wednesday totaled sl,S11,150.
Boy Scouts Working Hard.
Boy Scouts are today still in the
/ field cleaning up what the regular
committees overlooked and in four
days have obtained subscriptions
amounting to s25,20O. Four scouts
/ have passed their quotas or the
mark which entities them to a war
service emblem. They are Richmond
Battey, 90 bonds; I'd. Rodebush, IS
bonds; William Semple, 10 bonds, and
Elmer Harritt, 10 bonds.
Advices received today from the
federal reserve district headquarters
in Kansas City are to the effect that
Kansas has officially gone beyond her
quota in the drive. Fifty-three of the
Jos counties in the state are ready to
fly honor flags and $50 cities have
oversubscribed their allotments.